re: Adrian Peterson comes out against gay marriage

I don't think it's the governments business to restrict marriage to heterosexuals OR to require gays to be allowed to be married. If a certain church doesn't want to marry homosexuals, that's perfectly fine. If another church wants to marry gays, have at it. It should be up to the institution.

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LeBron = GOAT

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Now you have poked the bee hive

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Now you have poked the bee hive

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trying to derail this retarded thread with a more relevant to the board controversy

So true, who cares and why is it news?

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Taken as you posted, the current marriage definition would also allow siblings to marry as long as they are of different genders. So, you may want to refine your definition.

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Point taken. I should have included a 'not related' note in there.

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Could you define what you mean by consistency? Just as you would not want to read sibling marriages into your definition of marriage, accepting the two people definition does not force someone to accept all types of marriage. There are other important considerations, such as consent or the ability to consent,that would be important to read into that definition

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I agree with you on consent. My point is that the current definition of marriage is based off the belief that the institution should consist of a non related man and woman (due to religious reasons, procreation reasons, etc). The supporters of gay marriage seem to believe that this definition is inadequate due to the non-participation of gays, so they are proposing that the definition be changed to allow any 2 people who love each other to enter into marriage together. The argument is that their belief system (based on love, their own morality, etc.) is equivalent (or superior) to the established belief system that created the definition because they do not agree with the established beliefs.

It seems to me that another group (polygamists for example) could make the same argument against the idea that marriage should be limited to 2 people who aren't related. To be consistent the supporters of gay marriage must allow these changes also because their initial argument was based off the idea that the definition of marriage must be changed to accept a different belief system (their own).

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Deep down, you know that there will be some accountability after this life and you hate that.

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Nah, the Pope said that everyone is saved, even atheists. So he'll be good along with all of the gays. Deal with it.

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I am openly prejudicial against those that desire to dictate how others live their lives.

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amen brotha

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And I will be able to look at St. Peter with a clear conscience and an open heart and say with 100% conviction that I stood up for what was right and for the spirit of what Jesus preached, not just one solitary line that in retrospect conflicted with the overall theme of his teachings.

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so gays getting married is the spirit of what Jesus preached?

You are trying to make it sound as though people are stoning homosexuals or something. You want this to be a bigger deal than what it is which is why this thread was started.

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so gays getting married is the spirit of what Jesus preached?

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equal treatment under the law for all is most definitely what Jesus preached. I am my brother's keeper.