tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787625573925551983.post3468225795653910633..comments2023-09-21T03:58:08.534-07:00Comments on Sour Grapes - The Fruit Of Ignorance: Separate ≠ EqualChristina Engelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14097267012315870041noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787625573925551983.post-23541075865179212992010-04-15T04:49:55.420-07:002010-04-15T04:49:55.420-07:00Hi Andre' - thanks for that. I know what you m...Hi Andre' - thanks for that. I know what you mean, though I am sure the more liberal churches wouldn't take much issue with co-habitation. Even when I got married (hetero) back in 1998, my very liberal church wanted us to attend marriage classes for a few weeks before the wedding - and we weren't even living together. Strangely enough while this church has no problem with people living together, it has an issue with marriage equality for gay people. In fact, some churches even refuse to marry transsexuals - even if their paperwork is in order and they are getting married "straight". They go so far as to define marriage as between a "natural" man and a "natural" woman. LOL :)<br /><br />No, I guess in an ideal world we wouldn't have to suck up to people who sit in that pulpit pretending to be God.<br /><br />Regards,<br /><br />CChristina Engelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934902065494911555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787625573925551983.post-72557801279960826112010-04-15T04:30:38.323-07:002010-04-15T04:30:38.323-07:00Hi There,
I am a gay man, who one day whishes to m...Hi There,<br />I am a gay man, who one day whishes to marry a special guy one day. In this light I whish to give my own opinion to your article.<br />My mother wanted to marry her boyfriend last year and had considerable trouble doing so. She was living with him and most of the churches in our area did not want to marry them saying "They are living in sin" and that meant that even as a heterosexual couple their relationship was not right from the get go according to them. They finnally found a minister that would marry them only on the provision that they meet up regularly for a marriage course with him. My point is that churches have their beliefs that they keep to even with heterosexual couples. I not want to be married by someone that do not whish the best for my relationship or is greeved to do so. If I can get married and have the same 'rights' as straight couples then I do not mind the churches that do not want to marry me. And to force them to do so would be me infringing in their 'rights'. I know there are alot of people that will differ in my opinion but I suppose we do not live in an ideal world.<br />Regards,<br />AndreUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10083320337396475255noreply@blogger.com