HOWEVER ... it is intellectually dishonest to equate a same-sex marriage with an interracial marriage, and it drives me nuts when people who should know better try to bolster their opinions in this manner. There is a fundamental difference between a man-woman union and a same-sex union, and to deny otherwise is just dishonest. It doesn't mean one is "wrong" -- but they *are* different. To the contrary, though, there is *NO* meaningful difference between a same-race union and an interracial union. For one, the very idea of "race" is completely nebulous, so to differentiate between "race" is pretty ridiculous in the first place; but even if you could precisely trace lineage to label people like dog breeds, the only difference between a same-race union and a multi-race union is external perception. In every other conceivable way (save perhaps the Sharwa in Tibet who possess an altitude specific gene), there is no distinction.
Same-sex unions, however, are *actually* different in a pretty significant way -- procreation. And since the whole construct of marriage is based around solidifying families, you cannot have an honest discussion of this "issue" without addressing that. Now, I personally believe that families exist in myriad ways, and I feel a gay couple can raise an adopted child as well as a heterosexual couple can raise their own child (or an adopted one, or a step-child, or a foster child, etc). But it's still flat out wrong to argue this issue by appealing to the false analogy to racism, and jms should know better.
All of that said, "Christians" piss me off. Not Christians ... "Christians". The way people use religion to justify their hatred is sickening. Jesus Christ never said a darn thing about homosexuality, and the whole idea of being a Christian is to follow the teachings of Christ. It's kind of the whole word. Yes, Jesus did list (what we've translated to be "sexual immorality") in a long list of crap you shouldn't do (along with mortal sins like "greed" and "arrogance"), but that's really it. Paul comes along and uses the word arsenokoietes, which is most likely in reference to a more insidious enslaved child-prostitution than a general condemnation of homosexuality, but even if that's what he did mean, those are his words, based on his bias, not Jesus's. Ya know what Jesus did say? Love thy neighbor as thyself. Other than loving God, he's pretty stinkin' clear that this is the most important lesson to take from his existence in this world. God is love, and to love God, you must love others. He could not be more clear on this. How people can call themselves "Christians" and miss this basic fundamental aspect of the whole religion is confusing and saddening.
I know it's the oldest crutch in the book -- using religion to justify your own bias -- but Jesus never taught any of this, no matter how loudly the hate-mongers shout it.
I'll stop rambling now ...

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