Now I know that my gay brothers and sisters in Christ condemn incest and bestiality, but on what basis. If the incest is between consenting adults, much like their excuse for homosexuals, then why do they condemn it? On what basis? Robert Gagnon makes the same case in 4 parts here, 1, 2, 3, 4.
I tend to leave the larger political discussion alone on the Umblog, but my provocative question, does involve those who don't claim submission to the Bible as a rule for life. My question is, can Walker's criteria outlaw gay incestuous unions? There would be no risk of children being conceived. Ostensibly, the union would be consensual. So what is the objection? It sounds gross, but the disgust or offense of the majority is no longer determinative in our legalities of sexual ethics, nor, according to Walker, is an appeal to religious ethics.
My fellow believers who want to pursue homosexuality reason that God no longer wants them to suffer, like he did the Israelites for 1500 years. God, apparently, softened up over the millenia, and, perhaps, His commands are not the path to life, contrary to Lev. 18:5. And if they aren't, what prophetic authority do they have in the realm of sexuality? What are the limits?
What if God is right? What if life is diminished, like in any other sin, if it is led in defiance of God's word? Might the suffering entailed in denying homosexual expression be less than that of embracing it? Is God trustworthy?
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You might want to actually read his ruling, which will answer your questions. Here it is. http://www.scribd.com/doc/15841006/Perry-v-Schwarzenegger-Complaint
Thanks for the link Matt, and I will be spending time at your website to learn more of your perspective on this. However, I think paragraph 48 supports my argument. In summary, p.48 says the law needs to side with anyone whose feelings are hurt, which, in my opinion, approaches anarchy. I'm sorry you don't see that, but I'm open to any elucidation you can bring to this little blog.
God is good
jpu
This same book, your Bible, says it's okay to beat your slaves, rape foreign women, sell your daughter into slavery, and all kinds of other disgusting things.
As such, I tend to not really give much credence to arbitrary rules therein.
But I'm a New Testament Christian, who lives by what is reinforced in the OT, which none of those things are.
But can Walker's ruling prohibit gay incestuous marriages? Why should they be prohibited?
God is good
jpu
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