So because it's not our nations law I guess everything is just permisable at that point and we shouldn't worry about following any biblical prinicple at all, I mean that seems to be what you are implying.
In my mind and most peoples who are against it, allowing gay marriage is condining the sin. ''oh you like this sin, oh you want to be able to legally be partnered to a person of the same sex, oh that seems like a fine thing''
What else would you like since you did say earlier?
I don't comprehend exactly what you're saying here, but if I gather the gist of it correctly, you're asking, so if we don't base our public (national secular) law on the Biblical concept of sin, then you seem to think there is no standard for morality?
If this is not what you are saying, please clarify. DJ, you're usually more fluent in English, so I don't know why I'm having trouble understanding you ... maybe take a step back and think about what you're trying to communicate before you write it?
If this IS what you're trying to say, then I have to say I'm disappointed, because you're also usually smarter than this. You think the only source of morality is religion? Really? Surely, you must realize that is so wrong it's laughable. There are plenty of standards of ethics that have nothing to do with religion. You may not agree 100% with those standards, but they exist, surely you must realize that.
You seem to be indicating that homosexuality should remain illegal, just because it is a sin. Really?
Do you think that all sinful practices should be illegal?
If so, then I'm curious, what do you think should be the punishment for those who choose to work on the Sabbath day -- should the government charge a fine to those businesses and individuals, or should we just arrest and imprison anyone who wants to labor on Saturday? What about taking the Lord's name in vain? Would there be some sort of sliding-fee scale based on the particular word used? And I'm curious -- if you've been canvassing the national media sources to eliminate all uses of swearing, why haven't I heard about this movement before?
What about coveting? How would one go about proving that another person coveted? Would I need to take a person to court and prove it beyond the shadow of a doubt, or could I be found guilty of coveting just on someone else's say-so?
And what about gossip? This is not only sin, but an entire industry (tabloid journalism) is based on it. So, are just the writers of these rags culpable, or does the crime extend to the readers, too? Oh, wait, and if you don't actually purchase the magazine, is it okay if you happen to look at the headline while you're waiting in line for groceries, or is even that a sin and therefore a crime?
And don't get me started on gluttony.
Hopefully you see by now how ridiculous it is to claim that US laws should be based on sin.
In the US, laws are based on protecting the rights of the individual. You have the right to swing your arms. That right ends at my face. If your actions in any way hurt or negatively affect me, then the government needs to step in. Thus, driving while intoxicated is illegal. Not because it's a sin (which it is) but because it is highly dangerous for other people on the road. Fraud is illegal, because it takes advantage of others through deceit, not because it is lying, which is a sin. Certain types of murder are illegal, but not all. Killing to protect your property, for example, is lawful, even though the Bible would still call that a sin.
I am categorically and emphatically against any easement of laws against predatory sexual behaviors. This goes to gay and straight alike. Especially since most predatory sex is committed by heterosexual men, I'm not sure why this gets brought up every time someone talks about gay rights, but there it is -- being in favor of gay rights has nothing to do with child sexual abuse.
Other than that, I am hard pressed to think of any way what two men or two women do behind closed doors can possibly do to harm me.