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This article is a must read!
Now, usually I like to thumb through the New York Times... For a conservative it is somewhat liberal but I like several of the writers and you can get a pretty good view of what's trending... But this article I found somewhat troubling about several religious organizations view on same sex marriage... So called "Christians" jumping on the band wagon to align themselves and doctrine away from traditional teachings... reinterpreting verse to correlate with the new law... Do not get the wrong impression about the headline, the "gets little attention" only refers to media attention... A similar piece also appeared in the Washington Post on Friday...
The New York TimesDaily Newspaper
Push Within Religions for Gay Marriage Gets Little Attention
JULY 24, 2015
From the moment the Supreme Court ruled last month in favor of a constitutional right to same-sex marriage, opponents placed the decision in a very specific analytical frame. Here, they contended, was an egregious example of secular culture triumphing over religious values and religious freedom.
“Profoundly immoral and unjust,” the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops said in a statement. The Orthodox Union, the national association of Orthodox Jewish congregations, declared its “emphatic” and “unalterable” religious opposition to same-sex marriage. The prominent evangelist Franklin Graham reiterated that God had created marriage between man and woman and said, “His decisions are not subject to review or revision by any man-made court.”....
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/25/u...-gay-marriage-gets-little-attention.html?_r=0
Romans 16:17
I appeal to you, brothers, to watch out for those who cause divisions and create obstacles contrary to the doctrine that you have been taught; avoid them.
Now, usually I like to thumb through the New York Times... For a conservative it is somewhat liberal but I like several of the writers and you can get a pretty good view of what's trending... But this article I found somewhat troubling about several religious organizations view on same sex marriage... So called "Christians" jumping on the band wagon to align themselves and doctrine away from traditional teachings... reinterpreting verse to correlate with the new law... Do not get the wrong impression about the headline, the "gets little attention" only refers to media attention... A similar piece also appeared in the Washington Post on Friday...
The New York TimesDaily Newspaper
Push Within Religions for Gay Marriage Gets Little Attention
JULY 24, 2015
From the moment the Supreme Court ruled last month in favor of a constitutional right to same-sex marriage, opponents placed the decision in a very specific analytical frame. Here, they contended, was an egregious example of secular culture triumphing over religious values and religious freedom.
“Profoundly immoral and unjust,” the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops said in a statement. The Orthodox Union, the national association of Orthodox Jewish congregations, declared its “emphatic” and “unalterable” religious opposition to same-sex marriage. The prominent evangelist Franklin Graham reiterated that God had created marriage between man and woman and said, “His decisions are not subject to review or revision by any man-made court.”....
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/25/u...-gay-marriage-gets-little-attention.html?_r=0
Romans 16:17
I appeal to you, brothers, to watch out for those who cause divisions and create obstacles contrary to the doctrine that you have been taught; avoid them.