Comments on: Does Gay Marriage Violate Your Religious Values?

By: Luke Visconti

Luke Visconti — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 01:34:25 +0000

Yes, it’s about money—the money all the charlatans collect from people like you in the name of religion. The same kind of people who used the Bible to justify slavery, women’s suffrage and civil rights. New day, new issue, same old tactics. Want to see a weirdo? Look up Marcus Bachmann or any of the other “pray the gay away” hucksters on YouTube. They look pretty weird to me. And as far as “normal” heterosexual behavior goes, look up the stats for porn and check out what goes on at “gentlemen’s clubs” across the country.

Finally, all the religious arguments in the world don’t hold a candle to the First Amendment of our Constitution, which protects us against a state-run religion—and protects religion from the state. So we are protected from people like you, and houses of worship are protected against doing things that violate their sense of religion (such as marrying two men or two women).

If the hate you have in your heart is from your questioning your own orientation, I suggest you see a counselor. It’s not wrong to want love in your life. Luke Visconti, CEO, DiversityInc

By: Tired of the Gay Agenda

Tired of the Gay Agenda — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 19:17:35 +0000

Luke, you and DiversityInc. have gone off the deep end. At the end of the day, this issue isn’t about marriage equality. It’s about the fight against the erosion of family values. As a father, there is no way that I’m going to point at a man with another man, or a woman with another woman, rolling a baby carriage down the street and telling my young and impressionable children “hey kids, you see that? That’s NORMAL.” Because its NOT. Never has been, either. You and others should be ashamed that you espouse (no pun intended) this redefinition of the family unit. There are plenty of other legal vehicles that are either in place or that can be constructed to allow marriage-like benefits to LBGT folks without forcing the rest of us NORMAL married couples to swallow (again, no pun intended) a redefinition of our marriages.

For LBGTs, this is about MONEY. LBGT folks want to get tax breaks, inheritance, insurance policies, etc. etc. etc…the genesis of this mess has never been some altruistic or noble cause of equality. It has been about MONEY. The Silent Majority of America can sniff the bull all too readily. You tout that the gay lifestyle is “normal”…but have you seen a Gay Pride parade, with wierdos prancing around in diapers, dressed as animals, rubbing each other with lube, fornicating with props, etc. etc.? That’s not NORMAL. And it’s not the type of lifestyle Americans are going to invite into the living room under the guise of Marriage Equality…so get real. This is not Civil Rights…it’s typical fringe group making enough noise and getting support from spineless politicians.

By: Luke Visconti

Luke Visconti — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 16:06:32 +0000

Extending parity for the legal contract of marriage to the millions of LGBT people in our country is in no way "equally suitable" to polygamy. It's a disingenuous argument and, in my opinion, hateful. Luke Visconti, CEO, DiversityInc

By: Anonymous2

Anonymous2 — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 15:08:49 +0000

If the general idea is that Gay marriage offers no harm and should be accepted and acknowledge as other types of marriages, then it is equally suitable to say that polygamy should be equally accepted as such after all whose business is it if a man wishes to marry three women. There was a recent case where a judge in Florida named three persons as parents on a birth certificate.

This is a debate that goes beyond just religion. Religion is a basis and foundation for the discussion but the core of the discussion has to center on what is the most fundamental definition of what is a marriage.

By: grannybunny

grannybunny — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 19:01:56 +0000

I do have a question about the so-called “Christian framers of our Constitution.” Weren’t some of our Founding Fathers Deists? If so, I do not believe they would be considered “Christian.”

By: grannybunny

grannybunny — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 18:59:13 +0000

Marriage is also a civil union that grants legal rights under state and Federal law. The two are intermixed.

By: grannybunny

grannybunny — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 18:56:40 +0000

You are wrong in claiming that “the majority of Americans disagree” that gay marriage is a civil rights issue. However, minority rights don’t depend on majority will; legal victories frequently precede changes in public attitudes, not the other way around. For some, it is also a moral issue; however, you cannot legislate morality. You are also wrong about reading scripture in church somehow becoming a hate crime. The First Amendment protects religious practices, just as it protects the freedom from religion of those who do not share the same views.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 14:11:05 +0000

1. “marriage” is a sacramental bond before God.(church)

2. “civil union” grants all legal rights under US governement law. (state)

3. Don’t confuse the two.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 03:02:05 +0000

as a gay christain lol yes we do exist i find it hard to belive that theys people really belive god wants to denigh rights and protection to anyone people the god and jesus i know is love not hate peace not anger god created all men in his image did he not and all men have a destany and that all men (and i say men as a term for our whole human race) are born into sin and all sin is equall unto the lord so how can two ppl that love each other getting married and takeing a vow under god and the law evil and dont spout the leviticus line either cause a little bit after it says basicly anyone who eats shrimp or lobster is an abominaion as well but you all say that was a different time and no longer applys you cant have it both ways.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 16:49:11 +0000

These Christians that have replied here are blinded by their false prophet. They pray and speak in tongues about their false prophet. Don’t they understand that “Christian Morals” is a false prophet. These “Christian morals” cause untold thousands of deaths to others that held different religious beliefs. These morals were used to justify slavery in America for generations. These morals are used as justification to throw family members out of the family to live on street corners and rely on sex to get money for food. These morals are used to keep homeless people from finding work or housing. These moral values are used to ban and ridicule followers of other religions trying to follow their own beliefs, other religions that do believe in same sex marriage and that do understand that people are not binary as far as gender and sex ual orientation are concerned.

Just like Jesus told the merchant, that to really follow him, he had to put away his wealth, St. Paul told Christians that they needed to put away marriage if they were to really follow him on his path following Jesus. Their morals are really a brand of their failure to truely follow in Christ’s footsteps.

Just as one guest reply made a prediction about freedom of religion, I make my own prediction. At the second coming of Christ, he will be a transgender woman, probably black, and these so-called “Christians” will put her to death, just as the Jewish people did the first time.

WHATEVER YOU DID UNTO ONE OF THE LEAST, YOU DID UNTO ME … Matthew 25:45

Just remember that when you deny a gay or a transgender person or a prostitute or a drug addict or an American Indian, or a Muslim or anyone else a job or a place to sleep or food in the name of your “Morals”.