Told Ya: When the definition of marriage is redefined arbitrarily. (Page 2): Jerry you are wrong. Health insurance is a contract and the names on the contract have nothing to do with...

ole sarg Loc: south florida

Jerry you are wrong. Health insurance is a contract and the names on the contract have nothing to do with the sex of the parties. At least that is so in states that recognize same sex marriages.

BTW all contracts are public if they go to court and all have a court or arbitration clause!

Photo.Jerry wrote:

What consenting adults do in their own bedrooms is... (show quote)

Beaak23

Well, the possibilities here are endless, aren't they? Maybe churches could incorporate and become persons and then they can marry, too. Mars Hill wedded to St. Aloysius would require a lot of insurance premiums for poor photoJerry to pay for.

dljen Loc: Central PA

I thought the church had the corner on that pedo stuff, Brother Bob! Oh, on your way back to the bible-thumper's forum, there's someone on here that you may want to take along, he's a lot like you, a christian who's trying to get everyone to see your light. I can truly say that seeing the "christians" on this site, I want no part of it. If a man who lives by his god tells people he hopes they have a stroke, leave me out.

venturer9 Loc: Newton, Il.

JohnSwanda wrote:

Shouldn't Bible believers embrace plural marriage? It's all over the Bible.

Strangely enough, it is NOT all over the Bible.. IT is IN the Old Testament and you might be interested in the New Testament Verses that speak of Marriage..

No Where in the New Testament does it indicate that there were Plural Marriages...... SO, since the Old Testament was so explicit about the practice... One should (IMHO) believe that it was no longer practiced or to be practiced in the New Testament Times..

Matthew 19:4-6

1 Corinthians 7:1-16 (and before you get all bent out of shape, when Paul Says it is good NOT to marry, he is speaking to those that are in the Service of the Lord.... he says, if you are unable to resist the urges of the flesh, then marry) BUT ONE HUSBAND & ONE WIFE..

Mark 10:6-9

Ephesians 5:22-33 (This is a series of Verses that the "Non Christians and Some Christians Love to quote, of course not Going on past the 24th Verse)

Mike

venturer9 Loc: Newton, Il.

mwalsh wrote:

Marriage is a state sanctioned legal contract rega... (show quote)

Shoot no, Sarah (mother of Isaac) was at Least 90yrs old.... when she birthed her only child.

Mike

venturer9 Loc: Newton, Il.

dljen wrote:

I thought the church had the corner on that pedo stuff, Brother Bob! Oh, on your way back to the bible-thumper's forum, there's someone on here that you may want to take along, he's a lot like you, a christian who's trying to get everyone to see your light. I can truly say that seeing the "christians" on this site, I want no part of it. If a man who lives by his god tells people he hopes they have a stroke, leave me out.

dljen..... your comments of this nature remind me of the Woman who was asked to attend church, and her reply, I ain't going down there, it is full of hypocrites... The person who asked her replied, they you would feel very welcome...

Mike

JSPIRAKIS Loc: Florida

What is the most severely punished crime in America?

Bigamy. You get two, (multiple) mother-in-laws!

Oh, lighten up!

idaholover Loc: Nampa ID

Gnslngr wrote:

Silly fellow. You are trying to use logic and common sense with people who stretch their make-believe to hide their bigotry.

If they understood logic and common sense, they would embrace equality. Unfortunately your plain truth will be ignored and scorned by these fearful old men.

To you anyone with common decency is a bigot.

idaholover Loc: Nampa ID

venturer9 wrote:

dljen..... your comments of this nature remind me of the Woman who was asked to attend church, and her reply, I ain't going down there, it is full of hypocrites... The person who asked her replied, they you would feel very welcome...

Mike

Mike, it's ok to be an ash___e if you are a hedonist!

New York Steve Loc: St. Augustine, Florida

HEART wrote:

Obviously, fidelity of marriage is lost on you. No reason to reply; your lost.

There's no shortage of "good Christians" who've suffered, shall we say, "fidelity issues" while married...

New York Steve Loc: St. Augustine, Florida

yhtomit wrote:

Because marriage is scientifically based on one man and one woman to create a family.Anything else is an abomination.

So a man and woman, who are married and choose to have no children, are an abomination?

A man and woman, who are married but cannot conceive, are an abomination?

Should a woman who physically cannot bear children be precluded from ever marrying?

I would really love to see your replies to these questions...

venturer9 Loc: Newton, Il.

New York Steve wrote:

There's no shortage of "good Christians" who've suffered, shall we say, "fidelity issues" while married...

And I have to assume that you thought/think that that is a surprise....... NOPE not a surprise at all....

You see a Christian is a Human Being, and as such is subject to the foibles and temptations of every other human being...

The main Difference is that when a Christian person falls, the Christian Community attempts to bring that one to repentance and Restoration.

Mike

venturer9 Loc: Newton, Il.

New York Steve wrote:

So a man and woman, who are married and choose to have no children, are an abomination?

A man and woman, who are married but cannot conceive, are an abomination?

Should a woman who physically cannot bear children be precluded from ever marrying?

I would really love to see your replies to these questions...

Well, I am not Yohomit, but will answer..

NO
NO
NO

No major explanation for those three answers... THE original Post was silly and your questions are silly but legitimate... (is that possible)

Not being able to read Yohomits mind, I do believe that his post was about Homosexuality ...ie the Christian Scripture says that for two same sex persons to have sex is an abomination...

in the New Testament it says... Romans 1: 22-27

22 Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools 23 and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images made to look like a mortal human being and birds and animals and reptiles.

24 Therefore God gave them over in the sinful desires of their hearts to sexual impurity for the degrading of their bodies with one another. 25 They exchanged the truth about God for a lie, and worshiped and served created things rather than the Creatorwho is forever praised. Amen.

26 Because of this, God gave them over to shameful lusts. Even their women exchanged natural sexual relations for unnatural ones. 27 In the same way the men also abandoned natural relations with women and were inflamed with lust for one another. Men committed shameful acts with other men, and received in themselves the due penalty for their error.

Now,, I am fully aware that probably you and MANY others do not believe the Scriptures, but A Christian does and "TRIES" to live by them....

Mike

JohnSwanda Loc: San Francisco

venturer9 wrote:

Well, I am not Yohomit, but will answer.. br br N... (show quote)

Christian scripture is not the law of the land, thank goodness, and therefore is not a reason to disallow gay marriage.

venturer9 Loc: Newton, Il.

JohnSwanda wrote:

Christian scripture is not the law of the land, thank goodness, and therefore is not a reason to disallow gay marriage.

That is your opinion (other than NOT the law of the land) but my reply was a reply to Yohmit's and NewYorkSteve's posts.... Nothing else..

Mike