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Why do we spend our time fighting on a political level to stop gays from marrying?

Will this stop people from choosing to be Gay?

Will this stop them from expressing there feelings for their partners openly?

No, it won't.

Does it save lives?

Does it mean our children won't grow up in a pro-gay culture?

No, it doesn't

In business, most companies major on/in 1-2 areas in which they excel. Walmart doesn't sell goods and manage your stocks. It does what it does best.

So, why do we put so much time and energy into trying to stop gay-marriage? Aren't there better social issues for us to try and stop? For instance: what if we put the time/energy we spend on fighting gay marriage into stopping abortion? OR better yet: what if we took our passion for life and God's will to the streets and shared Jesus with everyone we came in contact with?

I heard it said that we should pursue legislation that would prohibit the things God disliked. DO you agree. Think about it.

By that reasoning we should make it a crime to be gay: a sin; we should make it a crime to be a Muslim: a sin(idolatry); we should make it a crime to commit adultery; we should make it a crime to be angry w/ a brother.(murder Mat 5) Do you still think we should make laws that follow what the Bible says is right and wrong? I'm not saying one way or the other right now. :)

My point is this: banning gays from marrying does not stop the sin of being gay. Spending more of our effort fighting against abortion has the possible end result of saving lives. I do recognize that abortions would still take place.

Do people who are gay understand that when we say we are anti-gay that we mean we are aganist the act of homosexuality? Because it seems to me that saying someone is anti-gay sounds like he/she is against gay people. Additionally, the catch phrase with Christians is: hate the sin; love the sinner. Which do the people who's sin we're hating feel more of: the hate or the love? Do we hate their sin more than our own? Why do we so vehemently pursue the na-saying of their acts of sin when we are just as sinful as them? Didn't Jesus say: "Whoever among you is guiltless may be the first to throw a stone at her.”(Joh 8:7) concerning the woman caught in adultery? Haven't we all been guilty of some type of sexual sin at some point? Whether lusting(adultery) after a 'hot' woman/man who passes or looking at pornography(which seems to be quiet rampant in the church), we are all guilty of some type of sin. This has always confused me: girls/women who rush to see a certain movie because of the appearance of a certian actor in the movie. This is usually followed by hushed tones and giggling as the physical appearance of the person is discussed(glorified) in an excited manor.

If we spend as much time finding our own faults/sin and fixing them as we spend attacking the sin of others, we would be more like the One who saved us, and people would not be as turned off to the Gospel as they are.

Please write a comment with your feelings if you would like!

Brian

(This is simply a grouping of my recent thoughts: some of which are results of recent conversations; I'm sure more will follow)