[PD/TD] Re: [CS-FSLUG] Activist Republican Judge Says CA Marriage Law Unconstitutional

[Aaron Lehmann]

On Sun, Mar 20, 2005 at 07:39:21PM -0500, Alvin Smith wrote:
> On Sunday 20 March 2005 07:10 pm, Aaron Lehmann wrote:
> > We do not live in a theocracy, and there
> > isn't any evidence indicating that homosexual marriage is in any way
> > detrimental to society.  
> 
> Yikes!!!!  
> 
> All I need to know on the subject is what God says about it.  I don't care 
> what evidence you do or do not have.  This is not about evidence.  
> 
> Deut 30:15-20 is still true.  But I suppose it is your choice to play around 
> with the Word of God.  But I just don't get it...

Let's not be quoting one another out of context, Alvin.  I said:

> That's the point, Fred.  The government hasn't any reason, nor any
> grounds to be condemning it.  We do not live in a theocracy, and there
> isn't any evidence indicating that homosexual marriage is in any way
> detrimental to society.  I realize that the Bible is quite clear about
> homosexuality being a curse upon unbelievers, but our government is not
> based on upon Christianity, or any other religion.

My point was that since our government is a secular one, it is nothing
short of hypocracy for it to interfere in the lives of its citizens
based solely on the word of ANY religion.  Ours included.  I agree that
homosexuality is a curse, and that homosexual actions are sinful.  I
simply don't see what bearing this has on a secular government.  A
theocracy would be well within it's rights to act as our legistators
have with regard to homosexuality, but then, we've all seen what else
theocracies can lead to (*points to Iran and Afganistan*).

Aaron Lehmann