Comments on: Spark: Denominations and Gay Marriage.

By: Mark

Mark — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 19:09:44 +0000

It is interesting how fearful the Mormon and Catholic church are of sexuality and their failure to acknowledge that their faith is about love not whom one has sex with.

By: alicia

alicia — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:33:16 +0000

It is sad that Christian groups, that claim to be the true and unquestionable gospel of Jesus Christ, are so exclusionary. They reject the “sinners” or anyone that doesn’t conform to the social status quo, leaving room for only themselves to feel welcomed and loved by a congregation let alone a Savior within a meeting house, a temple, a wednesday evening activity, etc. While i can accept that God would have order and obedience to principles that would elevate and edify the human race, how do the Christian faiths so easily forget that no matter what our social, economic, theological status, we are all God’s Children?

By: John

John — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 00:58:11 +0000

Good point, Isaac, and one that needs to be made. I thought about being offended when I first encountered it as well, but as someone who regularly writes about religion in ways that continually gloss over important truths and leave groups out, I had some sympathy for religion writers with limited space and time in which to convey basic information.

That said, there are definitely biases. In California, all Muslims, of every stripe, make up less than one percent of California’s population, so I can understand why they might gloss over that. But why include the UU position (0.05% of state population, though politically vocal).

Here’s a version that Amy pointed out to me; it has links for further research.

By: xJane

xJane — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 23:08:32 +0000

Isaac: that thought occurred to me, too, while reading the “Jewish” section. There are some forms of Judaism (insert monotheist denomination, however, as this is true for all of them) that abhor homosexuality and other forms that are perfectly okay with it. Obviously, though, Christianity is the One True Faith (can I get an “Amen!”?).

Antonio: AHAHAHAHAHHA! Everyone, go read that, now! The Onion does it again

By: Antonio

Antonio — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 08:08:58 +0000

Should gays be issued library cards?! As a library school student this is, of course, a very pressing and controversial issue… http://www.theonion.com/content/news/nations_gays_demand_right_to

By: Ayla

Ayla — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 04:46:39 +0000

I’m bummed, I was really hoping the LDS church would sit out on this round *sigh*

By: Isaac

Isaac — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 02:52:58 +0000

Very interesting, thought I have to say that I am pretty offended that Christian denominations are highly separated and others, such as Islam, get broad swipes with some occasional vague nod to the fact that there might be different sects.

By: wren

wren — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 02:08:23 +0000

When was the last time this was put before voters in CA? It feels like it’s becoming rapidly unpopular to oppose gay marriage and people’s attitudes are changing more quickly. Then again, I’m living in an urban gayborhood so maybe it’s wishful thinking.