Not exact matches
It also doesn't hurt that the founders are themselves a
gay couple living in Atlanta, which makes theirs the local brew and gives Black Sheep Light Lager an extra dimension
of appeal to their first - round target customers.
I have followed «She Won't Go Anymore» but have been too exasperated to comment after a
couple weeks
of commenting on «Lonnie Frisbee, the Church, and Being
Gay» (maybe you should read those 182 comments when you get a chance).
Aside from witnessing
gay couples thrown out
of the store for holding hands, I have witnessed Muslims told that (cultural slur) are
not welcome.
But my question is this, if being
gay isn't about sex, then a «
gay»
couple would have no problem abstaining from any sexual act and just love the hell out
of each other.
How
gay marriage does fit in to all
of this I don't understand.I might understand it if you thought that people are gender based in their capability to love and care.And I would understand if you would think that a married
couple should
not be
of the same sex..
President Barack Obama has come out in personal support
of same - sex marriage, has encouraged states to recognize the rights
of same - sex
couples to marry and even led the movement to abolish Don't Ask, Don't Tell, but he has kept mum on whether or
not he believes the Constitution gives
gay people the right to marry.
We have a
couple of gay people at our church who do
not bring it up at church.
Yeah — I bet the pope doesn't want to make a fool
of himself this year like Benedict did a
couple of years ago — accepting a Christmas gift from one
of Uganda's top ministers
of a promise to push the «kill all the
gays» bill through their legislature.
If marriage is a cornerstone
of our society, aren't
gay couples that want to be married affirming the value on monogamous commitment as the building block
of healthy and sustainable families and communities?
Sorry Christards, at the end
of the day, when the change comes to allow same-s.e.x marriage — and it's coming, don't kid yourself — it will be because people across the country are talking to
gay and lesbian co-workers and neighbors, meeting same-s.e.x
couples and their kids at Little League games, and working at companies with domestic - partner health plans.
The ability
of loving
gay couples to marry is
not one
of them.
On this account, to refuse marriage to
gay couples is
not to say that they may
not marry (which might seem arbitrary and unjust) but simply that, given the very nature
of marriage itself, they can
not marry.
Your god does
NOT condemn the saved married partnership
of a
gay couple as we know and understand it today.
Billy Graham comment on the
Gay issue in support
of Chic - Fil - A president's comment... which I agree with but did
not, or has
not commented on the Baptist Church denying a black Straight
couple a chance to get married in the place they called their church?
Don't be
gay they'll have marriage recognition
of normal yes I said normal man women
couples.
Just look at the lines
of Xtians, in 100 degree heat, that couldn't wait to buy at Chik Fil A,... in order to hurt
gay couples and their families.
A
couple thoughts on why you don't see increases in
gay populations in 2nd and 3rd world countries — In many
of them, if you are
gay, they kill you.
If we then give mercy to those that live in total and continuous adultery and who defy 1
of the 10 commandments written by the finger
of God, how much more should we give even greater mercy to
gay couples who do
not break one
of the core 10 commandments
of God?
The lock is a good thing if you're a church leader who doesn't want to marry same - sex
couples, but if you're among the minority
of CofE vicars who would like the right to marry
gay couples, you're stuck, because it's illegal.
Just a
couple of months ago, we released data that shows that the way Americans view
gay marriage is often impacted by whether or
not they have friends or loved ones who are involved.
Things in the area are pretty LBGT - oriented, from affirming church to sex shops, and enough
gay couples holding hands that, in this area at least, we don't feel out
of place.
(I don't mean to say that straight
couples do
not achieve this in the same measure at times —
not all
couple,
gay or straight so, though — but that it may be somewhat easier for
gay couples in the same way it is easier for two people
of the same gender to develop a strong friendship, which is the basis
of any good relationship.)
Take, for instance, last summer the State
of Illinois revoked Catholic Charity's adoption and foster care licensebecause Catholic Charities didn't comply with the «Illinois Religious Freedom Protection and Civil Union Act,» which says
gay couples must be treated the same way as heterosexual
couples.
In my Facebook news feed this morning, I encountered rejoicing over the resignations
of county clerks who couldn't in good conscience provide marriage licenses to
gay couples.
Also, for those interested, check out these
gay - friendly organizations if looking for a church — many
of these churches are fully accepting
of gay couples even if they are currently
not performing
gay marriages — I am sure that many
of them will join in the ranks
of those above once
gay marriage has been legalized in more states:
I'll never forget sitting in the living room
of a family from my old church, engaged in a heated argument with several straight, married
couples about whether or
not one could be both a follower
of Jesus and
gay.
Not to mention most of the time not even acknowledging when a point you've made i refuted, and just running away from a conversation, like when you posted that bogus study of gay couples a whil ba
Not to mention most
of the time
not even acknowledging when a point you've made i refuted, and just running away from a conversation, like when you posted that bogus study of gay couples a whil ba
not even acknowledging when a point you've made i refuted, and just running away from a conversation, like when you posted that bogus study
of gay couples a whil back.
Your Christ does
not condemn a saved loving respectful relationship
of a
gay couple as we know and understand sexual orientation today.
I do
not hold an opinion on this issue but to ask from the sidelines if what you declare that
Gays and Lesbians want are the rights then if Civil Unions which would give all
of the rights and benefits to
Gay and Lesbian
couples in all matters, would you accept this and drop the desire for the term «marriage» to be used.
All you are doing Spoc aka Bob is showing how much you don't know about reading comprehension 101 because when the scriptures are put into historical context, nowhere does it condemn the saved loving long term relationship
of a
gay couple as we know and understand it today.
It does
not, however, address the state
of homosexuality itself - much less the subject
of homosexual acts between a married
gay couple.
The Church
of Ireland's General Synod has voted
not to apologise to
gay couples who didn't receive support... More
@Jaz - There is nothing wrong with a
gay couple adopting a child, now if that
gay couple was going to adopt a child and believed that all straight ppl were living a lifestyle that was considered evil and a sin and were going to teach that type
of hatred to the child, then they should
not be allowed to adopt, pretty simple logic that goes both ways.
I love my
gay friends and want them to create ubions and get all the same benefits
of a married
couple — my personal belief is that they don't call that a marriage.
I used the example
of a (heterosexual)
couple living together but
not (legally) married because it was an example that you raised, fishon, and because it is less controversial that the
gay issue we normally discuss.
By comparison, fishon would
not recognize the marriage
of a
gay couple in Canada, even though it is legal, so I'm
not sure it makes sense to require government recognition on the other side
of the coin.
Folks are bashing
gays because
of their desire to be treated like
couples (I will
not voice my opinions on that here).
While children
of gay and lesbian parents don't «become
gay» any more than children
of heterose.xuals, daughters
of lesbian
couples do display one very different behavior: They play better with male children and have more gender - neutral views
of society.
I know many
gay couples in that situation, and many others who wouldn't even consider a church like that out
of respect for their own relationship.
The Daily Mail opposes it for as many
of the right reasons as it is now possible for a secular paper to admit to: «This legislation,» it said, «which
not even Stonewall, the most persistent
gay rights group, was agitating for, is
not just about allowing homosexual
couples to have a wedding rather than a civil partnership.
A
couple of pages back one
of them is defending John Travolta??!! I know there must be
gay people with scruples... just
not on this blog
just a
couple of sad as #bandits wishing for a
gay world ain't ya....@Derrick
It's also OK for same - sex
couples; until other states wise up and follow the lead
of Vermont and Massachusetts and allow same - sex marriages, we haven't given
gays and lesbians much
of a choice, have we?
Not much is typically said about the family dynamic
of lesbian,
gay, bisexual or transgender
couples.
If you factor in the ending
of gay and lesbian relationships (since such
couples can't be legally married, they can't be legally divorced and thus don't get counted in these statistics), as well as committed but unmarried heterosexual
couples, the numbers grow... more
Any attempt to preclude or prevent
gay, lesbian, and bisexual individuals or
couples from parenting, based solely on their sexual orientation, is
not in the best interest
of children.
CapTon's Kaitlyn Ross confirms the Bronx Democrat was asked — and confirmed — that his issue is indeed the provision that would allow
gay couples married outside the state to file their state income tax returns as a married
couple, regardless
of whether or
not they can file their federal returns in the same manner.
In short, the provision would allow
gay couples married outside the state to file their state income tax returns as a married
couple, regardless
of whether or
not they can file their federal returns in the same manner.
Moreover, as Professor Leslie Green shown in a recent programme at the British Academy (
Gay Marriage: Prospects and Realities, 29 May 2012), marriage offers a number
of advantages
not offered by same - sex civil partnerships, including portability
of status, a broader understanding
of the
couple's status, as well as the potential for religious recognition, depending upon the religious group involved.
During the campaign, Gibson said he was supportive
of civil unions, but
not full marriage rights for
gay and lesbian
couples.