The Church and Homosexual Marriage

Then majority rules is always the case? Well, what if the majority of the population decided that Arabic peoples in the US should be herded up and placed in particular locations? Would you go along with it?At the end of the Civil War (War of Northern Aggression), the majority of the voting population of the US would have still allowed slavery. Why, then, was it abolished?Clearly, there are some things that go beyond majority opinion. There appear to be some ideals that must be upheld or inacted despite the majority opinion. Perhaps freedom of/from religion is one of those?

In the example I was using I meant that they would be American citizens of Arabic descent. I apologize for the confusion that you had to deal with. Sometimes in my haste to make a point I am not absolutely clear in my communication.Come to think of it though, what does that really matter? It would be ok to round up any non-citizen (passport and visa in hand) and cart them off to a stockade? Is that your implication by such a flippant remark?The very issue of homosexual marriage is about the rights of the individual.Example: Even if we were married for only one day, my wife cannot be compelled to testify against me in a court of law. That recognizes the intimate relationship (we know a lot about each other) we have and does not force her to break that relationship.A homosexual couple, even if they've lived together for 25 years, do not have that protection. Shouldn't that be considered a violation of their intimate relationship to force (by threat of contempt of court...fines and jail) testimony from one against the other?What part of your or the church's rights are violated by allowing them to be married?