As for Fran… I only knew one Fran in my life. She was a lesbian. I felt bad that people called her Fran the man… Ah I digress.

Hey Fran you are WRONG with your ignorant comment about “every culture for the last 5 thousand years” being only for straight marriages.. Please let me set you straight (pun intended) See below. You might learn something.

Some sectors of the Swedish Church (Lutherans) have long accepted and performed gay marriages. Some don’t of course but the former head Archbishop did support gay marriage. Also one of the current episcopalian bishops is openly GAY. Which is why the church is going to separate as you might have seen in the news lately.

Also for years homosexuality has been accepted (and gay marriages performed) by Wicca and most pagan religions. As in Ancient GREECE!
Universalist and tribalist Heathenism, Hinduism, Buddhism religions have long accepted gay marriages in different culutures. Also add Reform and some Conservative Jewish synagogues to the list (gaps!) Also believe it or not there are many Quakers, some Methodists, Unitarians, and some non-denominations have been open to gay marriages for centuries.

Sorry to burst your bubble Fran. I suggest you go back to a real college and not that Bible school university

Erin

But how is homosexuality a moral law and consumption of certain foods or wearing of certain fabrics a ritualistic law? Who makes these decisions? I think it’s far more immoral to boil a lobster alive, for instance, than for two consenting adults to do whatever in the privacy of their bedroom.

And since I grew up Jewish and have since become agnostic, the New Testatment doesn’t apply to me, nor does picking and choosing which parts of the bible to obey. Which is NOT consistent at all.