Most of the members of my family and my Mom’s side are pretty partisan Republicans, though socially moderate. One of the reasons I’m befuddled by the social conservatives trying to take over the Illinois Republican Party is that most of my values about inclusion come from Republicans. Oneman reminds me of those Republicans in the following statement:
The Trib talks about | The issue of gay marriage exposes hate and fear in the South: The article talks about the county that wanted to ‘Ban Gays’.
— Why do Christans freak out so much about this but do not freak out about other sins. No one ever talks about banning pre-marital sex or worshiping false idols. Heck no one even gets that upset about the rest of what is commanded in Leviticus .
Here is my free piece of Theology for today. God does not want you to hate anyone and God does not hate anyone. You are suposed to ‘Love thy neighbor’ and telling him he can’t live by you is not ‘Loving thy neighbor’.
I don’t know how Oneman feels about gay rights issues, but the world would be a far better place with that attitude and a better political place if we could get social conservatives in both parties to agree to it.