Canada Lawmakers Approve Gay Marriage Bill (AP). AP - Canada would become only the third country in the world to legalize gay marriage under landmark legislation passed in the House of Commons in spite of fierce opposition from Conservatives and religious leaders. [Yahoo! News: Top Stories]
As you might expect the religious right, that bastion of free thought and open expression, who's great leaders, way back in the early days of the church said "
If the Lord leads me on the way that I may become Christian, then I will also become a monk, and will keep my body without stain until the day when the Lord will come for me. [Freeman 236]
And when talking about sex and sexuality:
How shall we tie down this wild beast? How shall we put a bridle on it? I know none, save only the restraint of hell fire. [Freeman 237]
What should scare you is that the church's view of sex has not really changed much in 2000 years. They still see it at best as something to be tolerated and at worst as the fastest way to damnation. It should not come as a surprise that they are offended. Of course, Canada, always thinking outside the box solved the problem that immediately comes to most clergy's mind and included this section:
The legislation, however, states that the bill only covers civil unions, not religious ones, and no clergy would be forced to perform same-sex ceremonies unless they choose to do so.
I also found this quote very interesting:
Canadians have largely approached this issue in a rational and democratic way and are providing a very positive model for the rest of the world.
Now, what is the problem in the United States? Oh, besides the issue of the majority of people surveyed. I have always wondered who those usual suspects were...
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