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“long as they aren't hurting them! Gay rights are HUMAN RIGHTS!!!”

Don't get me wrong, I support same sex marriage. However, I believe that if Religious services don't want to serve them, they don't have to.

Well, I can't speak for all religions, but in the case of Christianity, you shouldn't turn people away from God. He loves all of his children, even the those in sin, and you are doing more harm than good by discouraging them from having a relationship with God. As someone who has always been gay, I loved going to church and I still believe that I have a strong connection with God. However, I don't understand why other Christians turn people like me away. It may be a sin, but everyone sins, and God already knows what we will do. Also, if you have your own beliefs about the LGBTQ…  Read more+ community, you do not need to accept us; that is not what we are saying. However, you should respect us as individuals. As stated in one of the Ten Commandments respect your neighbor, we should not allow politics and the opinions of others to corrupt us as a community; instead, we should unite and set aside our differences.

That is a heartfelt perspective. However, one could also argue that the essence of respect means acknowledging and honoring others' deeply held beliefs, even when they differ from our own. For instance, while some Christians indeed embrace the LGBTQ+ community, there are others whose interpretation of their faith leads them to a different viewpoint. It's not about turning people away from God, but a conscientious adherence to what they believe their faith mandates.

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These Christians who believe that the LGBTQ+ people are not sinning have been influenced by false teachers, namely the worldly people. True Christians do not try to push people away from God, but rather we try to get them to recognize their sin and repent.

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And forcing your opinions on them by refusing to allow them to get married by federal law is NOT doing that in the way you are supposed to...

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Most **** would be perfectly happy to allow religious institutions to deny same sex couples. i mean why would you want to be married in a place that doesn't like you?

We want a legal marriage and the benefits that come from it. We are happy to leave religion out of it if the religion stays out of our relations.

The Christian taxpayers are a minority here its about time they kindly stepped down and admitted it.