Same-sex marriage: what's the deal?
Adam and Eve (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) Someone accused me on Facebook recently of "being quiet" on the issue of same-sex marriage. While that's not been the case, I have chosen not to engage in the vitriolic rants and raves between Christians and LGBTI people. It appears to me that some Christians are dug down in one trench and some LGBTI people in an opposite trench and they're just shooting at one another. I'd like to declare a ceasefire – shooting at each other is achieving nothing other than causing hatred and anger to be stirred up – and the Christians should stop firing first! I can't see anywhere in the Bible that teaches God sent His Son into the world to raise up a people to be the world's moral police. In fact, He sent His Son for just the opposite of that – to bring peace, forgiveness, salvation, redemption, grace and new beginnings. Firstly, let me clearly state my views on Biblical/Christian marriage. In Matthew 19 some religious lead...