Should a Christian attend a Homosexual wedding?
Why might a Christian refuse to attend, cater, or participate in a same-sex marriage ceremony? For simplicity's sake, let's assume this is a discussion among traditional Christians who believe-as the church has always believed and as most of the global church still believes-that same-sex behavior is sinful and that marriage is a covenantal, conjugal union of a man and a woman. With that clarifying comment, we can address the question head-on: Why would a Christian feel conscience bound not to attend or participate in a gay wedding? It's not because of bigotry or fear or because we are unaware that Jesus spent time with sinners that leads us to this conclusion. It's because of our desire to be obedient to Christ and because of the nature of the wedding event itself. A wedding ceremony, in the Christian tradition, is first of all a worship service. So if the union being celebrated in the service cannot be biblicaly sanctioned...