Re: using the bible
fuzz2050 wrote:so, can i then instate a law saying that all peopel must belvie in god, based on the fact that god exists in the bible? if it has the majority of the votes, does that give it the right to descriminate agaisnt the minority?
God exists in the Bible, the Qu'ran, and in all Eastern religions. The Declaration of Independence acknowledges the existance of God and refers to Him as our Creator:
When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. --
So what does the government's position have to do with gay unions not being Christian?
Do you think you can stick to the topic?