>John,
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>What's so sacred about the word "marriage"?
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>If I declare that I am a Christian - accepting Jesus Christ as my saviour and all other stuff that goes with it - and then I go around robbing banks and kidnapping people for ransom and generally being a bad-ass, people will say that I'm no Christian no matter what *I* say.
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>Why can't it be the same for "marriage"? People can call themselves "married" but if there's something that you find objectionable in the pairing them just *yourself* don't consider them as 'married'. Why must your definition preside over all others?
>No one but God would KNOW if I am a true Christian or not, and that's really all that matters. Why can't it work the same way for "marriage"?
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>cheers


Well Jim, I guess you'll have to ask God about that. I just know what I read and He said if a man lies with another it is an abomination. Remember what he did to Sodom? If you are a Christian, it will show. If you aren't it won't. I just pray there's enough evidence to convict me if they ever make it a crime!<g>

As for putting my beliefs on others, I'm not doing that, simply stating what I believe God has said about this subject. Others are free to have their opinion. I merely exercise my right to express my beliefs in this public forum. Others are free to believe as they will, and discuss those opinions. They have the right to be wrong, you might say!<vbg>