I don't think you'll find a single law on the books that someone somewhere doesn;t feel slighted by. The thief wants to steal. the murderer wants to kill. The liar wants to cheat. A man somewhere wants to have a bestial relationship with his neighbors dog. And the homosexual wants to marry and teach his ways to Christian children by forcing acceptance of his lifestyle upon them.
Lying is not against the law, otherwise advertising agents would be out of a job.
Stealing has never been a right, nor murder, nor bestiality(cruelty to animals). All of those are examples of things that trample on other's rights.
How is the legalization of same-sex marriage forcing the acceptance of their lifestyle on Christian children any more than the legalization of the Muslim religion is forcing the acceptance of the Muslim lifestyle on Christian children. It might be better to answer this in the same-sex marriage thread that I started.
If it is not any different then why are you not in support of ridding this country of the Muslim, Buddhist, New Age religions?
though you may find Christians hypocritical fro allowing other religions to exist beside tem, most Christians feel quite teh opposite. We do believe God has a plan. forcing our beliefs upon others, forcing them to 'believe' is not something we believe is possible, as in islam for instance. Christians believe that faith is a matter of the heart, an individual choice.. a work of God even. so, if muslims want to build a mosque next door to a christian church, that is fine, that will give us an opportunuity to get to know and share with our muslim neighbors.
....but not share with our homosexual neighbors...
We simply love them more than you do Linear, more than you love Christians or persons of any religion, no matter their religion, and because we love them, they will accept us and maybe someday even become one of us, as the Lord leads them. We do respect their faith even if we don't fully agree with it. There is absolutely no requiremnt within Christianity that says all people must be Christians. If people desire to worship other gods, even unto their eternity, that is their choice Linear... in our eyes if at least we give them a chance to hear about Jesus then we have done what the Lord has required of us. But there is no guarantee they will listen, ever. It's ok Linear, really it is. you should try being as tolerant yourself. a little bit of love for those you perceive as your enemy today... it goes a long way Linear.. try inviting someone you don't like at all out to dinner sometime. You'll feel differently about them when your imagination isn't running overtime. Everyone has a story to tell.
This is nice rhetoric and I believe it is the way many Christians feel about people of other faiths. However that does not really explain the contrary actions taken by people of the Christian faith. How can you show tolerance toward people who break one moral code and no tolerance toward people who break a different one of your moral codes?
