ISO bigot Christians

Someone discovered my blog today using the search terms “Questions to ask bigot Christians.” I don’t think I’ve personally met a Christian bigot.  I am honored to commune with some of the most caring, intellectual, and self-sacrificing Christ-followers.  Many, perhaps a majority, of us have a parent, uncle, brother, sister, cousin, co-worker or dear friend…

“Gay marriage won’t affect you,” they say.

Those who advocate for gay marriage often open with the rational that “legalizing gay marriage won’t affect you, a heterosexual-married-woman.”  Some of my heterosexual friends have said that they are for gay marriage because “I may not agree with homosexual relationships but I can’t see how it would impact me.” Besides, many of us are looking…

You’re imposing your beliefs on me!

Many times I have found that the main objection to being an advocate for traditional man/woman marriage from some gay marriage advocates is that we Christians are imposing standards on a culture that does not recognize Christian Moral Authority.  I think it’s a fair objection.  How can we expect others to live up to Christian ideals…

Why do you hate gays?

In this current political climate, gay marriage supporters and Christians often find themselves on opposite sides of the issue. In Facebook discussions or on comment threads especially where you don’t know those with whom you are disagreeing, it can get ugly and personal. I know that in discussions I’ve had, it sometimes feel like we…

Ya know, polygamy seems pretty ‘biblical.’

Question from a reader: Marriage between one man and many women is very prevalent in the Bible, but these days “Biblical Marriage” is virtually always represented as between one man and one woman. I haven’t gone looking for any research to support this, but I suspect that a comparison of parenting outcomes from polygamist households…