As a part of my blog/rant process I want to review and discuss my beliefs.  One thing that I do not like is hypocritical beliefs or ideas that counter each other.  So today lets look at the issue of homosexuality.

 

First lets start with some of my core beliefs:

1. I am a Christian

2. I am a Conservative (I firmly believe in the mantra: The government governs best that governs least)

 

Now looking at those two items you will automatically assume that I am totally and completely against anything dealing with homosexuality.  But, I want to counter with how true Christians and Conservatives should be thinking about this topic.

 

First let us take a look at this from the "I am a Christian" aspect.  I don't think it is MY job as a Christian to determine if someone else's lifestyle is wrong.  I live under "don't judge another least ye be judged yourself" and "love thy neighbor" wing of the Christian beliefs.  I believe that Christ wants us to spread His word to all people - not certain people.  We are to be the delivery system not the judgment system that is His job.  He is the one that decides if homosexuality is a sin, not me.  I am to let everyone know that Christ loves them (see I have the easy task).  But, you may ask, "What about the 'a man shall not lay with another man as one would lay with a woman' line in the Bible?  Or the sacking of Sodom?  See it is a sin!"  That is for the follower of Christ to deal with, himself or herself.  My God is about love and living a good a life as one can, no one can live the perfect life as Christ did.

 

"But," you may counter, "so you are fine with homo's being church leaders or teaching YOUR children?"  I believe that if a person is living a Christ inspired life, their sexuality really does not matter.  I believe that if they are teaching the Word it shouldn't matter the vessel.

 

Now let us look at this in the "I am a Conservative" aspect.  Does being a homosexual matter a hill of beans? No.  Does being gay require special privileges or special laws in dealing with "those" people? No.  Listen, in my belief system EVERYONE is treated the same no matter if they are white, black, brown, red, green, yellow, pink, purple, or shades of plaid or paisley.  I don't see it anywhere in the U.S. Constitution where it is the job of the government to decide who should and should not be married.  It is not the job of the government to decide who is to get special treatment in accordance to the law.  I believe that once we get all the laws giving preference to one group over another and then getting rid of the hyphenation of our society then and only then will discrimination/racism go away.  People should not be "punished" for whom or when they marry.  I can remember when it was a "societal no-no" for a white person to marry a black person.  I see no difference in that treatment and the current treatment of "homosexual couples” Also, I firmly believe that if there were not laws "forbidding" gay marriage, then it would not be a big deal at all.  The reason why it makes so much news now is because it is "against the societal norms"  I don't hear of a big to do about gay marriages in other countries.  I think that is because they don't care who gets married.  Call that a Liberal belief if you want, I call it a TRUE Conservative belief because True Conservatives don't want to restrict the freedoms of anyone that is obeying the law.

 

Honestly answer this question: "What would it matter to you if your next-door neighbor were a happily married, law abiding, homosexual couple?"  If your first reaction was "not in my neighborhood" or "I just wouldn't deal with them" or "yech" then you know what, you are judging these people.  What is the difference if it were an Indian couple, a Latino couple, a Black couple, an Asian couple, or even a mix of any of those?  It shouldn't.  Remember go back to "love thy neighbor..." if you treat everyone as you wish to be treated then this would be one step closer to the ideals that were taught when He walked the earth.