Same sex marriage

This topic has come up in the "Levitical law" thread. So I thought I'd bring it up here in the coffee house.This same sex marriage thing has been a hot topic here in Canada lately, as all provinces (except in my home province, Alberta) have recently allowed for same sex marriages. (I'd like to think it's because we are standing up for morality, but I suspect it's the fact that this province is majority oilfield rednecks, and current leadership does not want to fight with us.)Now I am definately adverse to this. If it were guaranteed to stop at marriage I might not say anything, I still would think it's wrong but it's not my life to decide, I have my own sin to deal with. However I must protest because I see the adoption of children into gay families as the logical next step. This bothers me immensly. I would have felt this way even if I was not a Christian.Question; Should gay couples be allowed to adopt and raise children?Personally I will do what I can to ensure that gay couples are not married in my church (they can go to a justice of the peace) and that children are not adopted into gay families in my community.I know this is a touchy subject and I apologize if I have offended anyone but this is my view, I'm curious what others think.------------------
Saved by an incredible Grace.

I have been working like crazy since I started this topic and have not had a chance to sit down and keep up with this thread. After starting to read through this thread, I'm really wondering why on earth I chose to start this conversation on this board.At the time that I began this thread the idea of same sex marriage/adoption seemed like a big deal to me, however God has given me peace about this now.I stated in my first post that I would do whatever I could to stop same sex adoption in my community, I will still stick to that (although this only entails petitions to the powers that be).It was also stated that heterosexual families are not perfect either, which is obviously true as they are made up of people. I think this was a weak argument for same sex adoption.Someone also asked why I would not agree with same sex adoptions, from a secular standpoint. Well first it seems completely un natural to me. (this is very weak but it's big in my mind.) The second and biggest reason is that I know how hard it is to be a child, and deal with other children. Can you imagine the kinds of things these kids will have said to them in the school yard, or when they get to highschool? It hardly seems fair to add this ammunition to their peers, in an already difficult environment.This all said, these children need families, they need people to care for and love them. I still do not agree with same sex adoption, however these childrens' lives are still in God's hands, and though it seems wrong to me I will trust that God will work this for good.I really wanted to clarify that I do not hate gay people, I did not want to come across like I was condemning homosexuals. God loves all of us, and we all have sin in our lives. I guess if I really look at, God does not see homosexuality as any worse than lying or stealing. So as a Christian I guess I should know better than to say because "they are gay (sinners) they should not adopt children", because it would then follow that "because they are liars (sinners)the should not be allowed to adopt children. This would very quickly eliminate the entire human race from having children.So forgive me for bringing this topic up without thinking it all the way through first.------------------
Saved by an incredible Grace.[This message has been edited by funkmasterfreaky, 08-08-2003]