Please read the following post from Spectrum Magazine -- a liberal and independent Adventist publication not directly affiliated with the Adventist Church. After reading, share your thoughts on the blog, and come prepared to discuss this issue in class. Remember, we want to create a SAFE environment for these types of discussions. Please be kind and respectful, but don't be afraid to voice your opinion, no matter how strongly you feel others may disagree. Again, remember to be kind.
http://spectrummagazine.org/blog/2013/12/10/highland-view-academy-chaplain-dismissed-over-same-sex-wedding
I think that gay marriage and homosexuality is a very touchy topic. It is so sensitive to many people too. I, personally, am not for it. I think its wrong. The article in the above link was about two women getting married and people either supporting it or not.
ReplyDeleteI think its important to not be mean to those who feel that way but to let them know you don't want to be apart of that because of what you believe and why you believe it (The Bible states that God made Adam and Eve and intended for man and woman to be together and multiply instead of woman and woman and man and man). We should however be kind to those who are like that but I don't support it.
I feel like gay marriage is wrong but if two people of the same sex love each other then its their business. We shouldn't judge them because that is not our place to do that.
DeleteImani, what happens when they are in the church? Can Christians simply say to other believers "Hey, that is your business." Do we have a responsibility to help others around us who are caught in sin? Does our own sinfulness prevent the church from helping others with theirs?
DeletePlease try to be more specific in addressing the issue in the article. I understand your point as it relates to the broader debate over sexual orientation, but the article is addressing something more specific. You point is relevant, but somewhat off topic.
ReplyDeleteI think that gay marriage is okay. And some people can't do what that father did. Which in my opinion was truly Christian.
ReplyDeleteBut if LGBT wanted to avoid all this trouble the could just create a marriage of ther own. Instead of using "Gay Marriage" they could use another term.
Thank you for being more specific Jonah. Separate from whether homosexuality and gay marriage is morally acceptable, did the teacher that was fired do something wrong? Did the church handle this situation well? Was the teacher let go for valid reasons?
ReplyDeleteI think that same sex marriage is a sin and that we shouldn't do that, but I won't hate on people that do it. Brett Hadley was in the wrong of marrying/supporting them because he is a Seventh-Day Adventist and what he does reflects on us and people outside the Seventh-Day Adventist community might get a different idea of our beliefs.
ReplyDeleteI think that people should do what makes them happy and others should be happy for that person. It tells us that you should do what makes you happy even when others think it is wrong, like with Amanuel would be fine with their choice because he loves them.
ReplyDeleteThe father in the story loved his child. Yes I believe he did something wrong by signing the marriage certificate, but he didn't do anything wrong by attending the marriage. I feel that they did the right thing firing him from Adventist schools. Yes Jesus would have loved the daughter and attended the wedding but I don't feel that he would have supported it in anyway. I believe that homosexuality and same sex marriage is wrong, but in the Bible it does say that we are to love the person but hate the sin. This is gonna be a touchy conversation tomorrow.
ReplyDeleteI believe that same sex marriage is wrong and should not be followed, it's a a sin unto God's eyes. Yes God loves everyone no matter what you have done. But if you know it's wrong you shouldn't persist on with it.But it's not our place to tell anyone what is right or wrong, don't treat them any differently than anyone else we are all just humans and sinners.
ReplyDeleteI think that gay marriage is wrong, and I don't support it, but I wouldn't treat that person badly.This article talks about two woman getting married. One of the woman had her father sign the marriage paper and had her parents attend, who where Adventist. Her father loved her, so he agreed to sign the marriage documents because she was her daughter, even though he thought gay marriage was a sin. The reason the conference fired her father from the school was because they didn't want the students to think that gay marriage was alright. Also it contradicts what the Bible says about homosexuality. I think it was the right thing to do to fire the man, but i think they should have explained more to the students why they fired him. The lady's father did wrong in supporting the marriage by signing the paper, but he could still show her he cared for her in another way. Like i said before I think gay marriage is wrong, and God does not allow it. God loves the person, and hates the sin. Marriage was intended for man and woman only. -Rachel
ReplyDeleteDo I agree on same sex marriage, I don't really like voicing my opinion on this even though I do it on every other topic but because I have family and really close friends who are gay or lesbian, it makes me feel a bit uncomfortable on this topic. In my opinion it's completely up to you if you decide to go the way of being gay, I'm not trying to convince you to change your mind just because I don't agree with being a gay or a lesbian. I do think it's wrong because God intended marriage to be between a man and a women not a man and a man. In the Bible, it mentions in Matthew 19:4-5 “Haven’t you read,” he replied, “that at the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and female,’and said, ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh? It clearly states we should only have marriage between a man and a female. I don't agree with it but I know that the people who are gay we shouldn't hate on them just because they believe that being gay is right. In the article, I don't think the dad wanted to sign the papers but I think he felt if he didn't sign the papers he may have thought she wouldn't love him anymore. I understand why they fired her dad but I think that was wrong because he can't help his daughter didn't choose the "right" path even if she was grown up as Adventist. Being homosexual isn't exactly what God intended so it's committing a sin. I think a good note to end on is that God still loves you even if you don't follow Him or His ways and he will ALWAYS forgive you! :)
ReplyDeleteAlso I forgot to add I do disagree that he did the pastoring part of the wedding (forgot what the actual word is), that does give the school a good reason to fire him. I just think they could've handle the situation better then how they did.
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