tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1440421529782470542.post5174678510585169424..comments2020-05-28T03:43:16.264-07:00Comments on Soulfarer: The Supreme Court and Same-Sex MarriageMike McNicholshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16718438960132101615noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1440421529782470542.post-82118057785844723722015-06-27T14:09:02.363-07:002015-06-27T14:09:02.363-07:00Thanks for all your comments.
I think that this h...Thanks for all your comments.<br /><br />I think that this has implications for Christian communities that do not affirm same-sex marriages and for those that do. Either way, we need to recognize that the State is establishing a legal bond that is designed to do certain things, like create inheritance rights, create (hopefully) secure and safe places for children to be raised, etc. But the Christian community, while not unconcerned about those things, is primarily focused on faithfulness, mutual care, reflecting the image of God, and submitting the relationship to the lordship of Jesus. What we celebrate and bless may be related yet different from what the State acknowledges. In fact, there may be times when the Christian community affirms and blesses a marriage when the State does not.Mike McNicholshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16718438960132101615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1440421529782470542.post-55675934083188479262015-06-27T10:17:29.961-07:002015-06-27T10:17:29.961-07:00Mike, you are absolutely right on with this blog. ...Mike, you are absolutely right on with this blog. The church would be better to get out of being a legal conduit for 'the State' and be only a religious ceremony for their community -- which should be free of any State mandated requirements for who gets married by any given church/pastor/priest/clergy. The State doesn't dictate who gets Baptized. I think we should have the marriage ceremony/sacrament become similar to the Baptism ceremony. The State doesn't have any influence on that at all because there is no legal/license to file with the government to make it binding. In our churches, we should be concerned with the bond that our God requires in the marriage ceremony. Leave the State requirements completely to the State to allow whatever bond the State wants to recognize. I think our focus should be on our religious ceremony and let the 'secular world' focus on what they will.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05757986728260156692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1440421529782470542.post-19869976207937157242015-06-27T03:51:05.172-07:002015-06-27T03:51:05.172-07:00Nicely done! (Side note: I have always said, &qu...Nicely done! (Side note: I have always said, "vested" in me, not "invested" in me although the latter might be true)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15920668692866175468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1440421529782470542.post-8191820385286267312015-06-26T13:44:38.378-07:002015-06-26T13:44:38.378-07:00A very honest & peaceful way to co-exist with ...A very honest & peaceful way to co-exist with a changing world that doesn't look at life the way I do. This approach allows me to hold firmly to what I believe is true while also giving the State the freedom to define a 'state' marriage in whatever way it wants. So, as of today, I'm out of the marriage business, no longer an agent for anyone except Jesus. Hmmm. Feels kinda good to turn in my 'badge' and be a rep for God's Kingdom alone!Marty Bollerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16926186312888925184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1440421529782470542.post-12137511443518521142015-06-26T12:07:36.659-07:002015-06-26T12:07:36.659-07:00Mike, I think you are correct. I remember once in ...Mike, I think you are correct. I remember once in SoCal that I married a couple in a backyard ceremony. They signed the papers along with me. I put them in my marrying Bible and then into the trunk of the car. A couple of months later, the couple called and wanted to know if they were legally married. They had applied for something together and when stuff ran against some database somewhere, their records were not found. I looked outside in my truck and low and behold, there was the signed marriage licenses that I have forgotten to take out and mail. I mailed it. But, it left me with the question: were they really married if the state did not have a record of it?<br /><br />That seems to be the same tree you are barking up.<br /><br />"It might be time for us to weave a new cloak." Classic!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13443766883094488771noreply@blogger.com