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eggwardsI stumbled across a stupid story this morning. It's on a "family" news service, and it states Canadian Evangelicals Will Continue To Promote Traditional Marriage.
Really? I'm so proud. I was about to think that they had given up. Seriously, who would stop them? The law in Canada doesn't stop churches from marring men and women, nor does it force a church to conduct same-sex marriage if it doesn't want to. It just requires the state to conduct and recognize same sex marriages, and give them the full benefits and rights that "traditional" couples would have. For churches, nothing really changed.
I suppose what they are really worried about is because same-sex couples now join the mainstream, that there will be a slow and subtle push for their institutions to accept same-sex marriages in their churches, and over the years, this will probably be the case, but for now, as long as those preaching from the pulpit don't go bonkers, they can keep their current state of affairs (or supposed lack of affairs, this is the church, you know).
Still, things seem to be going full steam in Canada, where even the most staunch opponent, Alberta's Premier Ralph Klien has given in and stated that his province too, will comply with the new federal law. So much for Queen Elizabeth II swooping into save him by denying royal assent. You should never rely on someone with the title "queen" to help you on gay issues.
I guess in their own way, they are trying to fight back, as this site and others are still using the it's-not-real quotes around "marriage" after it follows the words same-sex or gay, in oder to invalidate the whole thing with their typing tricks.
Canada has done what it could to protect religious freedom, but marriage is a double edged sword, a word that carries both sacred and civil meaning, for better or worse, and for those who can't make the separation between church and state, it's going to be a hard road in the north.
Really? I'm so proud. I was about to think that they had given up. Seriously, who would stop them? The law in Canada doesn't stop churches from marring men and women, nor does it force a church to conduct same-sex marriage if it doesn't want to. It just requires the state to conduct and recognize same sex marriages, and give them the full benefits and rights that "traditional" couples would have. For churches, nothing really changed.
I suppose what they are really worried about is because same-sex couples now join the mainstream, that there will be a slow and subtle push for their institutions to accept same-sex marriages in their churches, and over the years, this will probably be the case, but for now, as long as those preaching from the pulpit don't go bonkers, they can keep their current state of affairs (or supposed lack of affairs, this is the church, you know).
Still, things seem to be going full steam in Canada, where even the most staunch opponent, Alberta's Premier Ralph Klien has given in and stated that his province too, will comply with the new federal law. So much for Queen Elizabeth II swooping into save him by denying royal assent. You should never rely on someone with the title "queen" to help you on gay issues.
I guess in their own way, they are trying to fight back, as this site and others are still using the it's-not-real quotes around "marriage" after it follows the words same-sex or gay, in oder to invalidate the whole thing with their typing tricks.
Canada has done what it could to protect religious freedom, but marriage is a double edged sword, a word that carries both sacred and civil meaning, for better or worse, and for those who can't make the separation between church and state, it's going to be a hard road in the north.
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Date: 2005-07-22 03:49 pm (UTC)You are so
That line is priceless.
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Date: 2005-07-26 04:39 pm (UTC)Nice icon pic BTW.