Ruth Institute Blog

Wow! Who sent you this amazingly exciting debate? He must be very handsome and wealthy!

Yes! Although I am actually only wealthy, not handsome.

Here is my post on it:
https://winteryknight.wordpress.com/2011/05/15/michael-brown-and-eric-smaw-debate-should-same-sex-marriage-be-legal/

That post has summaries of the opening speeches, and a link to his new book, which is on Amazon.

And here is something else your readers might like:
https://winteryknight.wordpress.com/2011/05/17/wayne-grudem-defends-what-the-bible-says-about-same-sex-marriage/

That’s one of the top Protestant theologians, author of our most popular systematic theology textbook. He is a Calvinist, though. I’m not. I’m a Molinist when it comes to soteriology and divine providence.

The short answer to the original question, is, of course, “NO!!!!”

Gee, I never thought that someone who was anti-gay would actually be against same-sex marriage.

His verbal bashing of LGBT people does not make him right. It just makes him popular with the fringe.

@Bob Barnes Since when is the truth “verbal bashing”?

And since when is the vast majority “the fringe”?

Same-sex marriage should be legal because it strengthens families and creates a more secure environment for kids (by virtue of strengthening their parents’ relationship). Plus our nation’s constitution says everyone should have equal rights.

Oh, and the government shouldn’t impose a religious viewpoint on society, especially when doing so impairs the religious freedoms of other religions.

There has to be, and will be, a foundation – and not everyone will agree on it.

@Sean SSM does nothing to strengthen families and everything to destroy them. There is no equal right to marriage – it is only a right for those who qualify for marriage, which means you must have opposite-sex couples. It is not a “religious” view, rather it is a societal view of thousands of years regardless of religion.