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Originally Posted by MattyC
I understand the idea that they want to "save" non-believers, but why can't they just let it go? If someone wants to burn in hell for being gay, why is it their problem?
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Photon addressed this one quite succinctly. Every Christian that I know is not nearly so callous as to just live and let live: they are concerned for the well being of others, and generally consider themselves morally culpable for the actions of others. It is actually quite sad on a number of levels to see good, sincere and earnest people torture themselves emotionally for their failure to "save" people before they die.
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Originally Posted by MattyC
A war on what? Semantics? What the definition of marriage is? It's just a word. Language evolves. If the concern is that gay marriage doesnt chime with Webster's definition is it really worth all this fighting? Does it invalidate your marriage if gay people can do it too?
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For many Christians this is a cosmic war between good and evil. On a cosmic scale, it is not an understatement to say that
EVERYTHING matters. Even something so incidental or semantic as the definition of "marriage" or "family". The reason why private life matters so much to many Christians is because everything about private life (thoughts, beliefs, seemingly benign rituals and behaviours) is amplified and its significance is exaggerated.