21st June 2003, 6:35 AM
Quote:as for homosexuals same sex marriage the church has the right to marry who the wish to , If they dont accept it they are not to be critized their beliefs should be respected
I agree in part, disagree in part.
On one hand, I agree that just as National law should not be influenced by the Bible (Constitution is the US's "Bible"), it is not the right of the state to influence the church. It's a mutual separation.
On the other hand, demanding no criticism is a bit hypocritical. While the church's freedom of speech is to be respected, the freedom of speech of critics must be infringed upon? I've heard several people in support of the Iraq war say, "The freedom of speech protects the government from stopping you speak. It doesn't protect you from criticism." As a moderate liberal, I agree with them. Freedom of speech is a protection from governmental criticism, not societal criticism.