Where We Live: God vs. Gay
New book says religious people should support gay rights because of religion.
Since Connecticut legalized gay marriage in November 2008, more than 6,000 same-sex couples have been married here.
More and more Northeastern states are legalizing same-sex marriage with New York doing it last summer. It’s an issue that continues to stir debate - from California’s Proposition 8 to this year’s presidential race.
Today, a religious look at gay rights in the United States. We’ll be joined by author Jay Michaelson who has a new book called God vs. Gay? The Religious Case for Equality.
He says religious people should support equality and inclusion for sexual minorities because of religion...not despite it.
We’ll talk with Michaelson and religion writer and the host of Paper Trails Mark Oppenheimer. We’ll also be joined by Peter Wolfgang from the Family Institute of Connecticut...that group has opposed gay marriage laws in the state. Also, Yale Law School student Sherif Girgis has a book coming out in February called What is Marriage? Man and Woman: A Defense.
Are you a religious person struggling with the questions about homosexuality? Have your own beliefs changed?
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typo above
The Christian world I was introduced to was ALL about love...
perhaps this slip was Freudian!
The oppressed Catholic Church
Mr. Wolfgang drags up that old assertion that those nasty gays and their rights threaten the religious freedom of the church. And he uses for an example how the Catholic Charities adoption agency in Boston had to discontinue its practice because it was being forced to allow gays to adopt. The truth is, this agency would rather turn its back on everyone rather than admit that one small percentage of this world is gay - and one small percentage of those might want to adopt children. It's a tired, specious argument, and must be challenged whenever its uttered. Funny, the Christian world I was introduced to was not about love and never judging others. Mr. Wolfgang and his ilk behave in a clearly un-Christian manner.
Email from Andrew
I am a heterosexual, married Roman Catholic man with gay and lesbian friends and relatives. I listened to part of this morning's program about marriage, and wish to comment, please.
To me, the bottom line is this: Jesus welcomed the marginalized people of his day. I believe, were he to walk the Earth today, he would treat the LGBT community with the exact same love and compassion.
Email from Daniel
It's ironic to me that Christians are so protective of marriage, considering it was forbidden by the church for the first thousand years of Christianity's existence.
I'm also curious about how many homosexuals Peter knows. I have many gay friends, and they're indistinguishable from everyone else, except for who they love. It's so easy to legislate against people you don't know or understand.
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