The fisrt time I read this, I felt it was an excellent post. I still feel this is an excellent post.
One of my very best friends in this world is gay. SHE and I have been friends since highschool. She was raised in the roman catholic church--old school. She is one of the most compassionate and loving people I know. She goes to a community alternative church now to practice her faith in God where she is accepted and loved.
What people need to learn more than anything about the bible, or any other theological print, is that it is not sane to create a whole religious belief that something is wrong based on one or two verses in the whole book. I believe you are so right regarding the many people who call themselves christian who do not behave christ-like. There are even verses of scripture that speak of such people. But so-called christians don't haggle over those verses--heh.

I agree with you here-I was raised Catholic and remain Catholic, guess I'm a bad Catholic since I agree homosexuals should be allowed to marry. However, I do not want anyone telling me I can't do something reasonable just because, so I have to say this is a privilege and freedom all should enjoy. In the same right I do believe churches still have the right to their beliefs, be it an alternitive church or what have you. Legally this shouldn't be an issue and for the LOVE OF GOD a lot of time and money is being wasted here-put it to rest! OR as I think it was Jay Leno said "Why shouldn't gays have the right to marry and be miserable like the rest of us."

I remember this post from the first time

I had a friend who was catholic and her Grandmother couldn't accept her baby boy because she was with her second husband. The poor little baby was a sinner for being born at the wrong moment.

The thing which really gets to me is all these people having big fancy church weddings, baptisms and confirmations and all that and they don't know one end of a bible, prayer book from another. Love is what matters. People don't even say 'making love' anymore.

Ding dang dong... where have I been?? This is an AWESOME post and I know I should talk about it as I'm supposed to talk about it if I'm commenting here, but see, comments are CLOSED on the post that I want to comment upon because I haven't been here for so long so I'm actually going to talk about THAT one (with apologies).

OMG! Fish sticks! And tuna salad sandwiches! Did you have to eat (if I hear from anyone about how this doesn't exactly sound like a bad thing...) cheese pizza frequently on Friday nights? My mom liked to add toast with cheese pizza. Hello? But yeah, tuna casserole, toasted tuna sandwiches in tinfoil in the oven, did you get those? And good grief of COURSE there could be no addition of celery or pickles or anything else to it. JUST the tuna and the mayo. I just KNEW there was more to the connection that was humming through these wires between us... it's that underlying recovering catholic thing. ;-)

Okay. Sorry for the interruption. Boo schmuckabee.

(don't get me started on catholic priests or the bastard that killed our friends' son who was confronting him for his actions around the young boys in the parish; or the higher ups in the church who had sent him our way in the first place, relocating him again and again when trouble started to brew...)

Hi there - came over from Heather Z's page. This is a fantastic post! I'd like to add my own belief that homosexuality is NOT a choice but that we are born homo- or heterosexual. I had a very close gay friend who once said to me, "why would I choose this?" Not an easy lifestyle here is the US of A. So amen to gay marriage and equal rights for ALL. And to those of you who bring up the religious aspects, although you most likely do not believe that people are born gay, since I DO, I ask you this: Does God make mistakes?

Wow-I didn't mean to bring up Catholic bashing or any other bashing-my comment was meant to be supportive of ALL types of religions and beliefs I hope it was taken int the spirit it was intended. Bashing anyone's religion is not the way-there is good and bad in all walks of life.

I remember this post from the first time. I think it was one of the first ones I read from you, which means I've known and loved you and Bill for 4 years!! I can't believe it's been so long.

I owe you a long email. Thank you both for posting and being who you are.