A Christian wonders "where's the love?"

With all the recent debate surrounding the Prop. 8 decision, I decided to make a statement. I am a Christian and I voted no on Prop 8. No typos, you read that correctly. (For the politically handicapped, this means I am for gay marriage).

Although Prop 8 is a legal issue, several churches have brought it upon themselves to make it a religious one. I am a God-fearing young woman who believes in Jesus, the Holy Ghost, hell, fire and damnation. Can I get an amen (don’t worry; I’ll spare you a sermon)?

At the same time, however, I believe in equality and justice, principles which this country was founded on.

Try not to lose me here, fellow comrades, but as Christian aren’t we called to love homosexuals?

I mean, after all, Jesus lived among the sinners and showed them love regardless of gender, race, age, or sexual orientation. As his followers, I believe we are called to do the same.

Results of a study published by Religious Tolerance, found that Christians have the highest divorce rate of any religion and “have significantly higher divorce rates than atheists and agnostics.” We’re telling homosexuals they can’t marry, and yet we can’t stay married ourselves? I think they have a word for that… oh yeah. Hypocrisy.

Christians are single-handedly destroying the purity of God’s gift of marriage. Homosexuals are not to blame.

Historically speaking, America has proven that politics and religion should not mix.

For example, white Americans once owned slaves who were predominantly African. Churches in that time preached that God wanted it that way and that “Christians” were punishing Satan’s minions.

Now, we read about it and can’t believe the naivety of such a concept.

Does this sound familiar?

I just know the next generations will ask why we were being so stupid, and to think we could have done something about it, let’s.

So if religion is the reason you’re against gay marriage, then crack open whatever holy book you read, search within the soul your creator gave you, and rethink your position. At the end of the day, you are assuming God’s authority by telling homosexuals they are going to Hell for their actions. Doesn’t it clearly state in the Bible to leave all authority to God?