Censor,

I voted Democrat for decades until Trump.

When Trump ran the first time I knew that president might be able to nominate 3 justices and I absolutely did not want a liberal to have that opportunity.

It was becoming more and more obvious liberals were losing their sense of what is normal.

For me it was the transgender issue and the possibility of gays relegating women to a second class status that convinced me to stop supporting democrats.

Also, the blatant anti-Christian efforts of the far left is another thing that will further destroy the Democratic Party in my opinion.

Laura,

You're partially right but missing a point.

My issue with gay marriage was the possibility of radical gays attacking churches claiming discrimination.

It was becoming obvious gays were singling out Christians out of spite because conservative Christians don't endirse gay marriage.

I wanted gays to have legal protection for relationships because they had no structure or foundation. Just didn't like the word marriage for different reasons.

I didn't vote for Trumo out of retaliation for the Suoteme Court passing gay marriage. When the court passed gay marriage that showed me the court was liberal enough to pass other extreme measures and I realised the court needed a conservative president to nominate the coming up 3 open seats.

At that same time transgenders had started pushing for full legal access to facilities where women and minor girls use and I was concerned the Supreme Court could pass that.

Now that the court passed gay marriage i saw gays were moving forward and anything was possible that liberals wanted.

So I voted for Trump to block liberals from having more opportunities to pass more anti-women anti-Christian idealogy.

You're right gay marriage had something to do with my voting for Trump but not for the reasons you assume.

Corky,

"Because all people are imperfect in some ways."

That is exactly what Christianity teaches...no one is perfect.

What many people don't like to hear is that these imperfections, according to Christian belief, separate us from God for eternity when we die. But no one is forcing you to believe that. The Constitution guarantees the right to openly profess religious beliefs in the public forum, while also preventing the establishment of a state religion.

Regarding issues like abortion, consider that many people (religious or not) believe life begins in the womb. Those who hold that belief will oppose abortion as a form of casual birth control. This isn't just a religious debate. It's a moral and ethical one.

As a voter, I have every right to choose leaders who align with my values, including professing Christians as long as there's no mandatory religious litmus test for office.

Speak,

I don't follow Trump.

Now shoo.

Boaz,

"So is homosexuality"

So is having sex outside the bonds of marriage.

And Jesus said looking at a woman with lust is adultery. The same verses that condemn homosexuals also mention and condemn adulterers.

Looks like we're all pretty well screwed.

Boaz,

The point is we're all sinners.

And all doomed to eternal separation from God when we die.

Salvation is available to everybody who goes through the process of repentance, faith in Jesus Christ, and accepting Him as Lord and Savior.

It's not about being perfect. It's about accepting God's grace. The choice is yours.

Boaz,

Gays have a persecution complex because many straight Christians do single them out as if their own sexual sins don't matter and gays are doomed to hell.

Back in the 70s I had just been booted from the Navy and close to living in the street. I was eating at a fastfood restaurant one day talking about not sure what to do. My parents were not an option. While eating there, a total stranger came up to me introduced himself as the Pastor of a local MCC church that was in the process of being established in an extremely large city.

He offered me an extra bedroom living with him and his friend (lover as was called then). I made another friend while living there who helped me start college using my GI Bill. Eventually I finished my BS in Accounting and Minor Computer Science.

I'm getting to a point. The Pastor would talk to me since I lived with him and we discussed his take on homosexuality and sin in the Bible. Simply put he told me homosexuality is not a sin. I did not then and have never agreed with him. I'm glad I got the opportunity to learn his take on it.

Reconciling homosexuality and Christianity torments some young people who are raised as Christian and then realize they are gay.

Some straight Christians who most likely were homophobic before being saved use Biblical scripture to justify their hatred. It's very complex topic.

MCC resolved the issue I guess by teaching homosexuality is not sin.

I can't accept that but instead I simply decided straights and gays are all sinners and thus the whole purpose and reason for salvation and God's grace.

We're all sinners and saved by Grace through redemption and accepting you are a sinner and only through Jesus Christ can your sins be forgiven.

Dan,

I can't say.

The nature of God has been debated for years.

Is God righteous, fair and merciful or is God jealous, angry and wrathful?

Or is He all of these things and beyond our human ability to fully comprehend?

Donner,

I'm not the one who posts like a dick around here.

Donner,

"You use your religion as a cudgel to repress others."

You have it all wrong.

My faith isn't about repressing others.

It's about freeing people.