Question: Is gay marriage sinful?

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It’s like an imitation of Mary and Joseph’s Virginal marriage. Cancticles 8:9 give an idea of a reward for chastity.
 
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Sipetradayni said:
Is that really possible? We are human beings.
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Yep. A small percent of folks just don’t have a sexual attraction. I’ve had my hormone levels checked twice (normal), never had any traumatic experience that would lead to repression, and just never had a sexual attraction to anyone in my 32 years of life. It’s weird, and is rather like to experience attraction just to know why everyone’s so hung up on it, but it’s not the way I work.
 
I’m sorry but I think that’s not normal. At least I know now that there are people like that. Is your wife just like you? No offense.
 
Sipetradayni said:
I’m sorry but I think that’s not normal. At least I know now that there are people like that. Is your wife just like you? No offense.
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It’s okay, it’s certainly not the majority. It has it’s benefits, I mean I’ve never struggled with lust and I was never distracted by crushes. My husband isn’t but they’ve been with me for years, our marriage isn’t based on sex.
 
Trust me, I find requiring sex to have a fulfilling relationship just as odd 😊
 
What happens though in the case where people are pretty much “culturally brainwashed” to believe that gay marriage is a right and that anyone who is against it is a bigot?
I live in Australia and its like if you have a different view,(ie:that marriage is between a man and a woman) then you are the one that is thought as being discriminatory etc…

What I’m trying to ask (not very eloquently) is where does personal ignorance begin and end vs social construct cultural “brainwashing”?
 
I believe the bishops have taught that being misled while honestly searching for the truth is theoretically something that could reduce culpability. It all depends on the degree to which you choose to believe what you want to believe rather than devoting yourself to the truth as you understand it to the best of your ability regardless of whether or not it is difficult. The idea behind invincible ignorance is that it is possible for someone to search for the truth to the best of their ability and to follow that and yet to be incorrect.
 
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Rozellelily said:
What happens though in the case where people are pretty much “culturally brainwashed” to believe that gay marriage is a right and that anyone who is against it is a bigot?
I live in Australia and its like if you have a different view,(ie:that marriage is between a man and a woman) then you are the one that is thought as being discriminatory etc…

What I’m trying to ask (not very eloquently) is where does personal ignorance begin and end vs social construct cultural “brainwashing”?
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What makes you think that people who support same-sex marriage have been brainwashed or are ignorant? Did it ever occur to you that perhaps they genuinely believe that gay men and lesbians should be allowed to marry members of their own sex and that forbidding this has been an injustice? Of course, other people also have the right to believe that same-sex marriage should not be allowed and I wouldn’t claim that those who are opposed to same-sex marriage have been brainwashed or are ignorant just because they have views different from my own.
 
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