This question is open to all.
Me personally, am Agnostic, a bit Skeptical yet optimistic and open to the spiritual ideas of others.
I see no issue with homosexuals, and think that they deserve the exact same right as heterosexuals under the law.
However, I don’t believe the state has the right to say what “marriage” is, and needs to name it’s current marriages “civil unions” for all types of partnerships, whether heterosexual or homosexual.
Marriage is a very different meaning to people. To some it means the holy union of one man and one woman. To others it may mean absolutely nothing. To me it means a vow of commitment between two consenting peoples who share their love for each other faithfully, a bond that has lasted since the dawn of man.
This is open to people of all different religions (or lack of) and opinions.
My faith believes that the practice of homosexula union/sex is a grave sin, however we love ALL persons, and are deeply sympathetic of those who bear this cross.
(CCC)
Chastity and homosexuality
2357 Homosexuality refers to relations between men or between women who experience an exclusive or predominant sexual attraction toward persons of the same sex. It has taken a great variety of forms through the centuries and in different cultures. Its psychological genesis remains largely unexplained. Basing itself on Sacred Scripture, which presents homosexual acts as acts of grave depravity,140 tradition has always declared that "homosexual acts are intrinsically disordered."141 They are contrary to the natural law. They close the sexual act to the gift of life. They do not proceed from a genuine affective and sexual complementarity. Under no circumstances can they be approved.
2358 The number of men and women who have deep-seated homosexual tendencies is not negligible. This inclination, which is objectively disordered, constitutes for most of them a trial. They must be accepted with respect, compassion, and sensitivity. Every sign of unjust discrimination in their regard should be avoided. These persons are called to fulfill God’s will in their lives and, if they are Christians, to unite to the sacrifice of the Lord’s Cross the difficulties they may encounter from their condition.
2359 Homosexual persons are called to chastity. By the virtues of self-mastery that teach them inner freedom, at times by the support of disinterested friendship, by prayer and sacramental grace, they can and should gradually and resolutely approach Christian perfection.
As far as “civil rights” for homosexuals go, it would be sad in the extreme if we, the people, were to allow homosexuals to change the definition of marriage. I guess, if a state must act on this matter at all, than civil unions would be the only concession that a state should make. That keeps it financial and civil, and stays out of religious turf. It may even benefit heterosexuals finding themselves in a financial civil responbility situation with parents, children, siblings, grandparents, aunts, uncles, neices, nephews, foster parents, friends etc. where an unusual,living situation has occurred, and it is beneficial or necessary to share property, medical information, etc. between any set or group of living partners who mutually wish to.
So, no problems with the civil unions, I guess.
I will reserve my personal opinions regarding the matter of whether or not sexual preferences rise to the level of civil rights at the level of state to begin with in the interest of Christian charity.
