#icantakeit

I’m going to start this off by saying that I am not religious. More specifically, I believe that there could be a God, or not, but I don't live my live according to any specific set of rules other than my own ethics and morals, and I don't worry about life after death, only that I lead a good life while I can. If fact, I don't really think about religion at all, and it doesn't affect my life or my choices.

That being said, I would like to stand up for those who disagree with homosexuality because of their religion.

Before you massacre me, let me be clear. Under no circumstances is it acceptable or justifiable to bully, harass, abuse, discriminate against, or protest the legal rights of homosexuals. I support gay marriage. I support same-sex couples adopting children. I support freedom and equality.

Now on to my point. If a priest refuses to marry a couple because it is against his religion, find a different priest. You are asking him to violate the word of God as he believes it to be true. This man who has lived his entire life being true to God and His word is now being ordered to commit sin, and for this he truly believes he will spend eternity in Hell. He believes with all of his heart that his soul is damned. He will hate himself. Why would you do that to him? Why would you force somebody to go against everything he believes in? Just because you and I don't believe that homosexuality is a sin doesn't mean that everyone has to agree.