They've legalised same-sex marriages in Denmark. Thanks for that. Very nice. I never understood the issue in the first place. It's as it says on thousands of supportive banners, signs and images: "Marriage is a human right, not a heterosexual privilege." Finally we're getting somewhere. I'm not entirely sure whether I like the idea that the government interferes with the church or not though. Even as I support gay marriage, I feel like there should be a line somewhere, I don't know. Seems to me like they're headed in the right direction on their own, since the majority of priests in Danish churches are willing to marry gay couples, and one can conclude that the people of the church today are neither unreasonable nor obstinate in terms of cultural and lawful progress. The way I see it, it seems as though it's rarely the religion itself, but the religious and the way they interpret that religion who are ultimately the problem with religion. A religion can be undeniably impractical, not to mention unreasonable (-- and most are!), but I've learned that this is far from the case when you look at its followers. Man is not impractical or unreasonable by design. So I think most religious people are getting it right just by being human, and sooner or later those old priests will have to die anyway, right?
"Oh, so you don’t support gay marriage? Tell me more about how it directly affects your life."
You've got some pretty interesting point of views... would love to read more of these insightful posts
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