Denmark? Let's see, along with them the UK, The Netherlands, Norway, and Sweden all allow gay marriage... interesting, because those are the same 5 nations that that refused to allow persecuted Christians from Iraq into their country, and repatriated them to Iraq ? Interesting thing. Some others were also refused asylum- gays... and now, 25 gay men and 8 Christians were killed in Iraq for those very reasons (see amnesty international).
My point is... when Christianity is persecuted, so is homosexuality, and when homosexuality is persecuted, so is Christianity. Neither are persecuted in this country... yet. But be careful... because when one IS persecuted, the other is sure to follow quickly.
By the way... would you consider blocking buses from getting to a prayer rally legal?
http://news.google.com/newspapers?id...=3545%2C677511
How about Jews, Christians, and Buddhists all having their religions services disrupted in the 1993-4... even to the point that the human rights commission of the fed. govt. was called in to investigate. Also quoted in that article is this example, "in Septebmber Homsexual activists in San Francisco blocked access to Hamilton Square Baptist Church shoved churchgoers and pelted some with eggs and stones... . (Washington Times article, April 2, 1994).
Interrupting meetings of the general conference.. by both blocking access and by entering the meeting and causing disruption. (2000).
http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-26490043.html
Blocking entrances to a episcopal meeting in the same year... simply because in that meeting, "former gays" were giving testimony of how they felt God had helped them change.
http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-63114739.html
Jun 13, 2000, 200 gay activists stormed a Southern Baptist convention in protest. The SBC convention actually voted to allow them to stay for the duration of the discussion. However, when the vote came, gay activists blocked the stage and vowed not to leave until they were arrested (Orlando Sentinel - Orlando, Fla. Jun 13, 2000, Esmond Hilton, author.
I can go on and on about how Christians have been blocked from entering their worship services, meetings, etc.
here in the united states, mainly by gays. Does that mean I think all gays are for this, or even a majority? Absolutely not. Do I think there is a vocal minority that has done this? Yep. Is there also a vocal minority of heterosexuals who just LOVE IT when the church is struck down in any way shape or form? Yep.
It is to those that my OP was directed. Those who see this decision and others like it as a strike against Christianity. Those who truly can't see the forest for the trees. That historically, when Christians become persecuted (which we are not...yet, though there have been isolated cases of actual violation of human rights, that is, freedom of religion)... or are open game for persecution by others, so are gays and lesbians.
Funny thing, when I was a college minister, the two groups that worked the hardest together to make sure both were protected at my school, was the Gay and Lesbian Student Alliance, and the Baptist Student Union... because there, both leaders understood the very point I am making.