The California Supreme Court abolished the state’s same-sex marriage ban in May, sparking public celebration in some places and angry protest in others. Now some critics of same-sex marriage are fighting back with an initiative to reinstate the ban, leaving voters once again divided. Should marriage remain between a man and a woman, or is it time to widen the aisle for same-sex couples? (Editor's Note: On November 4th, California voters passed Proposition 8 to ban same-sex marriage.)
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Tolerance Is A Two Way Street
- From Orthodox Union
By Orthodox Union - An Orthodox Jewish Org.
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Not being Jewish, I may be a little confused. I'm aware that the traditional rabbinical treatments of the question deplore the actions involved in homosexuality. I also seem to recall that, as opposed to the traditional Catholic handling of the matter, the synagogues do not refuse homosexuals the right to attend schul because they feel that (I believe) learning and study are imperative in dealing with sins. Does this mean that the families of homosexuals are less likely to disown their children? Will the Jewish community easily accept civil marriage for same gender couples, or are they, in your opinion, deeply averse to such actions?
- OddGrouch
October 29, 2008 12:53PM
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Holding the gentiles responsible for fulfilling mitzvhot
Shalom.
It seems strange to me that an Orthodox community would choose this issue to take a stand on, when legally, the prohibitions against homosexuality are somewhat murky--The ACT is abominable, but the orientation is not commented upon. Also, the prohibition extends only to men. The problem with taking that verse and using it to prohibit marriage --indeed, any type of legal , contractual relationship, is that you're now assigning a sexual value to marriage which hasn't really been there before. You can't really say that marriage needs to be sexually kosher, because hoo boy, there's a lot more of those in the heterosexual world than the homosexual world.
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September 21, 2009 12:39PM
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