Gay Rights

We support equal rights for homosexuals. We respect the views on both sides of the gay marriage debate, but believe civil unions should give homosexual couples access to the same benefits  of marriage that heterosexual couples have, including medical rights, home ownership rights, federal immigration recognition etc, without casting a shadow on the sanctity of marriage.

As Christians, we are commanded to love, treat with respect and defend homosexuals and any other marginalized group, no matter what your Biblical conviction is on the individuals’ lifestyle. Jesus said that if we commit hate in our heart we have committed murder – thus, we take discrimination, hate-talk and the bullying of homosexuals very seriously.

Scriptures reflecting the values:

1 John 3:14-15 We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love each other. Anyone who does not love remains in death. Anyone who hates a brother or sister is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life residing in him.

Matt 5: 21-22 “You have heard that it was said to the people long ago, ‘You shall not murder, and anyone who murders will be subject to judgment.’ But I tell you that anyone who is angry with a brother or sister will be subject to judgment. Again, anyone who says to a brother or sister, ‘Raca,’ is answerable to the court. And anyone who says, ‘You fool!’ will be in danger of the fire of hell.

John 8: 3-11″They made her stand before the group and said to Jesus, ‘Teacher, this woman was caught in the act of adultery. In the Law Moses commanded us to stone such women. Now what do you say?’ They were using this question as a trap, in order to have a basis for accusing him.But Jesus bent down and started to write on the ground with his finger. When they kept on questioning him, he straightened up and said to them, ‘If any one of you is without sin, let him be the first to throw a stone at her.’ Again he stooped down and wrote on the ground.At this, those who heard began to go away one at a time, the older ones first, until only Jesus was left, with the woman still standing there. Jesus straightened up and asked her, ‘Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you?”No one, sir,’ she said. ‘Then neither do I condemn you,’ Jesus declared. ‘Go now and leave your life of sin.’ “