Since Pastor Tom asked a question on one of his radio shows this week, it only seems right that "Questioning Your World" should on the Sabbath try to give an answer or two.
Tom raised the issue of a young man charged with animal abuse through an act of bestiality. He suggested that if love is reason enough to allow same-sex marriage then why not allow inter-species marriage on the basis of love? Well, on the surface I suppose that there is something of an equal comparison, but just scratching the surface will show that this is apples and oranges. The fact is that first of all it certainly takes two humans to even talk about equality and consent. Beyond that, it takes two adult humans, thus explaining why pedophilia is not defensible. It really is clearcut in both cases.
Surely the time has come for us to stop worrying about what consenting, loving adults do with each other in private and begin truly worrying about matters that make a difference in the lives of most people living, struggling and suffering in the world today.
Blog you later,
Pastor Ian
This blog is a direct response to Pastor Tom's Engaging Your World (Click on the title of my post to read his post for that day) I do this not to be contrary or reactionary, but simply to demonstrate that conservatives do not have an exclusive claim on Christian proclamation. When I want to raise an issue instead of responding to Pastor Tom, I do so at my other blog, Culture Dove
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