Same Sex Marriage and Church Law: A liberal evangelical call for greater inclusivity within Christianity according to scripture

Download or read book Same Sex Marriage and Church Law: A liberal evangelical call for greater inclusivity within Christianity according to scripture written by Kevin Mahoney and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2014-11-04 with total page 77 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, layperson Kevin Mahoney argues that Christian churches should embrace same sex marriage. Although many conservative Christians reject homosexuality due to the laws of Moses, Kevin points out that very few (if any) of these three-thousand-year-old Mosaic laws are upheld today, and that homophobia is contrary to the spirit and manner of our Lord Jesus Christ. Jesus himself never condemned homosexuality; however, He did illuminate the hypocrisy of the Pharisees. Kevin argues that the Pharisees are very much alive today in the form of conservative Christians that proscribe homosexuality. Since most of the laws against homosexuality around the world have a religious basis, then this book's demolition of the conservative Christian argument against homosexuality will also be instructive for non-religious LGBT rights campaigners. Using the Parable of the Prodigal Son as an analogy, Kevin outlines how liberal and conservative Christians can finally agree on the divisive issue of same sex marriage.