In Response to: 'I Side With Blue'

                      In a commentary recently posted by Francisco Gomez, he discusses the issue of gay marriage. He asks, "What's the difference between segregating based on color and segregating based on sexual orientation?". Since many believe this country to be a 'Nation under God', there is a difference in segregation and sexual orientation. As we all know, homophobic Christians just LOVE to refer to the Bible in their arguments against gay marriage. While nothing is explicitly stated about segregation, there are many passages that mention homosexuals, for instance “Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived. Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor homosexuals, nor sodomites, nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners will inherit the kingdom of God.” —1 Corinthians 6:9-10 (NKJV) Upon taking a closer look at this quote, we see that nearly all of the things that God forbids is no longer in wide-spread practice. It is now very common for 'fornicators' to have pre-marital sex on a regular basis. This is portrayed in almost every movie on the shelves at Blockbuster. In Biblical terms, idolatry is the worship of nature, or the worship of an ancestor or personal hero, which has also become very common. Nearly every person covets for what another has, and this is the reason we strive to be better. And are all of the 6th street frequenters doomed to eternal damnation? These customs may have held true at some point, but it is very obvious that we are a prone to moral change as a human race. Not many people give a single thought when they see inter-racial couples, when in fact this, too, is scrutinized and forbidden by God's word. "You shall not intermarry with them, giving your daughters to their sons or taking their daughters for your sons,  for they would turn away your sons from following me, to serve other gods. Then the anger of the Lord would be kindled against you, and he would destroy you quickly." (Deuteronomy 7:3-4) If this is now so largely accepted, same-sex marriage should be as well.