[After another poster commented that they could not bring themselves to attend the future wedding of their niece and their niece's lesbian partner ...}
No, it's not fun having a family member upset with you or angry at you. But at least you know you're doing the right thing by not attending their wedding. When it comes down to it, what's more important? Your niece's feelings or the Word of God?
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"what's more important? Your niece's feelings or the Word of God?"
A good relationship with your family or the ability to feel self-righteoues?
Priorities, Jubilee.
"what's more important? Your niece's feelings or the Word of God?"
I think God will understand. Besides, it's not like he's going to stop the wedding by boycotting it.
Q: When it comes down to it, what's more important? Your niece's feelings or the Word of God?
A: Your niece's feelings.
This is really quite sad. As far as I know, there's nothing in the bible that says there's any harm in going to a lesbian wedding- but (I assume) the niece will be upset if she doesn't.
If God is so mean that there really is a problem...why worship him? Fear?
I'm tearing up a little. A few of my relatives felt like this when I got married (to another woman). Prolly got advice like this. We tried to convince ourselves that it was best that they didn't come and bring the mood down anyway, but four years later, I still can barely bring myself to talk to them. And no, JR, my atheist wife and I are truly not in the market for Jesus.
I'd love to be funny or say DIAF, but I can't. Especially since my female cousin and my wife's male cousin met at our wedding and had a wedding of their own a couple years later. The whole family came out in force for her wedding and talked about how accomplished and handsome my wife's cousin is. None of the 'phobes cared to be reminded of who he looked and thought a *lot* like.
"When it comes down to it, what's more important? Your niece's feelings or the Word of God?"
I think the feelings of the person who actually exists would be more important than your imaginary friend's.
Where does the Bible say "thou shalt not attend a lesbian wedding?" It says lying with a man as with a woman is an abomination, but I imagine many lesbians would actually agree with that statement (although not in the sense in which it was intended). Would Jubilee refuse to attend the wedding of a niece who had disobeyed her parents or ate shellfish?
Since God created your niece, and he seems to be above everything, going to see your niece would be better. It doesn't mean that you have to marry somebody of the same sex as you, just that you really love the sinner but hate the sin.
Actually, I think that bigoted, anti-family jerks like this ought to let their gay relatives know exactly what they think. That way, the gay relatives (and other family members) can write them off and need never look back.
Well, your niece's feelings are important, but if you have that attitude, do her a favour and don't go.
No, it's not fun having a family member upset with you or angry at you. But at least you know you're doing the right thing by not attending their wedding. When it comes down to it, what's more important? Your niece's feelings or the Word of God?
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Put it this way, if your gay niece left you $10,000 in her will, you wouldn't touch it, would you?
Thought so! hehehe!
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