The same-sex marriage referendum debate

[Rois]

I had to get married in City Hall as I was having a Catholic wedding in France, and in that (historically Catholic) country, they have separated the civil and religious elements. You cannot be legally married in a church there. Civilly everyone is on the same footing until you choose to make the religious commitment. And I think that's a better way to have a Catholic (or any religious) wedding.

[T Fearon]

Yes.No problem with that.There was a religious wedding

[longballin]

There you go - it has Tony's blessing. 

[heganboy]

Heganboy,Jesus' love is not unconditional,it does not extend to tolerating sin

Who was the telling you?
Pretty sure it's limitless according to others...

[T Fearon]

Why then did he come to save sinners,if anything goes and God's love continues regardless no matter what anyone does (murder,rape etc)? The core principle of Christianity is birth,life,death and judgement.No need for judgement if God's love is unconditional

[Rossfan]

Don't your Presbyterian mates have some doctrine that people are already saved or damned on advance so it doesn't matter what sort of life you live?

[seafoid]

Why then did he come to save sinners,if anything goes and God's love continues regardless no matter what anyone does (murder,rape etc)? The core principle of Christianity is birth,life,death and judgement.No need for judgement if God's love is unconditional

How can God do the sports results if she keeps on getting interrupted with judgements ?

[longballin]

Only thing I believe is there is a God and he ain't Tony Fearon. So won't be needing his spiritual guidance on a website. Thanks all the same...

[T Fearon]

It stands to sense if anything goes and God's love is unconditional there would have been no need for Jesus to assume human form to save sinners,or confession or end of life judgement

[Avondhu star]

Don't your Presbyterian mates have some doctrine that people are already saved or damned on advance so it doesn't matter what sort of life you live?

Yes but they can be saved for the next world by spending their time in this world living in Ballymena

[T Fearon]

Instead of cynicism explain why Jesus came to save sinners and underwent a horrible death if anything goes and God's love is unconditional?

[playwiththewind1st]

Go & make your Xmas dinner.

[T Fearon]

I have paid household staff to do that for me.👍

[playwiththewind1st]

A marital union,not based on unconditional love involving a male and female,and not sanctioned by God in a religious service,is an act of blasphemy in my opinion.

I got legally married in Belfast City Hall and there wasn't a word about God (bad or good) in the ceremony, therefore there is no chance it could fit the definition of blasphemy.

I did the same & it's pretty legal, even in a timewarped hellhole like Northern Ireland. Plus, I just happened to get the seal of approval from Gerry Adams (of all people) on the day, so there was a much higher authority involved. All good then.

[playwiththewind1st]

I have paid household staff to do that for me.👍

We all know that you inhabit some sort of parallel universe, but even the Russians emancipated the serfs as long ago as 1861.