Afterthought
Puritan Board Senior
Somewhat of a theological topic but also somewhat general. The theological portion concerns: (1) When precisely are we allowed to make an appeal to Scripture in arguing for civil law, and especially with unbelievers? E.g., must we argue from natural law first, then if that is ignored, appeal to Scripture?; may we start with Scripture first, immediately?; should we only appeal to Scripture in a national situation in which the land is mostly made up of Christians, or may we appeal to Scripture in other national situations as well (I suppose the state of the Western world would be: largely made up of unbelievers, but emerging from a Christianity that was past; I suppose it could also be described as "rebellious disciples", thinking in line of the "discipling of nations"), and if so, when?
The more general portion concerns: (2) What are the most persuasive rational arguments against legalizing homosexual "marriage"? It might be a good idea, at least for myself anyway, to brush up on this (I do live on a university campus that has a large homosexual population; and many of the professing Christians I know both here and elsewhere are for it, though some may think personally that it is a sin; some arguing that we cannot enforce Christian morality on unbelievers, others that we cannot do so in the civil sphere), but also (since I know that I myself am not always the most persuasive of arguers) to get some ideas of how to communicate better concerning this issue. I suppose this last topic can be applied to unbelievers, but there are many professing Christians out there who will support such a thing too, to whom such arguments may be useful with.
The more general portion concerns: (2) What are the most persuasive rational arguments against legalizing homosexual "marriage"? It might be a good idea, at least for myself anyway, to brush up on this (I do live on a university campus that has a large homosexual population; and many of the professing Christians I know both here and elsewhere are for it, though some may think personally that it is a sin; some arguing that we cannot enforce Christian morality on unbelievers, others that we cannot do so in the civil sphere), but also (since I know that I myself am not always the most persuasive of arguers) to get some ideas of how to communicate better concerning this issue. I suppose this last topic can be applied to unbelievers, but there are many professing Christians out there who will support such a thing too, to whom such arguments may be useful with.