Well there's an obvious reason why we have these problems...

The Human Race, as a whole, is an idiot.

To those of those that disagree, I'd have to say that I feel sorry for you... Individuals can be smart, righteous, "good," but put everybody with conflicting ideas together, and you are left with utter chaos.

In my own opinion, far too many people take the Bible too literally - and I'm a faithful Protestant, my church is part of the United Church of Christ. But when analyzing the Bible, far too many lack a certain amount of... well... common sense?!

I live in Massachusetts, where gay marriage IS legalized. But one of the main arguements opposing this decision was a scripture from the Bible... I can't possibly recite it word for word, but it was something along the lines of, "If man shall sleep with another man, then they shall perish..." Of course this idea is ludicrous to me! I think that most conservatives don't realize the time we live in! Things are changing all around us. That is a good thing. But the thing I hate most about opposing gay marriage is this - what about them? Are they not people to? Should they be denied their "god"-given right? Can a bond be shared as great between two of the same sex as two of the opposite? I'm pretty sure you all can figure my stance on that...

Which, as someone stated earlier, is why religion should play no part in today's modern governments. The fact is, the last major religion created still started over 1,000 years ago! Obviously times have changed! But religion hasn't . Unless the religion can change with the times, then I don't believe it should be the secular authority of our world.

Sure - the 10 commandments are still reasonable laws to follow, but with the aid of science, much of the Bible can be proved false. Just because I'm Christian doesn't mean that I have to think that Jesus will return one day to save us all. It doesn't mean that I can't be pro-evolution... The thing that angers me with conservatives is their (for the most part, don't get angry if you aren't like this) lack of opening up to change, and... dare I say fair-mindedness?

As far as the original question goes.... good or bad? Why can't we all decide that together? This is where my idea of common sense comes into play. Can we agree that stealing is wrong, and giving to charity is good?

BTW - Catholic doctrine teaches that sexual orientation, in any way or form (included masturbation), is for one purpose alone: reproduction. Technically, it's a sin for a Catholic person to even have protection, because then they are having orientation for enjoyment, which the doctrine says is a sin. I personally don't believe that's right at all.

Protestants are a little more lenient - my church teaches that as long as you are educated and understand what you are doing, then it's fine!

All right, that's enough for me. I told myself that I would never think this much during the summer. Oh well...