Why do some churches marry divorced people but not same-sex couples?

Answer 1

I have viewed "churches" to be a lot like individuals. Each unique collection of people has the authority to practice their beliefs in the manner they believe is most true to God. Of course their are some definite parameters in place to encourage churches from wandering outside of the intention of God. Sometimes these "boundaries" are referred to as "fundamentals" of the faith.

The question of churches marrying "divorced couples but not same sex couples" falls into this area. Same sex marriages are outside the intentions of the One who instituted marriage in the first place. In every single instance where The Bible addresses homosexuality, it is condemned as "sin."

Some one once said "God created Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve."

There are some churches, even entire denominations who have chosen to not marry those who have been divorced. We ought to respect their belief and conviction although it appears this is inconsistent with CHARACTER of God and the teaching of the Word He has committed to us.

Answer:

This is all true, however the point is simple, Homosexuality is a sin. Divorce is allowed in certain circumstances in the Law of Moses and this was later explained more perfectly by Jesus. Because some consider it a "gray" area, some allow and some do not condone divorce. I personally being a Christian divorce should be consider a last resort, and then (my belief) is not to remarry.

There is no gray area concerning homosexuality, it is just sin 100 percent of the time.

Answer 2

some churches will not let you get re-married in a church because you are disobeying god. and they feel it is wrong to let anyone repeat their vows if they will break them again. catholics do NOT let you get a divorce however you can get an annulment but that mean you will not be able to re-marry, and you will not be able to go to church and take part with the ceremony.

Answer 3

Most religions believe that people are supposed to be heterosexual, not homosexual, so they do not want to do anything that might encourage or validate what they consider to be a wrong sexual orientation. But note that there do exist some churches in which gay people can get married.

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Because God Planned it that way.

Women are supposed to marry Men

Women aren't supposed to marry Women

Men Aren't supposed to marry Men

There is no way to reproduce
Gay people can get married in several states and several countries. See related question links.

Answer 4

Because Jesus said that marriage can not be dissolved by man as written in Mark 10:9. Therefore, marriages are permanent and a married person can never marry another person so long as the other person lives.

Answer 5

In most countries, Christian Churches decide which couples they will marry and which they will not. (Some countries have national churches that are subject to the orders of the national legislature.)

Divorce is both prohibited and permitted in the Holy Bible. Jesus explains that divorce was originally prohibited, but then Moses allowed it because of the "hardness" of the hearts of the Israelites. Some churches permit divorced couples to remarry presumably for this same reason; some do not.

Same-sex marriage is not mentioned in the Bible. However, there is a prohibition of sexual activity between two men. Since it is assumed that couples, once married, will engage in sex (this is not true of all couples, however), many churches prohibit male-male couples to marry and even extend that prohibition to female-female couples. Some churches permit same-sex couples to marry because they say that the definition of marriage has changed over time, such as the change from polygamous marriages to monogamous ones.

Many of the major righteous persons mentioned in the Bible did not behave in accordance with conservative ideals. Abraham, Jacob, David and Solomon were all polygamists. Abraham slept with his servant. David had a woman's husband killed so he could marry her himself. Solomon married pagan women and permitted their worship in his household. Moses married a Black woman. Lot slept with his two daughters after the death of his wife. Joseph married a pregnant Mary, then lived with her in chastity. Jesus was a life-long bachelor.

Then, there is the argument that in the modern world, the purpose of marriage is not to have sex. This is especially true of same-sex couples, whose ability to have sex is not affected at all by whether they are permitted to marry.

Many churches that do not permit same-sex couples to marry point out that same-sex sexual activity cannot lead to procreation. These same churches, however, do not prohibit infertile couples from marrying, even though their marriages cannot lead to procreation.

Some have suggested that same-sex marriage is more vehemently opposed than the remarriage of divorced persons because of animus against gays and lesbians. The best way to decide whether this is true is to look at how individual churches treat single persons with a declared same-sex attraction, especially those who are chaste: whether they shun them or permit them to participate fully, including in positions of leadership.