Comments on: Methodists protest rejection of same-sex unions http://themoderatevoice.com/19335/methodists-protest-rejection-of-same-sex-unions/ An Internet hub for moderates, centrists, and independents, with domestic and international news, analysis, original reporting, and popular features from the left, center, and right Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:14:44 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: runasim http://themoderatevoice.com/19335/methodists-protest-rejection-of-same-sex-unions/comment-page-1/#comment-153254 runasim Sat, 03 May 2008 19:13:32 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/society/homosexuality/19335/methodists-protest-rejection-of-same-sex-unions/#comment-153254 Sex is controvversial , Religion is controversial. Poliiics is controversial.<br>Mix all three, and progress is bound to be very bumpy.<br><br>Religion is the thorniest obstacle, because anyone can claim to have God on their side, and people do just that. In reality,it's a conflict between tradition and progress. <br><br>Maybe there is comfort in remembering how long it took for other societal changes to take hold: civil rights for blacks, women's suffrage, etc. Sex is controvversial , Religion is controversial. Poliiics is controversial.
Mix all three, and progress is bound to be very bumpy.

Religion is the thorniest obstacle, because anyone can claim to have God on their side, and people do just that. In reality,it's a conflict between tradition and progress.

Maybe there is comfort in remembering how long it took for other societal changes to take hold: civil rights for blacks, women's suffrage, etc.

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