Faith and Eqaulity

Ok, so I'm probably going to tick some people off, be fair warned.  I have been thinking about this lately.  I follow a group called Give a Damn. If you have heard nothing about them check out their website here. They are trying to campaign for LGTB equality, wich I feel is so important.  Ok, so I suppose I should share my view on the whole LGBT thing. Obviously I am in support.  I support their goal for equality, for their goal of stopping sexuality based hate crimes, their goal of just implementing acceptance among others, and the last thing I support their goal of getting marriage equality.  Um, yes I know that will come as a surprise to some, but that is what I believe.

I don't think just LGBT equality is important, but equality in general.  We as christians are called to love one another as Christ loves us. So that means we are to love the gays, lesbians, african american, asian, really anyone in our world no matter shape, color, ethnicity, gender or sexual orientation.  I know the bible says that marriage is only between one man and one women, but at the same time God created these people. So I struggle with the fact that God only called men and women to marry. So a loving God would create these people, nurture these people, has a plan for these peoples lives, but say "I am sorry, but I don't love you enough to let you marry your heart, your true love."  How can a loving God do that/say that? I don't know, I think some of the context of what is said in the bible should be either looked at with current lenses or something along those lines. I mean I read recently about Jacob who had two wives. Really how is having two wives ok but marrying the same gender not ok in God's eyes?

So needless to say I am in support of New York and them passing the marriage equality act.  Also this blog really came out of a thing a friend said to me a while ago, it got me to think and actually agree that what he is saying was true for a lot of christians.  He said that he doesn't follow a faith, and never will because they are just a bunch of hypocritical people.  They read the good book, listen to the preachers and what do they do? They act like they are better than you, and they go against what they read and are taught. Ok so he may be a little out there, but the fact is we as a christian group do not exactly stick to what we read and are taught. It is because of our free will or sinful flesh. So what are your thoughts?