Court rules Christian Mingle must allow LGBT couples

[Chrystal-J]

Sacramento, Calif., Jul 6, 2016 / 03:02 am (CNA/EWTN News).- A California court ruled last week that ChristianMingle and it’s affiliate faith-based dating websites must allow LGBT singles to search and be matched with people of the same gender.

The ruling comes at the end of a 2.5 year legal battle after two gay men noticed in 2013 that new members to the popular dating site, which boasts over 15 million users, could only search for dates of the opposite sex.

Link: http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/n...-allow-lgbt-couples-94915/?platform=hootsuite

 

[Michie]

I saw this yesterday. I just did not have it in me to post it.

 

[bill5]

 

[Chrystal-J]

How long will it be before someone's suing the Catholic church to perform gay marriages?

 

[pdudgeon]

How long will it be before someone's suing the Catholic church to perform gay marriages?

probably not long.

 

[Sweet Tooth]

Christian Mingle is too ambiguous. Decades ago, this wouldn't be a topic for discussion whereas today you have people who openly live a homosexual lifestyle, consider themselves Christian, and there are Christian denominations who see no problem with it.

 

[Michie]

I don't know but it is getting depressing. There seems to be a real push for Christianity to conform. But it does not work that way.

How long will it be before someone's suing the Catholic church to perform gay marriages?

 

[bill5]

Don't you dare stand in the way of the PC Beast, Michie.....it is all but all-powerful and none may stop it save God himself, and I suspect that isn't happening until things get much worse....

 

[Tallguy88]

I didn't read the article or holding. But here's the problem with Christian Mingle. It isn't a Christian site or organization. It's a targeted dating service and their primary goal is to make money. They own many other niche dating sites, such as Jdate (for Jews), LDSmingle (mormons), BBWpersonals (for people who like to date overweight people), black singles, silver singles, and about 20 more.

They serve Mammon, not God. I've been wary of them ever since I first heard their commercials and their tag line "Find God's match for you". What arrogance to claim their for-profit dating service is somehow an expression of the divine will.

 

[Michie]

That does make me feel better. Believe it or not.

 

[Michie]

That does make me feel better. Believe it or not.

 

[Chrystal-J]

We must be prepared for a persecution of the church. Like in John 15:20 Remember the word that I said to you: 'A servant is not greater than his lord.' If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you. If they kept my word, they will keep yours also.

 

[Tallguy88]

Also of note is that the company already offered same sex dating options on some of its other dating sites.

So they can't really claim a conscious clause for one part of their business and not another. Either they have a legitimate religious objection to homosexual dating, or they don't.

 

[Tallguy88]

We must be prepared for a persecution of the church. Like in John 15:20 Remember the word that I said to you: 'A servant is not greater than his lord.' If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you. If they kept my word, they will keep yours also.

I agree. But this is a poor example. They already offered gay dating services on JDate, which is owned by the same company. This company doesn't keep God's word.

 

[Michie]

Tallguy-
That does make me feel better. Believe it or not.

 

[Chrystal-J]

I agree. But this is a poor example. They already offered gay dating services on JDate, which is owned by the same company. This company doesn't keep God's word.

I was referring to the possibility of someone suing the Catholic Church to perform gay weddings. I see priests going to jail in the future.

 

[bill5]

I didn't read the article or holding. But here's the problem with Christian Mingle. It isn't a Christian site or organization.

Near as I can tell, that first part isn't true. Granted it's not like they're going to ask for credentials, but it is targeted and intended for Christians.

And that said, not all Christian denominations have an issue with homosexuality per se, so the boo-hoo-I'm-oppressed morons kind of have a point, lame as it is.

 

[Rhamiel]

Christian Mingle is too ambiguous. Decades ago, this wouldn't be a topic for discussion whereas today you have people who openly live a homosexual lifestyle, consider themselves Christian, and there are Christian denominations who see no problem with it.

you have a point

and Tallguy has a point about it being a for profit site that has other sites that do allow gay matches......


but I just dislike the Government going so rough on what "is Christian" and what is not

they are going to use this as a tool against us, as a precedent

uhg, I sound paranoid, sorry

 

[Sweet Tooth]

you have a point

and Tallguy has a point about it being a for profit site that has other sites that do allow gay matches......


but I just dislike the Government going so rough on what "is Christian" and what is not

they are going to use this as a tool against us, as a precedent

uhg, I sound paranoid, sorry

Oh, I do believe that. Replace Christian with another faith and this mostly gets thrown out of court.

 

[LoAmmi]

I was referring to the possibility of someone suing the Catholic Church to perform gay weddings. I see priests going to jail in the future.

The First Amendment will protect the Catholic Church in this instance. There has never been a ruling in this country that required any religious institution to perform a marriage they didn't approve of. This includes when people sued for interracial marriage or even when two people who belonged to the religion sued. The courts will tell the people they can be married by the state but will not force your church to perform a marriage.