An essay by Helmi Lipiäinen

Marriage equality should be reality in church

The law that allows same-sex marriages in Finland entered into force on the 1st of January in 2017. Even though same-sex marriages are increasingly justifiable in societies, church still keeps teaching that marriage is only between a man and a woman. How can church discriminate people when the society should be equal for all? Why is love only for some people?

I’ve been told that God loves everyone and that the love of God is the greatest of power. For some people it seems obviously too hard to get.

Of course, there are people among church who are against this kind of discrimination and would allow same-sex marriages to happen in church. The ecclesiastical council decides on the doctrinal matters of church like the marriage. Significant issues, including marriage education, require ¾ majority of the votes. The problem is, that the ones who could make difference on this issue, are conservative middle-aged men and you might guess what their opinion is regarding to this matter.

Church is also scared that it will lose believers if they accept marriage equality. And I believe that it will probably happen. However, we should keep in mind that many people already have resigned themselves from church because its general opinion about marriage.

Church naturally bases its opinions on the Bible. According to the Bible marriage is only for a man and a woman. The Bible was written almost 2000 years ago by men. The world was very different back then and you can notice it when reading the Bible. For example: The Bible doesn’t judge slavery. Also, women are spoken in a degrading tone. That is why we can’t follow the Bible in a literal sense because many of its instructions are illegal and contradictory today.

Church should not cling to vanity. Instead, it should focus on the main message of Christianity: love towards each other and God. It is not church’s mission to judge anyone

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