Submitted on Reddit by ewingfield
The above photo is in the top ten of Digg.com's most popular this week, garnering nearly 5,000 re-posts. It says it all in the headline: "WE CAN QUOTE THE BIBLE TOO". This image seems to be one in support of marriage equality. While it is a fair enough gesture, it shows how one can use the words of the Bible to support just about any view. Surely there are instances in the Bible that can be used to support or oppose this ongoing battle over the definition of marriage. However, in such cases when should one see it as legitimate use or possible misinterpretation? Judging from the verse: "A marriage should be considered valid if the wife is a virgin. If the wife is not a virgin she shall be executed." Deuteronomy 22: 13-21, its trying to highlight that if one is going to use the Bible as a reference point from which others are to live by, then their life should be subject to it as well. However, to play the "devil's advocate", while this excerpt from the Good Book does debunk some arguments as to what symbolizes marriage, it does not by default support marriage equality. As a suggestion, to effectively do so a better biblical reference would need to be presented which specifically undermines the traditionally accepted notion of whom constitutes a marriage.
-O.Lucius
