Freedom of speech

Conversation or to convert another person is to persuade another person or person's to your own way of thinking.  As a Christian we call the witnessing to our faith as commanded in Matthew 28: 18 to 20,  sharing my personal beliefs should not mean I need to justify what I believe or produce proof of a God.  

My faith is a personal relationship with the Christian God Head (Father, Son and Holy Sprit) and this relationship is very different to other Christians, to the point I prefer to call myself a follower of Christ.  My faith will never make a better person than anyone. That's the whole point of my faith, all are sinners, therefore no one on this earth can meet Gods standard.  Yes I base my beliefs on a 2000 year old text, but many parts on the manuscript are much older.  
 

I happy to explain this further, but not argue.  Freedom of speech gives me the right to express my views your right is to reject those views. God gave mankind the freedom to chose right from wrong. Let's face it! You don't want me to preach you, nor do I want to be told my beliefs and my religious text is out dated. That to me is as offensive as a NO vote is to some gay people.  

Why some see a NO vote as a personal rejection and judgement but don't accept my personal believes is for me judgemental. It's ok to say YES and its ok to say NO based on your beliefs.  To say otherwise is to reject the validity of another beliefs.  Sure like me you  give your argument but leave personal judgements and attacks out of a much needed debate.
 

I did not want a say until I took time to understand why same-sex marriage was a human rights issue.  I did not understand the marriage act nor the legal implications. Although same-sex marriage is not my idea of what a biblical marriage should be.  That is not the question.
 

The question is what is the legal definition, what should it be and how does the wording of that act give every individual the same protection under the state law.  God's law (which we all break) is no longer the same as the states laws.  This is what this vote is about - bringing all state and territories laws in to one, so all same sex couples have equal rights across Australia, that is what makes this a human rights issue.  

I thought a friend express these points well yesterday,

Some people may wonder why same-sex couples want marriage equality and why it is different to de facto relationships. Here are a few reasons why:
• A legal marriage offers equal protection under the law.
• With a legal marriage, you are immediately the next-of-kin.
• A legal marriage offers all the citizenship rights of The Constitution.
• A legal marriage is immediately valid, unlike de facto rights....
• A legal marriage offers immediate joint property and inheritance rights.
• A legal marriage offers undeniable rights to benefits and insurance.
• The rights of a partner in a legal marriage cannot be denied by blood relations.
• A legal marriage is a sworn, binding contract that can only be broken in a court of Family Law.
I know there are a lot of other things that are going to be discussed in this debate, but these are some of the practical reasons many would like this change. 

I not wanting to tell you how to vote.  Except I want you to vote according to you own convictions, without being judgemental by others. God is a God of Love, the only thing he hates is sin. He still loves the sinner. There is enough ‘hate’ and judgement in the world without politicalise the right to choose how to live. It might be different to my choice, but you should still have the same rights as others.

YES! To Love, NO! To judging others