Receive One Another

A short essay I wrote in response to some of the political maneuvering in this country to promote same sex marriage. I had read a joint statement that His Grace made along with some of the other West Coast bishops that encouraged Orthodox Christians to make a strong stand against California’s Proposition 8 and similar legislation and I thought I would organize my thoughts on the issue in order to be able to make such a stand. It is not really “about” same sex marriage, but rather offers a critique on the notion that the state should be the de facto authority on marriage and I attempt to go a little deeper into the theological basis for romantic love.