sanctity

I hear a lot about this. The sanctity of human life. Do we still believe in this? That our lives are somehow sacred, or more sacred than that, of say, a hippopotamus? Or that any life is sacred? Why? Is it just because we want others to see our own lives as sacred? People die every day. So...

I came across this outstanding post by davebuck on christianforums.com: --------------------------- A. Marriage in the United States shall consist of a union between one man and one or more women. (Gen 29:17-28; II Sam 3:2-5) B. Marriage shall not impede a man's right to take concubines in...

There is a lot of talk about protecting the sanctity of marriage, but what does that mean? (Obviously, I'm going at this within the context of gay marriage) So, what makes marriage holy or sacred? Based on the general themes of most religions, one would think that it is things like love...