Q&A with Alan Shlemon — Should I refuse to photograph same-sex proposals?
In this clip from a Q&A that originally broadcast live on Instagram, Alan Shlemon answers the question, “I’m a photographer who works a lot of couples’ surprise proposals. Should I reject same-sex couples when I already accept heterosexual couples living in sin?”
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I think the flaw in the question is the false equivalence between fornicating and getting engaged to be married. This flaw then leads to a false analogy between engagement to marry and engagement to SSM.
Everybody sins in some ways (especially non-Christians) but a heterosexual proposal is a good thing so i think it's fine and even good to celebrate it. You don't know what people do behind closed doors. Maybe (and hopefully) they came with their friends or families and are not fornicating
It's really difficult for Christians in these jobs now. ❤️
I rather like the idea of providing "Christian Creative Services" – whether for photography, baking, etc. Even using that term as part of your business name. I know of many massage therapists, for example, who only serve women (such as pre-post natal, only) or even LGBTQ community. If someone hires me to provide something out of my scope, then it's guaranteed to be less than the best quality (hint, hint), because if my heart's not in it, neither is my creativity!
This was actually my question… and I photograph tourists on the beach in Hawaii. So heterosexual couples are traveling here and staying in hotels together and the vast majority are most likely living by non-Christian values of premarital sex (just like I used to do before becoming a Christian). My concern has been about being a hypocrite…if I refuse to photograph same sex couples because homosexuality is a sin, than how is it equitable for me to be okay with photographing heterosexual couples when the majority of them are most likely living in sin with each other before marriage? Since every single living breathing person is a sinner (lust after someone today, tell a fib lately?), what is the justification for refusing to photograph same sex couples proposal when it's okay to do it for heterosexual sinners? To be clear, I'm not interested in photographing same sex couples… but I do want to be very clear about being able to biblically justify it.
This is not complex at all. If this person is a Christian they shouldn't be doing either one. Stop condoning sin! And be BOLD about it. The time for walking on eggshells and trying never to "offend" anyone is long gone. Our country is under judgment. Where are the Christians BOLDLY standing against and speaking out about sin? That is what this country (and the world) really needs right now.
Well are you in sin by taking a picture of a same sex marriage? I would be more concerned firstly whether your in a righteous position in this matter.