If you have been following the news at all lately you know that “tolerance” has been in the headlines the last few days. Mostly because President Obama just decided to come out in support of gay marriage. The supporters and liberal media preach tolerance to us “Christian folk”. I am intolerant if I do not support gay marriage. I am imposing my views on everyone around me by not being “ok” with gay marriage. I am being hateful if I tell two individuals that love each other that they cannot be with each other.
First off, let’s stop all the BS. If you want to have an open and honest discussion about why gay marriage is wrong, immoral, and an attack on the family--then let’s discuss. However, if you are going to call me hateful and intolerant because I am standing up, not only for family, but also for what is right, then the discussion is over before it’s begun.
Before I dive into the reasons I named for being against gay marriage, let me begin by stating that I believe there is absolutely NO SUCH THING as “gay marriage”. Marriage is a covenant between a man, woman, and God. Marriage is a religious institution. From the beginning of time man and woman have declared vows to become one. Marriage will never be between a man and a man or a woman and a woman.
Why is gay partnership wrong? Simple. It goes against our very nature as human beings. We were designed with a specific purpose in mind-- to procreate. A female and male body were designed to fit (literally) with each other. It is impossible for homosexuals to procreate. It is un-natural for homosexuals to have “relations” with each other. And yes, I will go so far to say that homosexuals were not born that way, instead they have some type of mental illness--much like a pedophile. It is unnatural and not how we were designed.
Why is gay marriage immoral? I can hear it now, “your morals are not my morals”. Yet again, you would be wrong. There is a definite right and wrong as defined by God. Even if you don’t believe in God, that’s where right and wrong come from. Our civil laws are all derived from an absolute--that absolute just so happens to come from our Creator. Any situation which institutionalizes the circumvention of the purpose of the sexual act violates natural law and the objective norm of morality.
Why is gay marriage an attack on the family? Gay marriage in and of itself prevents family. Gay marriage is intrinsically sterile. Not to mention the sinfulness that takes place any time two homosexual individuals partake in their sexual acts. The job of the family is to promote the greater good and to lead away from sin, not allow our children to be surrounded by sin. I would have the exact same argument against two unmarried individuals who engage in sexual acts. Sex outside of marriage is an attack on family.
I think the old saying “hate the sin, love the sinner” is what we must continue to follow in these times. I believe we need to rid the world of all sin. We must choose to do God’s work, not promote the devil’s evil tasks. Homosexuals were punished by God long ago--as we read in the bible. We are called to learn from those stories, we are called to guide our brothers and sisters to truth.
So why do I stand up against “gay marriage”. Simple. God calls me to. God demands that we better our society. God demands that we raise our children on a solid foundation of family. God demands that we love. God’s warriors have been killed over the ages for standing for what’s right-- over and over again. Even if you don’t believe in God or in His way you are still part of the world He created, and you will still answer to Him at the end of your life. In everything we do we are called to glorify God, and if our actions or our brother’s actions do not do that, then we must change.
Agree. Nearly 100% agree. But I think your comments beg the question - what should we do as a society? Individuals are called to stand for their own beliefs. We Christians are called to stand for morality. But we Americans are called to stand for freedom, especially freedom of religion. Does our American (civic) society have to bend its will to our religious (Christian) will? Should we not only stand against sin, but also Outlaw it? Most importantly, if we allow the government to define, outlaw, and punish sin (consider adultery as a good example in this thought experiment) as a civic wrong, do we also concede that any behavior not punished is not a sin?
ReplyDeleteI think that the most vocal proponents of N.C.'s amendment, or the most vocal opponents of 'Gay Marriage' fail to recognize that they live in two different societies - and we, as Christians are called to live in each as moral beings, but also recognize the separation between the two (Give unto Caesar...)
"Marriage" began as a religious institution, but it has also been adopted as a civic institution. You are right, as a religious institution, it will never be between a man and a man - as a civic institution, however, our American Society must decide whether it is denying equal access to that civic institution merely because certain individuals have sinned. Is not divorce the same? have we not 'legalized' immoral behavior in all 50 states by allowing marriages to be dissolved? And yet, churches have not crumbled, marriage remains.
As you say, "Hate the Sin, Love the Sinner" is absolutely the motto we must adopt - but is outlawing those things we "hate" how we are called to address those things? Instead of banishing sin from his presence, Jesus accepted and even welcomed sins and sinners because he knew the power of love and human compassion could overcome both the sin and the sinner. To "Hate" by banishment or outlawing certain behaviors does not turn sinners into saints - it merely functions to banish the sinners as well.
TL;DR - We should focus on the different natures of our Christian society and American Society - the Orwellian imposition of Christian Morals by anyone other than Jesus will lead to more strife than love - and defeat the purpose entirely (look at any theocratic society ever, esp. Iran, Afghanistan).
I think you bring up some good points. Some that could warrant a long discussion.
ReplyDeleteAs far as what we as a "society" should do...I think, like many things government needs to stay out of it. Marriage is something that is to be done by religious institutions. The entire reason the homosexual community wants "gay marriage" recognized is so that their behavior is accepted.
Jesus indeed walked with sinners, but he transformed those sinners.He called them to face their sin and change their ways. We as a society must do the same. I am a Catholic first and I believe that there are some "laws" that are immoral. I stand by the church's teachings first and foremost. I don't believe it is hateful to outlaw "gay marriage". On the contrary, I believe that I am not only standing up for my family when I vote against it, I believe I am standing up for family in general.
We are not called to turn a blind eye and ignore our homosexual brothers and sisters. We are called to live by example and we are called to lead them to Jesus in the best way we know how--love.
God gave every human being free will. Free will is something no other human can take away from another human. What you decide to do in your own life is up to you, there's not much I can do. However, I can fight like hell to show you the true path.
I believe that we are all called to live together in a loving community. The best way I know how to do that is by fighting against sinful behavior in all it's forms. By ignoring it we are only letting the devil into our lives more and more.