Soviet communism attempted to construct a society under a new social and ethical system, which subverted the natural moral order. In doing so, people were compelled to live in contradiction to their conscience. Without the influence of the conscience, moral governance shifts from the self to the state. The lesson here is this: when the society demands conduct that is in contradiction to what mankind knows in his heart to be right and true, the state will coerce such conduct. This principle is summed up in “Colson’s Law,” which essentially states that the more a society is governed by conscience, the less it requires outside enforcement or police. The less conscience, or self-governance, the more police will be required (i.e. totalitarianism).
This same pattern accompanies activist efforts, which seek to legitimize homosexual acts through the imposition of same-sex marriage (SSM). Unable to rely on the democratic process to advance their agenda, gay-rights advocates have instead employed activist judges, propaganda campaigns, indoctrination of youth, and intimidation tactics to impose their moral vision.
The essence of the homosexual agenda and its demand for legal marriage is not about the expansion of civil rights. It is, instead, committed to the complete reordering of our society. Paula Ettlebrick, the former legal director of the Lambda Legal Defense Fund, as much as confirmed this when she said:
Being queer is more than setting up house, sleeping with a person of the same gender, and seeking state approval for doing so . . . Being queer means pushing the parameters of sex, sexuality, and family, and in the process transforming the very fabric of society (quoted in William B. Rubenstein, Since When is Marriage a Path to Liberation? Lesbians, Gay Men, and the Law [NY: New York Press, 1993], 398, 400.).
In the minds of such, it is Christianity (and religion, in general) that stands in the way of this social transformation. Therefore, it is only natural that as SSM gains traction, there will follow a suppression of religion and persecution of the religious. Harvard professor of law Mary Ann Glendon acknowledged this real consequence of legalizing same-sex marriage. She writes:
Religious freedom, too, is at stake…. Every person and every religion that disagrees will be labeled as bigoted and openly discriminated against. The ax must fall most heavily on religious persons and groups that don’t go along. Religious institutions will be hit with lawsuits if they refuse to compromise their principles (Mary Ann Glendon, “For Better or for Worse? The federal marriage amendment would strike a blow for freedom,” opinion post to online editorial page, The Wall Street Journal, 25 February 2004).
Under unrelenting pressure from this despotic minority, Western nations have already begun to criminalize and suppress any public criticism of homosexuality, encroaching upon our most fundamental rights of conscience and free speech.
In British Columbia, Dr. Chris Kempling, a school counselor, was suspended without pay for three months in 2005 for writing a letter to the editor of the local newspaper criticizing the Liberal government’s same-sex marriage legislation. In 2006, Canadian professor David Mullan was fined $2,100 by Cape Breton University, after he told a student homosexuality was “unnatural.” Continue >>
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The Church needs to wake up. The Preachers need to start preaching the undiluted Word Of God.
In the Old Testament God always provided a Godly Leader Until the people started crying for a RULER. GOD removed his hand and allowed them to have what they wanted and they suffered under many Un-Godly RULERS.
The Church needs to choose carefully, a President who reflect the WORD OF GOD. Not one who just give it lip service. The Bible is very Clear where it stands on Abortion and Gay relationships.
Communist are trying right now to get a far left president to help push their agenda.
Just google his name and communist or communism.
google his name and
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Lots of people are unable to express their faith, even in the USA. And its just going to get worse - because sinners are selfish.
"those who are gay do not believe it is a sin. their beliefs are to be respected whether one agrees with them or not."
Whether or not a sinner thinks he is sinning is irrelevant. God has defined sins, and He has written those sins in His Book.
Repent, and be saved.
Being virtuous is more than setting up house, sleeping with a person of without the blessing of the empire, and seeking state approval for doing so . . . Being christian means pushing the parameters of sex, sexuality, and family, and in the process transforming the very fabric of society (quoted in councils of the roman senate on the destruction of the faith and the empire).
Craven begins by referring to Soviet Communism. . .
. . . how retro!
Feet,
Other questionable arguments aside (ie equating race & sexual preference), regarding the separation of church and state, may I suggest reading (or re-reading) the constitution. Provided you read it with an openness to honest interpretation, you will not find this 'separation' mentioned. What you will find, is a direct restriction of the government's right to infringe on religious expression. Regarding homosexuality not being a sin, anyone who has given the Bible an honest read should not require convincing as to God's stance on the matter; it is a sin, plain and simple. Thankfully, it, like our other sins, is forgivable, provided we seek such forgivenss through genuine repentence. I urge you to consider whether the beliefs you espouse are your own purposefully crafted interpretations, or those actually given in scripture. As someone who stands to gain nothing from your personal decision in the matter, I ask you in love and truth to repent and give your life, all of it, to Christ.
rule to follow about expressions about homosexuals in public. transpose "black" for the word homosexual in your mind. if it is still not offensive.........say it.
what part of mass supreme court ruling does craven not get. "there is no credible evidence to show why homosexuals should not marry."
where is the evidence in a country that seprates church and state?
should we start writing laws according to the gospel of haggy, osteen, the vatican, the baptist or the episcopal church? reinstitute the theocracies of ther 1500's?
so we believe in the seperation of church and state. that being the case, no one who caters to the public can deny services because of religious belief. imagine a paramedic denying serfvices to an islamic because he believes islam is an instrument of the devil.
there is a misconception that if one denies services out of belief that it is okay................not if there is seperation between church and state.
freedom of religion allows for gathering and believing in whatever one choses to believe.
that gives them no license to act out and express those beliefs at the expense of others.
those who are gay do not believe it is a sin. their beliefs are to be respected whether one agrees with them or not.
that means that people who have different beliefs are protected prosciletizing orations that cast aspirsions on them in any form.
the demonstrations that gays use are for protesting about rights not religious beliefs. in a country where there is seperation between church and state that is a big difference.
as for tearing up the fabric of society, my understanding is that since gays have beeen allowed to marry the divorce rate of mass. has dropped and there has been no indication that the gay marriages that have been performed are trending toward the divorce rates of heterosexuals.