Gay Marriage Debate

Danielle sat across the table from me, flipping through a schedule and deciding what classes she was going to take in the summer. We chatted while I polished off my odd lunch of homemade pizza, granola bar, and broccoli. Somehow our conversation lead to politics and then gay marriage.

"Are you really religious?" Danielle looked up from her schedule.

"I believe that the Bible is the inerrant Word of God and everything in it to be true," I replied.

"Ah..." I wasn't sure what her look meant. It looked like it said 'Oh great.' "Well, are you able to separate your religion from politics?"

"No, my faith permeates every area of my life. I do not compartmentalize."

Danielle, of course, believed that gay marriage should be legalized. And of course I disagreed. The ensuing debate was interesting, and I think she was surprised at how civil I was. She was probably expecting me to be an ugly, bigoted anti-gay right-wing activist. This is basically what I told her what my view was...

I have no doubt that there are former homosexuals among God's chosen people. (I certainly hope so, because my grandfather was a homosexual -- another story for another day.) The government cannot dictate a person's sexual orientation and should not meddle in such private affairs in that. However, God specifically dictated His plans for sex: within the boundaries of marriage between a man and a woman. The government should uphold this sacred union that the Lord established (though it has degenerated within society).

I have noticed that human sexuality (and everything else) seems to follow this pattern of degeneration...
... Generation 1 fails in responsibility to educate Generation 2 in godly morality or indifference of Generation 1 causes Generation 2 to rebel against hipocrisy of Generation 1.
... Generation 2 rebels and throws aside teachings of Generation 1.
... Gradual decrease in sexual morality that trickles into Generation 3 (and sometimes 4).
... Marriage & family are undermined and loses sacredness: extra-marital sex, divorce, broken homes, etc.
... Marriage & family are no longer clearly defined and "anything goes."

From my grandparent's generation to mine, all this has occured: the hypocrisy of the 1950s "perfect family;" the Sexual Revolution, Women's Lib Movement, hippies, etc. of my mother's generation; the open embrace of homosexuality in my generation.

Homosexuals and lesbians want the government to legalize gay marriage so that they can have the financial and social benefits of a married heterosexual couple -- not out of "love" for each other as they would tell you. "Love" is confused with "lust."

Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it
is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily
angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but
rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes,
always perseveres. (1 Cor. 13:4-7)

I can have a deep love for another woman as my sister in Christ without it being remotely sexual. The same for men.

Satan takes what God has created and twists it into something ugly. He cannot create, only twist. That is what sin is -- something God created, only twisted. Take any sin and it is merely a deviant of God's ordinances.