I have to remind myself today that this is not a political blog. I am, however, immensely troubled by the ruling that the Supreme Court issued on Friday barring states from refraining from allowing homosexual "marriages" within their jurisdictions. We speak often of marriage of two different entities; we speak of those who have some quite distinct differences as being somewhat uncomfortably joined together in a certain realm of activity. This, we say, is an unwieldy marriage; it is unwieldy because of the differences; it is a marriage because that which was different has been joined together -- a euphemism which speaks to the gender distinctions in a true marriage, a marriage between a woman and a man, whose constitutions at times, are fundamentally different.
What I am speaking to today is the moralistic haze and/or fog that has infiltrated this nation. The State of North Dakota still has a law on the books that states that it is child neglect to leave your child in the care of an immoral person. But who, pray tell, is this actually speaking about? Historical morality has been replaced by the new morality making the one who continues to hold to the historical morality immoral in the sight of those who embrace what has come to be the "moral" position. Just in my lifetime, morality has literally been stood on its head. The Scripture speaks to this also, when it says, "Woe to those who call good evil and evil good." The question arises again, who is envisioned in this statement, "bigots" like me who have the audacity to consider homosexuality as evil? Or, is it those who have triumphed for the day, those who argue that homosexuality is good and positive, something worthy of full-flung and wide-ranking acceptance?
How far we have strayed from the righteous commandments of God! One of the things that is distinctive about the commandments are these prefixing words: "Thou shalt not!" In our society, these very words are anathema regardless of the commandments which follow. Our society cries out, "How dare you tell me that I should not!" There are to be no restrictions; personal freedom abhors them. Nobody dare tell me "no," as I have every civil liberty to do whatever I need to do so that I find some personal pleasure.
One more thing that causes me deep concern. The pedophiles are at the door, scoping at America's children. They are bringing their arguments, touting the same mantra as the homosexual agenda: "You cannot tell me who I can love." I have read the arguments already; pedophiles are born this way; they are attracted to children; there is nothing that they can do about it. And they are sick of being marginalized and deprived of their freedom to love who they love, and to engage in their pernicious and their repulsive unions. I had a discussion today with a friend on Canadian soil, who argued vehemently that there was no way that pedophilia would ever be legal. Yet, I argued the exact same way as little as 10 years ago about the homosexual issue. And look at where we are now; I would have never dreamed anytime "pre-Obama" that such a perversity as homosexuality would ever be legislated as legal.
This illustrates the problem with evil. It is both restless and relentless; it will be never satisfied; it will always be consumed with its perpetual desire for more. It will never stop until such a time as it burns itself into the ground. In an individuals life, this happens during the course of 70-90 years. In a society, it only grinds to a halt when confronted by a greater societal evil (namely, revolt, rebellion, revolution). This will be seen within Western society as this new morality establishes wickedness as the brave new world's moral imperative. The Scripture prophesies that this will be the case, as there will come a day when those who have embraced an alternative morality will kill the true believers believing that they are actually doing God a favor.
In closing, though the Bible tells me that evil men will progress from bad to worse, I did not think it would look quite like this as humanity progresses down into the sewer. I did not think that the Church would be so confused, that the moral decisions would become so deceptive, to where following the Lord and the Scripture would become characterized as immorality and injustice. I did not imagine that the justifications of immorality would become so plausible; neither could I have imagined the political pressure that manipulates the church of God into not only silence, but also acceptance. This is an immensely sad and sinister day. Come, Lord Jesus, and quickly, and please bring us back to our senses.
