Posted on 01/23/2013 3:30:31 PM PST by Kaslin
In my book, When the Crosses are Gone, I warn that when a culture abandons thinking and logic in favor of feelings and emotions, it is doomed to destruction. Although emotions are a very important part of the human psyche, when they control every aspect of life, morality becomes a victim.
Today, there is widespread agreement that morality in America is deteriorating with breathtaking speed.
On one hand, we face a belligerent and intimidating lobby that desires the breakdown of biblical morality. On the other hand, a docile public—as well as church leadership—is terrified to stand up for truth lest it provoke the false accusation of bigotry, intolerance, and all sorts of phobias.
That deadly combination, which threatens to take us into the very abyss, is far more dangerous and everlasting than any “fiscal cliff” crisis. I’m not minimizing the potential for an economic collapse that the US, and the entire world, is facing. But that collapse itself is also related to our abandonment of biblical morality.
One central pull that is dragging us into the inferno is the drive for so-called “same-sex marriage.” It is central because it runs counter to the very purpose of creation.
For when God created humanity, He created a man and a woman who anatomically, and in every other way, fit and complemented each other. When God Himself performed the first wedding, in the Garden, He communicated that this is the only acceptable marriage formula.
The intriguing part to this controversial subject is that, even within the homosexual community, there are people opposed to “same-sex marriage.” That is an indictment on the clergy and pastors who are chomping at the bit to perform these unprecedented ceremonies.
The urgency of some clergy and pastors stems from a fear of criticism and alienation by the most powerful lobby that ever existed. For seldom does a lobbying group have the entire media apparatus and all of Hollywood behind it. That mighty power has caused even many evangelical pastors to scurry about in agreement or stand completely silent. Some of those pastors started well, but they sold their birthright for a pot of popularity and acceptance. There is only one antidote to this epidemic of conformity. There is only one barrier that can hold back this speeding madness. There is only one act that can zip shut the mouths of hungry lions.
Repentance. We must return to our first love for God and His truth.
Our Christian forbearers endured being devoured by ferocious animals and being dipped into boiling tar to light up the emperor’s gardens. And today, more than 100 million Christians live under severe persecution because they refuse to compromise and bow down to the Caesars of this world. So what is a little bit of ridicule and false accusation? How can a little non-acceptance by society compare to that?
Therefore, let us be courageous. Let us return to the Lord in repentance before we go over the moral cliff and plunge deep into Never-Never Land.
The issue to me is that the state has no business condoning ANY marriage.
I understand the homosexuals complaint in a legal sense. Rewrite the tax laws so that it is marital status blind.
At that point I can talk to homosexuals about the problems with their life style without the threat of civil authority over their heads.
The problem in this case is not more government but less. States took no interest in marriage until the Counter Reformation.
“Marriage licenses were unheard of prior to the Middle Ages. In England, marriage licenses in one form or another are more than four hundred years old, with the practice brought to America in colonial times.”
If you want to be able to get divorced, then you have to have an authority to divide the property. It used to be that women were chattel - thus no problem.
“It used to be that women were chattel - thus no problem.”
Also known as “The Good Old Days”
Well, in the good old days, children had fathers.
The issue here is contract law.
Women can now own property just like a man. Any joint property would be split up just like business partners dividing a business.
Basically everyone would want a prenuptial agreement. That would be neither expensive or difficult to do. There might even be some basic laws regulating it.
The state should butt out of religious institutions and marriage is essentially a religious institution.
Going the other way I think that if a state is going to sanction marriage then it should spell out common law marriage. People that live together for “X” number of days or who have children together whether they live in the same household or not should be considered married for tax, inheritance and child support purposes. I find the statement of people who have three kids but say “Oh we’ve just been living together for 15 years, not ready to tie the knot” to be laughable.
How do we make the parent who abandons the children pay for their upbringing (instead of us taxpayers)?
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