Here is a very interesting overview of how, and why, the people in Maine voted down their legislature’s effort to legalize “gay marriage.” I put the words “gay marriage” in quotes because there is nothing “gay” or “marriage” about so-called gay marriage. Here is the link to the full story, and here is a snippet:
We all knew we were the little guy going up against the big guy, but we prevailed. We prevailed because the people of Maine—the silent majority, the folks back home—spoke with their votes,” Mutty said, according to the Bangor Daily News. Connolly ruefully agreed, explaining in a column for the Huffington Post: “It’s clear that polling research, both ours and others’, did not capture the intensity of Yes on 1 support…. We weren’t alone: our opponents, political observers, and field operatives all believed a high turnout benefited the No on 1 vote. With voting approaching 60 percent in Maine, it’s clear that wasn’t true.” Some gay marriage backers lashed out in anger. “In the future those who oppose gay marriage now will appear as ignorant, mean, and foolish as those who opposed interracial marriage 50 year ago,” wrote Michael Stone in the Portland Progressive Examiner. But others openly wondered if the gay marriage crusade was worth it. “Throughout this and other gay-marriage campaigns, some queer activists have expressed their own discomfort about feeling obligated to fight for an institution about which they feel ambivalent while other essential battles—against HIV/AIDS, homelessness, domestic violence, and general discrimination—struggle for money and media attention,” wrote Deirdre Fulton in the Portland Phoenix.
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January 5th, 2010 | 3:29 am | #1
As for the sanctity of marriage, you should read this:
http://rvbirdsofafeather.blogspot.com/2010/01/sanctity-of-marriage.html
January 6th, 2010 | 10:47 am | #2
Ken,
Since there seems to be an obvious disconnect between your opinions and biblical revelation, I thought, even if only for your sake, it might be worth spelling out just a couple of the simple truths that are missing from your reasoning. On the other hand, if you posted here only to scoff and have no intention of considering that your opinions might be in error, then I suppose I’ve wasted 15 minutes but I’ll live with that.
In summary, divorce is distinguished from the practice of same gender-sex in some important ways. When you consider the entirety of the Bible, what you find is that from the beginning of time and in general, God does not sanction divorce but He permits exceptions for victims of certain sinful behavior that occurs in this world. Divorce is not a sinful response by one spouse, to the other spouse’s sex outside of marriage (“porneia” is the Greek word in Mt 5:32 and Mt 19:9 which means “fornication”), or abandonment (1 Cor 7:15). God never commands divorce but neither does he condemn it as sinful under those circumstances. However, In Scripture God always condemns same gender-sex as sinful behavior with the exception of those who have been forced without consent as in sexual assault.
Regarding your video, I can appreciate some of the humor but you should understand that in the Bible, God does not support divorce for reasons such as “falling out of love” or finding someone you like better than your spouse. If it makes you feel any better, for example, the behavior of public figures such as Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie that involved his divorce, is every bit as despicable as unrepentant practices of homosexuality. It is unrepented sin and considerably harmful sin in both cases. In Scripture, God does not condone admission of those who are unrepentantly involved in either of these sins into the vocational role called the pastoral office.
God dealt with the eternal consequences of all sins through the life, death and resurrection of His Son, Jesus Christ, not by redefining sin as something inconsequential, acceptable or desirable to Him. Nor will the Christian church of true believers subject people to the serious harm that results from encouraging, embracing, or redefining sin as anything other than what God says it is. I hope that, God willing, you might consider the Lord’s plan of dealing with sin rather than the agenda you apparently, currently promote. I wish you new insight of truth in Christ through a heart open to God’s means of grace.
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