The Destruction of the Institution
of Marriage
 Some
years ago a boy was mercilessly taunting another boy
on a school-yard playground. After taking the misery
for a while, the victim said to his tormentor, "I
've had enough! I'm going to put something on you soap
won't wash off, and you'll be hollerin', 'Who da thought
it?'" The point, of course, is that the school-yard
bully just did not realize the pain he was about to
endure. Sadly, so goes our country.
Just thirty years ago who would have thought the traditional
institution of marriage would be under attack as it
is today, and who would have thought we would be facing
those terrible forces of destruction that are behind
this assault? Of all the historic institutions of human
culture none is as sacred as the institution of marriage.
Yet, today the secularists of modern western civilization
are doing all in their power to corrupt and destroy
that which is hallowed and revered by the majority of
our people.
We are all familiar with the fiasco that is going on
in San Francisco. Mayor Gavin Newsome, in absolute violation
of state law, directed the county clerk to issue marriage
licenses to homosexuals. And all this from the same
man who, in 1998, told a reporter he would like to be
president of the United States! So many homosexuals
went to San Francisco to be "married" they
had to deputize city workers to do the ceremonies. A
female "reverend", Penny Nixon, said, "Usually,
humanity comes out like this when there is disaster,
but here we have a joyous, civil rights thing going
on, and people have just rallied." 1 The piece
of paper that is being issued is called a gender-neutral
marriage license. Folks, this is what is called an "oxy-moron";
that is, gender-neutral and marriage license cannot
be associated, because they are mutually contradictory.
There is no such thing as gender-neutral marriages.
This is, until Newsome, who is married to a liberal
social-activist, decided that he would step up to the
plate and take his turn at destroying the institution
of marriage.
In Virginia homosexuals gained a victory recently when
the governor, Mark R. Warner, announced that he supports
"non-traditional" couples' access to mortgage
loans and benefits that employers offer to employees
such as group insurance. The governor sees this as an
"economic issue". 2 You really need to focus
on that last statement-it is an economic issue. You
see, the health of our country's moral fabric goes out
the window when compared to the bottom line. You might
remember that Lot, Abraham's nephew, sold out his moral
conviction when he moved his family to Sodom in order
to become a wealthy politician, and in the end lost
all his possessions and his wife. And, in a very real
sense he lost his two daughters who had been so indoctrinated
by the sexual perversions of Sodom that they had no
qualms at all about entering into an incestuous relationship
with their father while he was drunk. Not one bit of
good whatsoever came out of Lot's decision to move to
Sodom and passively endure the homosexual agenda of
that wicked city. And, we can also believe there will
be absolutely no good resulting from what Warner is
doing in Virginia.
In San Francisco the city fathers are saying that the
issuance of marriage licenses to homosexuals is not
really breaking the law since, "We're practicing
the law as now defined by the state constitution, which
says that all of our citizens are protected by equal
rights." 3 What we seem to have forgotten in this
country is that equal rights does not mean everybody
qualifies for everything. Just as a man with a 2.0 GPA
does not qualify for law school and a man with poor
vision does not qualify to fly Apache attack helicopters,
so, too, homosexuals do not qualify for marriage simply
and plainly because they are homosexual. Marriage has
always been, is and must always be between a man and
a woman. This has absolutely nothing to do with constitutional
guarantees of equal rights!
And this thing is spreading like the plague. In Chicago,
Mayor Richard Daley said he has "no problem"
issuing marriage licenses to homosexuals. 4 Daley might
be mayor of America's third largest city, but he is
terribly wrong in his decision. The county clerk, David
Orr, said he is "fed up" with people being
discriminated against because of their sexual orientation,5
(as if they have no choice in the matter). But, notice
the buzz-word. Discrimination. The general consensus
today is that all forms of discrimination must be obliterated.
This kind of thinking is pure nonsense. Everybody discriminates
every day. We do so with the clothes we wear, food we
eat, friends we choose, etc. As parents we discriminate
in the selecting of our children's friends, the movies
they watch, books they read, etc. We discriminate as
we do all we can to keep them from dread diseases and
dangerous activities. This is not just common sense,
but is a great responsibility. In the case of the homosexual
agenda in general and same-sex marriage in particular
we must be even more vigilant, for the outcome will
impact American society for generations. To fight such
perversion is not an ungodly form of discrimination;
rather, it is one of the major battles in a very just
war!
Liberal religionists are getting in on the debate.
The Universal Life Church will "ordain" anybody
as one of their ministers, and those "ministers"
are certified to conduct homosexual "commitment
ceremonies". Formed in 1959, the ULC ordains people
"from all walks of life and spiritual traditions.
Our common thread is our adherence to the universal
doctrine of religious freedom." 6 Translated this
means that it does not matter what a person believes
about God and Jesus Christ, and one does not have to
be theologically educated to any degree; all that is
necessary to be one of their clergy is to "be a
peace loving person". This is certainly not the
kind of peace we find in the Bible!
So, why is this appalling and contemptible practice
so dangerous? First, it totally disregards the God-given
standard for the home. From the beginning it has been
one man for one woman for life. As the old saying goes,
it was Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve. It is true
that divorce has taken a terrible toll on the home,
but even divorce does not negate the standard for the
family. The homosexual agenda disavows any immutable
standard for the home and family by saying such a standard
is not needed. This thinking is ridiculous! Standards
of all kinds are necessary for the normal and stable
functioning of society. Speed, weight, dimensions, etc.
are all regulated by standards. Ever try to build a
house from blueprints that reference no standards? The
more complex and important the institution, the more
important the standard, and no institution is of more
value to humanity than the God-ordained home and family.
Second, the traditional home forms the foundation for
a person's life-long security. Money, education, fame
and class position all fall far short in contributing
to the emotional security and wellbeing of a child.
When it comes to a child's need for security against
the onslaught of a world-gone-crazy nothing can take
the place of a loving dad and mom providing a God-sanctioned
safe-haven for their children during their formative
years. Any deviation from this order threatens society
with maladies we are incapable of dealing with successfully.
Third, same-sex group settings are not normal training
grounds for children. Among other things a normal home
is where fathers teach their sons to be men, and mothers
teach their daughters to be women. I know this sounds
overly simple and so outlandishly out-of-date, but the
fact of the matter remains. For this reason alone same-sex
groups can never ever be called rational, normal and
functional. They are inherently irrational, abnormal
and dysfunctional, and their influence and environment
result in confused children who grow into aberrant adults.
To raise functional children in a normal family environment
is difficult enough, and to promote same-sex relationships
as a normal child-rearing environment is...well, to
be quite frank...idiocy!
Fourth, a normal home and family with dad and mom raising
their children together, each carrying out their responsibilities
is what is called "divine order". You see,
God invented the home and family (even long before He
established the church), and He has established the
means for making it a secure and loving environment
where Jesus Christ is always the Honored Guest and children
are led by godly example. It is irrefutable truth that
same-sex arrangements are totally outside the parameters
of this divine order, do not honor God in any form or
fashion, and do not in any way have His blessing.
It is certainly not politically or socially correct
to disavow any positive aspects of same-sex unions and
to condemn them without reservation, but as Christians
we are not to be too concerned about how we are judged
by this world-order. We are simply required to stand
firm for biblical principles and let God take care of
directing where the chips will fall.
In Romans chapter one God, through the Apostle Paul,
condemned homosexuality. Use your Bible concordance
and run both the Old Testament and New Testament references
and see exactly what God has said about it, and the
judgment He has pronounced upon it. And, do not expect
this issue of same-sex "marriage" to go away.
Not only will it not go away, it will become progressively
more acceptable. Just listen carefully to those candidates
who are running for public office, especially the presidency.
What will be the final straw before God judges this
country and all western culture? Will it be America's
coming alienation of Israel? That will certainly play
a part in our country's inevitable judgment. However,
when considering the biblical context of homosexuality
we readily see that God has a special revulsion toward
it. The flaunting of this particular sin was the proverbial
"straw that broke the camel's back" regarding
the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah. Could we wonder
about the same scenario in America? Do not dismiss the
idea too quickly. God is very patient with people -
and we are so grateful that He is - but, to say that
He will continue to put up with the homosexual agenda
and all its progenies like NAMBLA, same-sex marriage,
etc., is to ignore the historical character of God.
The wrath of God is a fearful thing, and when it does
come with blazing speed and destruction multitudes will
be asking, "Who da thought it?" DLM End
notes
- Fox News web page. Gay
Couples Flock to S.F. for Marriage Licenses. February
17, 2004.
- Fox News web page. Gay
Rights Proponents Score Wins in VA. February 17,
2004.
- Fox News web page. San
Francisco Nuptials Could End. February 17, 2004.
- Fox News web page. Chicago
Mayor Backs Gay Marriage. February 19, 2004.
- Ibid.
- Commitment Ceremonies - Affirmation
of Love for Gay or Lesbian Couples.
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