And they are making progress. More and more individuals are deciding that homosexual behavior is okay, and that homosexual marriage should be a guaranteed right in society. But that is wrong. Homosexual behavior is morally wrong. Homosexual marriage is wrong--it gives a societal stamp of approval for a damaging and selfish behavior. There are many, many reasons why homosexuality is wrong, and these are being constantly debated. Here are just a few:
1. Homosexuality brings sorrow. God tells us that wickedness will never lead to happiness. Proponents of gay behavior say over and over that they are just as happy, and that their lives are wonderful, but I know otherwise. Such behavior brings pain and sorrow. I trust what God says. Is this discrimination? Yes. It is discrimination against bad behavior. It is calling sin a bad thing, and I will discriminate against sin at every opportunity. Is this hate? Yes. It is hate of sin--the very acts that bring this world misery and sorrow. I do not hate homosexuals. I do hate homosexual behavior. And I hate to see the consequences of sin--it is pure anguish to see the heartache, the suffering, the utter despair. Homosexuals insist their behavior affects only themselves. If that were true, why does it destroy so many family relationships? Why does it cause mothers to weep or children to wonder why their parent has left them? Homosexuality does not exist in a vacuum. Evil behavior attracts evil behavior. I know it. They try to hide it, but they cannot hide the sorrow of those whose lives they've injured. I've seen it. I still see it. I hate it.
2. Homosexuality affects my children. My children interact with my neighbors. They learn from my neighbors. If gay marriage is state-sponsored, my neighbors will teach my children that homosexuality is morally acceptable as part of the state curriculum. If my spouse and I are suddenly killed in an accident, my kids would need to be placed in a home. If gay marriage is state-sponsored, then the state cannot discriminate against gay couples. They will be just as likely to place my children in a gay couple's home as a traditional couple's home.
3. Homosexuality affects my country. God has promised his protection on this country inasmuch as we choose His laws. His Hand has kept this country from falling into the hands of its enemies for generations, because they have not utterly forsaken Him. The more we push His teachings aside and deny Him any influence on the moral values we choose to uphold, the less protection we will receive at His Hand, until we are left to fend for ourselves, or worse. I'd rather have my Heavenly Father on my side.
There are many other arguments. But undergirding and overarching all of them is faith in Christ. I believe He knows what is best. I will not vote to give sin equal status with righteousness. I will not accept the proposition that people have an inherent right to societal approval of sinful behavior. The day may come when the majority of people in this nation believe that gay marriage and therefore gay behavior is morally acceptable. This issue and other moral issues are polarizing the people of this country. More than ever before, people are leaving the fence to choose sides. As for me and my family, we will always choose the side that we know will bring peace and happiness to ourselves, our family, our country, and our world. He has proven Himself to us a thousand times over. I owe Him my life, my will, my service, my all, a thousand times over. I know His way will always be the best way, no matter the constantly raging war of words and tumult of opinions. Should all others' hearts fail, mine will remain true to Him whose servant I am.