By David Hobbs
I felt I needed to make some
points about the recent Supreme Court ruling on gay marriage, so I wrote the
following letter to our newspaper editor which was published 7/8/15:
Dear Editor,
Two years ago to the day I wrote another
letter-to-the-editor about the Supreme Court and Prop 8 (concerning gay
marriage) in which I warned that God Himself would have the final say on the
issue. Yet many in our society today are ecstatic, believing the Supreme Court
has now given the final word on gay marriage. But nothing has changed. God
Himself still presides over the Highest Court that will truly have the final
say.
Rebellion against God is not new. It’s
been tried many times throughout human history by people who thought they knew better
than God and could improve on His laws. The results have always been the same.
The Bible quotes one such occasion in Psalm 2: “Why do the heathen rage and the
people imagine a vain thing? The kings of the earth set themselves and the
rulers take counsel together, against the Lord, and against his anointed,
saying ‘Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us.’”
They didn’t want to live according to
God’s laws. They felt His laws were too restrictive, referring to them as “bands”
and “cords” which they wanted to break off and cast away so they could live
like they wanted.
The Bible goes on to tell of God’s
response, “He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them
in derision.” After having a good laugh at their foolishness and presumption,
“Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath, and vex them in his sore
displeasure.”
I heard one commentator remark that “the
Supreme Court said an ‘in-your-face’ to the Christians” by its ruling. But more
importantly, it said an “in-your-face” to God as well, since it’s His
law they are casting off. God does not
take such challenges lightly. He always responds, in a time and manner of His
choosing.
And marriage? It’s like a rubber band,
which you can stretch, twist and turn every which way, yet at some point it
always snaps back to its original shape, which, like marriage, was written into
its very creation, The court of heaven shall rule, God’s law shall prevail, and
God will demonstrate once more that He’s God and we’re not!
Unbeknownst to me, our local homosexual
activist had also written a letter to the editor on the subject. He was
obviously pleased with the ruling. Our letters were published on the same day. His
letter is as follows:
Dear Editor,
Having started the first LGBT group in
Yuba-Sutter back in 2003, I am thrilled to see marriage equality now be law of
the land across the USA. Until enough Rand Paul types can get government out of
marriage, marriage equality for us gays was the right thing to do
I am thankful to all LGBT people and
heterosexual allies who have done their part to promote acceptance and also do
the political things that had to be done to get to this point. Onward we go
until definite equality is achieved regarding adoption and non-discrimination
policies. There’s also much to do to create a safer world for transgender
people. And LGBTs who are financially secure need to help lift up LGBTs in
poverty. Plus we must engage in the online conversations to promote acceptance
in regions of the world where religious wannabe supremacists continue to
oppress us.
With marriage equality a reality and
marriage legalization catching momentum, how about we also move past the failed
two-party system?
Jeff G.
I put my letter in this post first as a lead in, but the newspaper put his letter first, then mine. Notice that if you read it that way--first his, then mine--my letter negates everything he says. This only stands to reason, because they mischaracterize the issue, putting it in terms of "equality" and "fairness," words they think the average person will agree with. But whether it looks "fair" or "equal" to the average human is beside the point. The real issue is, "How does it look to God? Why does He say about it?"
We are
never going to convince God that we are right and He’s wrong. We can either
accept what He has to say, whether we understand or even agree with it, or we
cam fight against it and try to impose our collective human will contrary to
God’s, upon society. Like I said in my letter, such a strategy has been tried
often before in human history and always ends the same way: Prov. 21:30 plainly says,”
There is no wisdom, no insight, no plan that can succeed
against the Lord.” Though they may look like they are succeeding for a time,
ultimately their efforts are doomed to failure. Does history tell of any human
society where homosexuality became the norm for any length of time? I don’t
know of any. Shouldn’t that tell us something?
Also note that to the activist Jeff,
this is by no means the end of the story. This is merely a milestone and the
beginning of more activism. Next are the transgender people who are becoming
the rising cause. A couple of years ago they weren’t even on the radar. Now they’re
becoming the new cause celebre. Like
a conquering army, one victory advances them to the next target. This is a
point most Americans seem to miss. Our idea is, “If we just give them what they
say they want, they will go away and leave us alone.” It’s called “appeasement”
and it never works. We’re trying it with the Islamists too and it’s not working
there either. Like the beer drinking, TV watching husband with the nagging
wife. “What will it take to get you off my back?” But there is nothing we can
give them that will make them go away, because what they’re really after is the
total transformation of society. Jeff admits it: “Onward we go….” and while we’re at it, “let’s
do away with the failed two-party system.” What? Where did that come
from?
So where does “Joe 6-pak” weighs in
on the controversy? Consider this comment on our letters that came into the
newspaper’s online comment forum yesterday:
Ray M.: On the day the Supreme Court
ruling on same sex marriage came out, I said, “Fine. Now we can all go back to
talking about sports and the weather.” As I listened to talk radio during the
day it became clear this would not be the case. One “talking head” said “What
next… Polygamy?”… Good grief! I can barely afford the wife I have now. I think
this same sex ruling will likely go the way of Roe v. Wade. Every election
cycle we will have to endure the constant chatter (ad nauseam) from the media
about how candidates feel about the issue. I am not looking forward to it.
The weather today is lovely. Hey! We won
the world cup and Buster Posey is starting in the all-star game. …
So there you have it. The gay activists are
setting their sights on their next goals—transgender equality and adoption
rights—while the average American wishes everybody would shut up and go away so
he can watch the all star game in peace. Is it any wonder we have gotten to
where we are today?
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