Wow, time does fly. I can't believe how quickly the past weeks have gone. Things are still busy, but at least it seems like they may be settling into a normalized pattern. Thankfully Daniel's teething has abated somewhat. I think he was hit with a doubly whammy, of teething and a cold, making him miserable for a while.
Well, tomorrow California becomes the second state to legalize same sex marriage. As far as I know, Massachusetts is the only other state to legalized it. Vermont and New Hampshire both have laws permitting "civil unions" not same sex marriage. Oddly enough, the law in California did not come from the legislature, rather it came from the courts. The state had actually banned same sex marriage, but the courts stepped in and vetoed it. Now, correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't the purpose of the legislature to create the laws, and the purpose of the courts to uphold them?
There are some who may try to construe what I have just said, and the comments I am about to make as bigoted, or hate speech. Let me clarify. I have no problem with homosexuals. I do not condone hate crimes or discrimination against them. I do believe they are sinners, and living in sin, but as the Bible says "All have sinned and come short of the glory of God" Rom. 3:23. That means that we are all of us sinners. We also know that God hates all sin equally, so it doesn't matter if you've told a lie, murdered, committed adultery, live a homosexual lifestyle, or have over-eaten (gluttony). It's all equal in God's sight. We as humans try to put a different degree on different sins, but we shouldn't. Sin is sin, we are all sinners, and we all have access to the same forgiveness in Christ.
That being said, I do believe homosexuality is a sin, and as such should not be promoted or condoned by our government. There is a huge difference between "not discriminating against" and actually condoning. Ensuring that homosexuals are afforded equal employment opportunities, are not the objects of hate crimes, etc. is totally different from coming out and advocating homosexuality as an "alternative life-style".
All that to say that I think we as Christians today are really missing a golden opportunity that has been given to us by the rise of homosexuality. The current popular belief is that homosexuality is a "genetic pre-disposition" and that we have no choice in our sexual orientation. This is diametrically opposed to another popular belief - the theory of evolution! To sum up the current philosophy, we are told that mankind and all living things are constantly evolving, and becoming better and stronger. Mankind is viewed as innately good and getting better. However, if evolution is true, and if homosexuality is genetic, the very process of evolution would have weeded out that very homosexual pre-disposition. For obvious reasons, homosexuals do not usually procreate. This should mean, if the evolutionary world view is correct, that we would see a downward trend in the number of homosexual people, because those who have that disposition would not procreate, and therefore the genetic code would die out.
However, this is the exact opposite of what we're seeing. In fact, we are seeing a rise in homosexuality. While this contradicts the evolutionary world view, it is actually predicted by a biblical world view. Biblicists see man as innately sinful and getting worse each day. We understand that God created a perfect world, but since man introduced sin, it has been consistently degrading. We also call homosexuality by its real name, not an "alternative life-style", but rather sin. Starting with a perfect world created by God that was damaged by sin, viewing mankind as sinners in need of a Savior, and calling homosexuality by its real name leads the Biblicist to draw the following conclusions - Mankind are sinners. Sin is increasing. Homosexuality is a sin, therefore homosexuality is increasing. Unlike the popular (albeit mistaken) world view of evolution, a biblical worldview explains the data.
Well, I apologize for any grammatical errors, it's late and I'm falling asleep, so I'm going to have to proofread at a later time
Goodnight!
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