Legislature ,such as the D.O.M.A. of Sept.21 1996, is a necessary, but temporary means of preserving an institution which many, in our time, are attempting to redefine. Legalizing same sex marriage is no more worthy of congressional debate than the issue of allowing an adolescent to marry an adult. These attempts, being made by zealous groups who seize opportunities to test the boundaries of God’s patience, are, in fact, not genuinely petitioning the government to receive additional freedoms, but rather, are skillfully redefining perversion.
The shear nature of the discussion regarding the allowance of a redefinition of marriage through legislative or judicial means, is a clear indication of the drastic shift which has occurred in this nation’s perception of morality and some of the most fundamental precepts in the bible. These individuals attempt to cast guilt on the American people by creating a false case of victimization. Sometimes even equating the African-American struggles to those of the homosexual population. Being African-American, and also Christian, I find this comparison of race and perversion to be both inaccurate and offensive, however forgivable.
Let us be clear, If what was being discussed was a simple platonic friendship between individuals of the same sex, there would be no issue to discuss, no war to wage. But, because Americans are not naïve, in this internet age, everyone is aware of the sexual aspects of these types of relationships as well as the repercussions that government/state sanctioned perversions would hurl onto society. This endorsement , whether progressing at a federal or state level would only represent a crack in the dam, which at present might only trickle, but would soon give way to additional legislation affecting our educational and religious systems, not to mention, a further redefining of the family unit as we know it.
The nature of every perversion is rooted in experiences which have influenced or affected the mental/spiritual state in a manner so as to produce deviant behavior on one or several levels. Simply because the causative factors are not always easily identifiable, does not mean they are not present, and it is becoming increasingly unpopular for those exhibiting homosexual/gay/lesbian tendencies to volunteer truthful, vital information about their past, collected as data by psychiatric institutions, which could be used as an explanation for the behavior. Many are coerced by those who have accepted homosexual behavior as an alternative lifestyle, to either conceal it, (don’t ask don’t tell), or to proudly proclaim that they are finally ‘coming out’, (embracing their true identity). This only fortifies the deception in the minds of those experiencing homosexual desires, and feeds a society now starving for ‘change’.
One of my closest friends was set free from homosexuality after having participated in that lifestyle for years. The battle which ensued thereafter was not unlike someone breaking free from pornography addiction, uncontrollable promiscuity, or any other compulsive or habitual behavior.
No one needs to feel condemned or even guilty for being attracted to members of the same sex, but how we perceive and express those feelings is extremely significant to our mental and spiritual wellbeing. There is both forgiveness and freedom for those who choose not to defend or redefine their sin. God is faithful to honor his word which promises that if we pray, receiving Jesus as the Lord of our lives, surrendering, giving control to Him, He will be faithful to do His part in forgiving us for our sins, and in beginning the progressive process of cleansing us from unrighteousness and providing us with the power to be free from destructive lifestyles.
