Marriage Equality
- A general ignorance of biblical truth and/or a growing sentiment that God’s moral truth is no longer relevant today.
- The steady drumbeat of years of influential voices in our society extolling “tolerance” as a virtue at the expense of truth; thus to stand FOR traditional marriage is to be labeled nothing less than an “intolerant, hateful, homophobic bigot.”
- A brilliant strategy by those advocating the redefinition of marriage that has determined to “eat the elephant one bite at a time.” This strategy has achieved far more in a shorter amount of time than they even imagined possible. Civil unions clearly were never the goal; it has always been the redefinition of marriage.
- The debate has been framed in the context of equality, civil rights, anti-discrimination, anti-bullying, and diversity, so to stand FOR marriage places a significant stigma on the individual.
- That which government sanctions through policy and laws becomes valued and protected in society. Make no mistake, traditional marriage will come under assault and be denigrated if marriage is redefined.
- Redefining marriage will deny the importance of children needing – and deserving – both a father and a mother.
- Redefining marriage will imply that marriage is whatever emotional bond the government says it is. Where will the boundaries be set?
- Redefining marriage will absolutely jeopardize religious freedom in our country and churches. We are dangerously close to the tipping point of a stand against gay marriage becoming equivalent to hate speech. Already, the gay lifestyle is not only being taught – but also promoted – in even our elementary grades and parents have been forbidden from removing their children from such class sessions.