President Obama and Same Sex Marriage

An absolutely remarkable thing happened last week in the area of evolution. That which was became something it wasn’t and then evolved back to what it once was. If this occurred in the scientific field it would make headlines everywhere. But it happened with the President of the United States.

In 1996 while running for political office in Illinois, Mr. Obama wrote this to a Chicago homosexual newspaper: “I favor legalizing same-sex marriages and would fight efforts to prohibit such marriages.” But then President Obama began to “evolve” and in the 2008 presidential election said “I believe that marriage is the union between a man and a woman. Now, for me as a Christian—for me—for me as a Christian, it is also a sacred union. God’s in the mix.”

But then on May 9^th on ABC news the remarkable evolutionary miracle took place where that which had changed became again what it once was. The President said, “at a certain point I've just concluded that for me personally it is important for me to go ahead and affirm that I think same sex couples should be able to get married." Phenomenal! But what spurred the devolution? Money! The Washington Post reports that the President was under extreme pressure from many Democrats and fund raisers to support same sex marriage and sure enough right after the philosophical devolution the President raised $15 million dollars at George Clooney’s fund raiser.

You almost want to sigh and say “it’s too hard to fight against this thing. Let’s just join the party.” But here are several reasons why we as Christians should continue to speak the truth boldly and winsomely about why same sex marriage is wrong.

1.      The Bible explicitly declares that it is morally wrong (Romans 1:24-27; 1 Corinthians 6:7-10). It is deviant behavior just as stealing is when compared with honest work.

2.      Since homosexuality is a sin it can be forgiven and people can change (1 Corinthians 6:11). Therefore we need to warn of the sin and then offer God’s grace and mercy.

3.      The promotion and legal recognition of homosexual marriage will not be for the common good. It rubs against the grain of nature and to do this can cause you to get splinters. Society loses more than homosexuals gain by distorting the definition of marriage: the most basic unit of society father, mother, and children is damaged.

4.      Marriage is not just a term we use to define any relationship. It defines the most intimate relationship of a man with a woman, psychologically, physically and spiritually. The union of a man and women in marriage makes them whole (one flesh Genesis 2:24). It is their differences (maleness and femaleness) complimenting one another that make the couple whole. Homosexuality is pure narcissism so there is always something missing emotionally and physically in the relationship.

5.      In our age of tolerance we work hard to not label things as good or bad. But saying this is good and that is bad is an expression of God’s common grace to all. How many stupid things have we not done because everyone knew what was right and wrong and we did not want to bring shame upon ourselves or our family? We do not help society, our children and grandchildren if all of life is grey and not black or white.

6.      And finally, we are being duped if we think that a laissez faire attitude on this issue of same sex marriage will bring peace and the good will of others towards Christianity. The next step after giving up the fight is not peace in the valley, but conquest. The pressure will not stop just with homosexual marriages. The definition of marriage will continue to expand until there is no specific definition of marriage and male/female relationships will be in free fall.

Speaking in evolutionary terms all of this looks like we are heading back to the pool of slime out from which we climbed But let not your heart be troubled. When God spoke saying “Let there be light (Genesis 1:3)” the darkness was expelled. His Word still expels darkness.