I am a Christian (not always the best) but a devout
Christian.... I believe that Gay's should have the right to get married because
I don't believe that we, as Christians, want the Federal Government in control
of marriage. Imagine if a religion considered interracial couples to be a sin
and advocated to the Government to make it illegal for interracial couples to get married. Would that seem right to you? God gave us free will to better glorify
him. Somewhere along the lines I think this Gay marriage battle became more
about politics than it did about God. I don't recall a time where Jesus told
legislators to make it illegal to sin. In fact Jesus often times criticized the
Pharisees for judging without the right. We are a better example of our
Christian values by living them, not legislating them. God loves sinners…
otherwise he wouldn't love you.
A true leader does not get behind people and push them in the
direction he/she wants them to go. A leader walks with integrity and inspires
by the way he/she lives. Jesus didn’t go to the legislators of his time and
demand that religious doctrine be pressed upon the people. He inspired people
by treating everyone humanely and
reached out a hand of love. If this attitude was reflected in Christians of
today, I don’t think there would be such a negative attitude coming from
“non-believers”.
Speaking of that negative attitude towards Christianity. Have we
stopped to think of the reasons why there is hostility towards Christianity? How would we like it if Muslims were the
majority in this country and implemented Sharia law? Would we be welcoming
towards their doctrine? Or would we "defend" our rights and beliefs. Would we be angry at the Muslims for forcing their beliefs onto us? It all ties into a single point. If you believe that this
is a “Christian Nation” then you don’t believe in freedom of religion. It is as
simple as that. Making the claim that this is a Christian nation and then using Christian
doctrine to support legislation is the road to a theocracy and theocracy has
represented some of the most evil times of our faith. (Or do we turn a blind
eye to the crusades because it’s convenient to do so).
When you give the power of Government to define marriage,
Government may define marriage in a way you find distasteful. What do you do
then?
In Liberty,
Jake Severance
