Recently I was saddened by a story I read in Baptist Press. The story mentions the plight of several privately-owned American businesses that have either been forced or probably will be forced to extend their services to homosexuals, regardless of their religious convictions. It's worthy to note that the businesses are all located in states where homosexual "marriage"/civil unions have been legalized. Also worthy of note is that the businesses are not just confined to one geographical area of our country. You can find these businesses all the way from New England to the Pacific Ocean.
What's troubling is that privately-owned, Christian businesses are being forced to do things that are clearly against their religious convictions. The last time I checked the Constitution, the first Amendment still says, "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof." In siding with the plaintiffs in these cases, the courts have basically denied these business owners the freedom to exercise their religious convictions.
There are a couple of other things I've noticed about this story. First, none of the states who have homosexual "marriage"/civil unions laws on the books have allowed their citizens to vote on the issue. In every case, the courts have dictated to its citizens what the law will be. That is not government of the people, by the people, and for the people. It's actually called oligarchy - the rule of a few over many. In this case, it is the rule of the courts over the citizens. The plight of these businesses should remind us that it is not the place of the courts to create our laws. It is the place of the courts to interpret the laws that have been created by the citizenry and our elected officials.
Furthermore, did you notice how groups like the ACLU have taken up the cause of the plaintiffs in all these cases. What does ACLU stand for anyway? American Civil Liberties Union. Why is it that the ACLU never argues that the civil liberties of the Bible-believing Christians have been infringed upon when they are unable to practice their religion as they see fit? The ACLU always takes up the cause of the most radical left-wing groups among us. Pardon me if I think something smells a little fishy.
America is still the land of the free and the home of the brave. It is still a nation that was set aside for the free exercise of one's religious convictions. And in American's case, those religious convictions have always been Judeo-Christian in nature. Yet, the beautiful thing about this country is that no one has to practice either Judaism or Christianity. Our citizens have always been free to worship whom or what they will in whatever way they see fit.
If homosexuals want to worship their own gods or no god at all, that is entirely up to them. Many American citizens have fought and died for their right to do so. But what is not acceptable is that unelected officials are now forcing us to accept the homosexual lifestyle. Not only is that unconstitutional, it is ungodly. I would hope that every red-blooded American would rise up and stand against the erosion of our most fundamental religious rights. Even more, I pray that every blood-washed Christian will continue to speak the truth in love and ask God to send revival to the spiritual wasteland that our country has become.
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