tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2050815905473504104.post8137408057757980949..comments2023-05-01T01:47:36.490-07:00Comments on Rhythm: Prop. 8. Really?Jeff Zimmermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00933922740259602887noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2050815905473504104.post-20231068685540889822008-09-10T23:24:00.000-07:002008-09-10T23:24:00.000-07:00Some food for though Jeff: Alot is at stake with ...Some food for though Jeff:<BR/><BR/> Alot is at stake with Prop 8. To begin with, Prop 8 doesn't take away any rights homosexuals currently have. Under California law, "domestic partnerships shall have the same rights, protections, and benefits as married couples" (Family Code. 297.5). What homosexuals are looking to do is legitimize their lifestyle. What the Bible teaches to be sin, we cannot dare accept, but must condemn as sin. Let us abhor what is evil and cling to what is good. Furthermore, I don't think you realize what the homosexual agenda has already accomplished. Some examples: A California Court recently ruled that Christian doctors have to treat lesbians in cases where they want to be impregnated by in vitro whether or not it violates their beliefs. In New Mexico photographers that declined to photograph a homosexual wedding due to religious beliefs were fined $6000. In Massachusetts an elementary school teacher read a to book to students in which a King marries a King.<BR/> To insinuate they have no agenda is naive and simply untrue. This is nothing less than a clash of worldviews that homosexual activists intend to win, and are very smart with the way they are going about it.<BR/> Finally, take time to read the Homosexual Manifesto, which was published in Gay Community News back in 1987.<BR/><BR/>We are in a battle for the hearts and minds of those around us. Proclaiming and pursuing the truth of Scripture is where we need to be found. Stand firm and don't compromise!<BR/><BR/>Just something to think aboutAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2050815905473504104.post-21465506459744475362008-09-05T00:23:00.000-07:002008-09-05T00:23:00.000-07:00Here are my random thoughts late at night….I think...Here are my random thoughts late at night….<BR/>I think that we need to give a fair hearing to everyone, no matter what standard we may hold for people within the church. Homosexuality is not God's best, but that doesn't mean that we refuse civil rights to people that are different than us. Last time that happened, the South had two different water fountains. <BR/><BR/>To be honest, I am impartial when it comes to this kind of legislation. If I have the opportunity to proclaim my beliefs in the voting booth, I am glad to do so...but I feel as though this is a minor issue compared to the evil of politically motivated wars and social injustice.<BR/><BR/>Finally, I think that whatever the outcome, that it should not be the state who defines marriage... but the religious community. I am not married because the state of California decreed it, but rather because of a covenant I made before God with my wife. If homosexual couples are called "married" by the state, that has no affect on what Scripture teaches is to be the standard for Christians (key thought, this applies to those within the church, not outside of it!!!!). All sexual activity outside of a Christian covenantal marriage is sin in the bible. If we truly want to take our convictions seriously, maybe we ought to pass laws against all sex outside of marriage. ;-) With that said, those of us within the church ought to be instructed in the way of Jesus no matter what the government and popular culture decide about this and other issues.Kurt Willemshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11378647876158657549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2050815905473504104.post-3675351845849404502008-09-04T16:45:00.000-07:002008-09-04T16:45:00.000-07:00I agree that the line between constitution/Bible h...I agree that the line between constitution/Bible has been blurred by conservatives. At the same time I think it is important to make sure our values are not compromised in order to be politically correct.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com