To the Editor,
I would like to respond to a letter from, Katie Lewis, who unfortunately shares my name, that was published on Nov. 20 in The Robesonian. Ms. Lewis erroneously quoted the Bible. In addition, she blatantly ignored the actual political platform of Romney, equating him with the second Bush administration.
Ms. Lewis is correct when she refers to the Biblical command that Christians are not to judge others. There are many places that this command can be found, one of them being James 2 in which Paul reiterates the unrighteousness of one imperfect human being judging another imperfect human being. In this very same chapter, God’s ultimate authority as judge is also established.
That said, I would like to share a few scriptures where God clearly declares his stance on homosexual unions: Gen. 19:4, Lev. 18:22 and 20:13, Rom. 1:20-27, 1 Cor. 6:9-10, Mark 7:21-23. As can be seen, throughout the Old and New Testaments, there is an unambiguous and universal assertion that homosexuality is not God’s plan for humanity.
In effect there has been an overall cheapening of the marriage institution for the sake of a small percentage. People simply don’t believe in it anymore. This degradation is even emphasized by the increasing number of children born out of wedlock. Christians don’t judge, but they do hold those accountable who choose to partake in these activities that have already been condemned not only by God, but by confirmed sociological studies.
Furthermore, responses such as “I don’t want to impose my personal beliefs on others” are a coward mentality and make a mockery of the American democracy. I applaud those persons who do not accept such a political position. Whether we like it or not, someone’s personal beliefs will be imposed, and if we choose to remain silent because we don’t want to “impose,” we may just end up with a system that we don’t like.
Katie R. Lewis
Lumberton
Genesis 19.4: A passage condemning the xenophobia and lack of hospitality of wealthy cities like Sodom and the common ancient practice of raping outsiders to scare them away.
Leviticus 18:22: One of many provisions in a sexual ethic designed to encourage procreation and increase the size and power of the then weak and wandering Hebrews.
Romans 1:20-27: Wherein Paul condemns the depravity of the Greeks and their practice of idol worship through sex and their practice of ‘apprenticing’ young boys.
1st Corinthians 6:9-10 : In which Paul yet again condemns the depravity of the Greeks and alludes to the myth of Zeus kidnapping and raping a young boy, Ganymede, and other instances where people use their power to take sexual advantage over others, which is why the words homosexual offender (ie aggressive and manipulative sex) is used instead of just homosexual in general.
Mark 7:21-23: Where Jesus rejects ancient understandings of uncleanliness as stemming from external evils and instead identifying the inner evils that consume our hearts and distance us from God, never once mentioning homosexuality.
It is unfortunate that a small group of so-called christians insist on marginalizing our gay and lesbian brothers and sisters in Christ, even using scripture to justify their sinful bigoted views. And while the Bible may not be unambiguous with regard to homosexuality, it is consistently unequivocal in its condemnation of the deceitful and slanderous tactics of Pharisaic wolves in sheep's clothing.
MT 7:13-14
Homosexuality use to be against the law, but man has accepted it in our society and changed our laws to fit our lifestyles. God does not change and He alone will judge. There are many sins we accept now that used to be kept in the family. Teen pregancy, living together unmarried. These are to name a few. We as a nation have forgotten one day every knee will bow and every voice proclaim "Jesus Christ is Lord" ruler of the nations. Just cause you don't believe, don't mean it won't happen. Think about it!!
How is it that Straight (i.e. heterosexual) couples are encouraged to date, get engaged, marry, and build lives and families together in the context of monogamy and commitment, and that this is considered a very GOOD thing ... yet for Gay couples to do exactly the same is somehow a BAD thing? To me this seems like a very poor value judgment.
It has nothing to do with religion, because the United States is not a theocracy. It has nothing to do with parenting, because one does not need a marriage license to have children, nor is the desire or even ability to have children a prerequisite for obtaining a marriage license.
Homosexuality is wrong, answer me this how can they comceive their own kid themselves. Thats why they should not recieve the same benefits. Dont get brainwashed.