From Robert A. J. Gagnon, Associate Professor of New Testament at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary

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The President Declares Us to Be Bigots and Enemies of the State (Again)

Once more President Obama proclaims June to be the "Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender [don't forget Transgender] Pride Month." Every federal worker and member of the armed forces received this presidential proclamation in their email (a FB friend who works for the federal government notified me this morning that he just received his). It labels all opposition to homosexual behavior as "prejudice," which, in effect, declares us all to be bigots and enemies of the state's ideology of sexual "diversity."

"... We celebrate the proud legacy LGBT individuals have woven into the fabric of our Nation, we honor those who have fought to perfect our Union, and we continue our work to build a society where every child grows up knowing that their country supports them, is proud of them, and has a place for them exactly as they are.... I call upon the people of the United States to eliminate prejudice everywhere it exists, and to celebrate the great diversity of the American people."

"Proud Legacy"?

I do not celebrate as a "proud legacy" the advancement of an agenda that provides incentives for young people to dishonor the Creator's stamp of gender by treating their maleness or femaleness as only half intact in relation to their own sex, as though they were half-males or half-females needing to supplement their sex structurally through sexual union with someone of the same sex.

I do not celebrate as a "proud legacy" a form of behavior that, owing to the absence of a true sexual complement and thus a moderating influence on the extremes of a given sex, increases the risk of high numbers of sex partners, high relational turnover, sexually transmitted infections, and mental health problems.

I do not celebrate as a "proud legacy" the raising of children in "families" where such self-dishonoring, unstable, and harmful practices are modeled before vulnerable children.

I do not celebrate as a "proud legacy" profane, hyper-sexualized "gay pride" parades and workplace celebrations.

I do not celebrate as a “proud legacy” the elimination of public recognition of gender differences such that men confused about their sexuality are permitted to use female restrooms, young people are encouraged to cross-dress, and persons of all ages are given help to mutilate their bodies in a vain effort to become the sex that they are not.

And I do not celebrate as a "proud legacy" the attendant deprivation of civil and religious liberties and the persecution of those who rightly believe the Scriptures from Moses to Jesus and Paul that homosexual practice is sin.

Assault on Our Liberties and Persecution of Our Children

According to Obama, that makes me (and you) a proponent of prejudice and a denier of diversity who must be eliminated.

Why would any Christian vote for a politician who treats his beliefs about human sexuality as bigotry and seeks to codify that view into law, such that it leads to the persecution of his or her family?

Obama is the one person most responsible for Christians being persecuted today inasmuch as he has used the bully pulpit and awesome powers of the presidency to advance the homosexualist agenda both nationally and internationally from day one on. And what is the result?

*Christian organizations deprived of federal contracts and grants if they don't practice affirmative-action hiring of homosexually active applicants who don't share the Christian values of the organization.

*Members of the armed services, including officers and chaplains, required to promote the celebration of sexual "diversity" or face the prospect of disciplinary action.

*Religious ministries, seeking to help persons struggling with same-sex attractions, banned from helping willing minors and sued by multi-million dollar homosexualist advocacy groups.

*Christian colleges threatened with loss of accreditation if they do not allow homosexualist advocates to present their views on campus.

*Christian broadcasters and sports writers terminated if they post on FB that they are against "gay marriage."

*Christian florists, bakers, and photographers fined up to $130,000, plus court costs, if they decline to contribute their artistic talents to the abhorrent ritual of a "gay wedding."

*Christian teachers fired if they don't extol in the classrooms the virtues of a homosexualist agenda.

*Christian children forcibly indoctrinated to accept the notion of two fathers or two mothers and that it is a beautiful thing for boys to dress up like a "princess"; and Christian parents denied the right to have their children excused from presentations that promote perverse sexual activity with graphic images and descriptions.

*Christian college students ridiculed in the classroom for their stance on homosexual practice and denied voice, whose Christian groups are refused college recognition and funds if they do not permit homosexually active students as officers and are required to pay for extra security for speakers defending marriage as a union between man and woman (even though campus homosexualist advocates are responsible for the unsafe environment).

On and on the list goes, and it will only get worse because SCOTUS appointees of Obama (and Clinton) will ensure that "gay marriage" becomes the law of the land, even though such action is clearly legislating from the bench without constitutional authority.

Christians who previously cast their ballot for politicians who promoted the “LGBTQI” agenda are now causing us all to reap the whirlwind. It is already late in the hour of protecting our rights as free citizens of this great republic. Act for our children’s sake while you still can.

You know, I've purposely avoided this subject here at The Old Jamestown Church for a couple of reasons: 1) I have friends and colleagues who are gay, and I have just found it impossible not to be compassionate toward them, since gayness is something they haven't chosen.  Most gays and lesbians live a quiet life, want to be left alone, and desire to leave others alone.  And because we are all sexually fallen, I just don't think any heterosexual Christian is in any place to judge; 2) That traditional Anglicans are leaving the Anglican Communion (or realigning within it) in droves largely because of this issue is implicit in everything I write about the Continuing and Realigning churches, so I find no need to elaborate on it.

However, as Gagnon indicates it is becoming clear that powerful elites in Europe, North America and elsewhere are not content to live and let live.  They want a war.  Well, if they want a war, we'll give them a war.  ¡Viva Cristo Rey!

Comments

[Ken]

Most gays and lesbians live a quiet life, want to be left alone, and desire to leave others alone. And because we are all sexually fallen, I just don't think any heterosexual Christian is in any place to judge;

That statement could me made about everyone in existence.

Most X live a quiet life, etc. and because we are all Y fallen, I just don't think any Z Christian is in any place to judge.

While one doesn't have to post on sexual practices of people, if you do, for a Christian you might want to point out that certain sexual proclivities are an abomination before God.