Allen Dvorak
03/13/09
“The president of our nation designated this month (June) as Gay and Lesbian Pride Month. I don’t know if President Clinton addressed any of the scheduled gatherings in Washington, D.C., but in 1997 and 1998 he wrote letters welcoming participants to the Gay and Lesbian Pride celebrations and touting his efforts to include openly-avowed homosexuals in his administration. Recently President Clinton appointed James Hormel, an avowed homosexual, as ambassador to Luxembourg.
The prophet Jeremiah condemned the people of Judah because they felt no shame while they were doing abominable things. He wrote, "Were they ashamed when they had committed abomination? No! They were not at all ashamed; nor did they know how to blush. Therefore they shall fall among those who fall; at the time I punish them, they shall be cast down, says the Lord" (6:15). In the United States, we now are celebrating behavior which the Lord identifies as abominable. Hear the Law of Moses, "If a man lies with a male as he lies with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination…" (Leviticus 20:13a). Rather than expressing shame at this kind of behavior, the leader of our country has dedicated a month to "celebrate our diversity," to take pride in behavior which the inspired apostle Paul described as vile, shameful and unnatural (Romans 1:26-27).
The gay community has successfully framed the language of the issue. They label anyone who opposes homosexuality on the grounds of immorality as bigoted, discriminatory and prejudiced. Those who speak out and say that homosexuality is sinful are charged with being intolerant, hateful or lacking compassion. The president’s letters to the Gay and Lesbian Pride celebrations also use such language. I have no sympathy nor defense for those who commit violence against homosexuals; they forfeit the moral base from which they launch their opposition to sexual immorality. However, despite the shrewdness of the maneuver, it is dishonest to group all who oppose homosexuality with the few individuals who commit violence against homosexuals.
If I write that stealing is a sin, an act which is morally wrong, am I a bigot? Am I prejudiced against thieves? Am I hateful because I disapprove of theft? Can one automatically assume that I have no compassion for thieves because I condemn such behavior? And yet, it is the same Bible which condemns both theft and homosexuality. Taking the argument one step further, it is God who condemns homosexuality through the Bible. Is God a bigot? Is He prejudiced? Intolerant? Does He have no compassion for the sinner?
Isaiah pronounced woe upon those of his day who "call[ed] evil good, and good evil; who put darkness for light, and light for darkness; who put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter" (5:20). Unfortunately, we have arrived as a nation to this very state – expressing "pride" in what God disapproves. The gay community, while relatively small, is vocal and proactive. Who will stand up for righteous behavior and against such evil?”