Separation of Church and State is not in the
U.S. Constitution. The phrase, "wall of separation between church and
state" was first written by Thomas Jefferson in a
letter to the Danbury
Baptist Association in 1802. The phrase was never quoted again until
the U.S. Supreme Court mentioned it in 1878, a long time after the Constitution
was written, and they didn’t consider how it “applied” until 1947.
That being said, the Church (us) is called to
show the love of Christ to all, including homosexuals, drunkards, prostitutes,
addicts, etc. This does not mean we condone nor support their actions that God
would deem sinful. However, there is a much bigger picture at work here. The
“people have spoken” on this issue more than once and have stated with their
vote that marriage is to be between one man and one woman. Even so, the
government is now telling us that voting is pointless because it can all be
simply washed away with the stroke of one judge’s pen. Is that the almighty
democracy by which our country is known? Obviously not.
This is simply a stepping stone to the next
step of arresting pastors under the charge of “hate speech” for teaching
Romans, chapter one (as an example), wherein God clearly mandates that
homosexual behavior is not acceptable. This type of arrest is already taking
place in other countries.
Folks, I didn’t write the Book. There are
plenty of things in there that I wish weren’t. But I have placed my trust and
faith in the One who DID write it because He has an amazing track record of
being right, being gracious, being loving… and being fair.
To ask the people to vote on an issue only to
erase the results does not equate fairness in even the simplest form of the word.
Lastly, let us not forget that we are not to
ever place our trust in a God-dishonoring government, but rather the true God
of the universe who loves us so much that He sent His Son to pay a penalty that
we could not pay. For us to mock Him for doing so by living a lifestyle and/or
condoning behavior that is contrary to His word is definitely not… fair.
