This is only partially true. And I know it’s not really the subject of the post, but I feel the need to address it.

Prayer was not taken out of public schools. School mandated and supported prayer has been. If a student wants to pray, they can pray, provided they aren’t causing a disturbance in the class. But the public school, which is run from the government, should not be supporting or insisting on prayer.

All that being said, I’m 100% behind gay marriage. As an atheist, I can get married in the US without ever being involved with any religion or religious institution. So there’s no good reason homosexuals can’t share that ability with me.

Does Christ ever tell us to make sure unrepentant sinners live by the same code of conduct? Absolutely not.

The American Church’s mistake is in acting like the good ol’ US of A is God’s chosen people, and we rip Old Testament passages out of their historical, cultural, and religious context and apply them to the larger society we find ourselves in today. This has done a disservice to the cause of Christ, and when our culture (or the current target of our self-righteous ire) responds by lashing out at us, we are bewildered and saddened because they ‘just don’t know Christ like we do.’

Do I believe the gay lifestyle is sinful? Yes, I do. Do I believe gay people ought to be allowed to get married to each other? Yes, I do. This is not a theocracy, but a democracy. It is inconsistent to value the freedoms we enjoy of freedom of speech, religious liberty, ownership rights, and the opportunity to enjoy ‘life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness,’ while on the same hand denying the same rights and opportunities to others.

I know that marriage was definitely part of God’s design initially for the world to be filled with families that would serve him and enjoy all the wonderful things he created…and still is…But then, Satan raised the issue of God’s right to Sovereignty…the Bible has laid out how God’s Kingdom, not Man’s Governments, will be the solution to all of earth’s woes….including all the controversy that is waging now about this issue.

Marraige has not been successful in teaching people about God…look at the divorce statistics…and that is statistics of so-called Christians.

When we dabble in the politics of men, who for the most part refuse to recognize God’s right to set down the guidelines and principles for us, including what constitutes a marriage….then are we making ourself a friend of the world and constituting ourselves as an enemy of God? After all, Jesus is our King, so how do we bend our knee or raise our protest signs in support of another. I guess it comes down to whether or not we trust that God’s Kingdom will take care of things and not trust in men to take care of the issues.

Besides, Can you name one issue that the Government has truly conquered and solved?

The Bible says to Wait on God. Make sure of the more important things. I think this whole controversy is a clever tactic of Satan to blurr the real issue of Universal Sovereignty.

It is God’s expressed will as written in his Word that should be paid attention to. He is trying to teach us to benefit ourselves. Oh, if we would only pay attention.

That being said….who gave “Christians” the right to try to prevent Gay marraiges, Abortions, campaign for Politicial movements…or any other effort to set the world straight? Jesus already said that he had all authority and that we should listen to him….Jesus said to preach the Good News of God’s Kingdom. He said to love our neighbors. He said to be peaceable with all. He said to display the fruits of the spirit.

I believe this to be true….introduce people to a God of love, not one of hellfire, brimstone and condemnation…but the Creator, the God of Mercy and Love, the Father of Jesus, the Christ that willingly gave his soul in everyone’s behalf. Let them build a relationship with the true God.. Let them see and experience how obeying his laws and principles in their lives results in rich blessings. Show them the promises that God’s Kingdom will bring about here on earth….and prove how those promises can be trusted….that is the commision of true Christians…not trying to determine what we should do or not do about Gay marraige.

They have taken church and prayer from our schools and our lives because it obviously isn’t something that the people in government feel is worth upholding yet they deny people civil liberties on a religious basis.

I don’t think that the government should have it both ways. If there is a preacher or justice of peace out there willing to perform the ceremony, why should the government stop them? Divorce is at an all time high. We are a generation of broken families.

If people of the same sex could do better, why should we stop them or penalize them by not offering them the benefits (insurance, social security) that we receive?