Same Sex Marriage
In our great nation, we have a
population of approximately three hundred twenty million people with just as
many viewpoints and opinions. Even my wife doesn’t agree with me all the time. This
is in conjunction with our constitutional right to freedom of speech and
thought. This having been said, I submit to you that when one exercises his (or
her) right to free expression of their viewpoints and opinions, their
implementation of which notwithstanding, they have the responsibility and obligation
to know what they are talking about and the context within which they are being
expressed. To this end, I want to express my understanding of the context in
which our U.S. Supreme Court issued their opinion in the case of Obergefell v.
Hodges re., marriage between two people of the same sex. I think I’m right in
my thinking. If, however, you disagree, please let me know where I’m wrong.
Please communicate tenderly, though, so as to not hurt my feelings and cause me
to feel bad.
The first fact which one must
understand is that our nation was established as a secular nation with the
rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, including freedom of
religion and all other rights included in the first ten amendments to our
Constitution. The right to not believe in a God is allowed right along with the
right to believe. That’s why we call it freedom of religion. We have a division
of church and state. I am a Christian and my understanding of God’s will is
that we, as Christians, have the freedom of choice. We can accept our God or we
can reject him. Jesus tells us (I’m paraphrasing, of course) to spread the
word; and, if we are not received, we should shake the dust from our sandals
and move on. Our religion is one of free choice. We are not forced. Jesus also
tells us to give to Caesar what is Caesar’s and to God what is God’s. What this
all means, in my mind, is that we are to not mix our government with our
religion—everyone is to be treated equal under the law, their religion
notwithstanding.
Second, and I am compelled to say
this, we are taught that “no man can serve two masters: for either he will hate
the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the
other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon (Matt’ 6:24)”. After its decision in the
case of Citizens United v. FEC, I would have been surprised if SCOTUS had ruled
in any other way in Obergefell v. Hodges—both cases are contrary to Biblical
teachings. On the other hand, as I think about it, at least homosexuals were
born the way they are. Corporations certainly were not (born people).
This is neither here nor there with
the subject of separation of church and state; but, in this country at any
rate, it would appear that Christianity is fading—we are losing our faith. As
we step aside and passively allow the Corporatocracy
and Power Elite take over our government, it would seem to me that we more
and more are replacing God with mammon. Past leaders of our nation such as the
Roosevelts, Theodore (1901-1909) and Franklin Delano (1933-1945), contributed
greatly toward braking their growth; but, beginning in the ‘70’s, and
especially in 1981, the race to domination of our country by the oligarchy (our
shadow government presently in power) of the Corporatocracy and Power Elite has been “on”; and it appears they
are winning. In his book, Democracy in
America, Alexis DeTocqueville warns us of the evil and danger of
declining faith (and values) in a democracy.
In the mean time, this is Ronald
Miller, www.sageobserver.blogspot.com,
signing off. Email me at mtss86@comcast.net.
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