Showing posts with label evil. Show all posts
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Tuesday, October 07, 2014
Saturday, June 03, 2006
Advocating righteousness: No Apologies Necessary
I have seen a surprising picture developing out of recent controversy regarding LDS Church leaders supporting the proposed constitutional marriage amendment. It would seem that there are a number of people associated with the church, who feel guilty to promote unequivocal opposition to homosexual behavior.
In fact, a whole lot of them seem downright apologetic.
And, in fact, there are a significant number who presume to criticize the church for its continuing opposition to anything resembling approval for or sanction of homosexual "lifestyle".
It is a confusing position to advocate, because many of the proponents feel justified by their understanding of principles of "compassion" or "tolerance". They seem unable to discern how temporary concessions under that "compassion" rationale ultimately compromise the quality of life for everyone involved. Every experience through the history of human existence testifies that it is never compassionate to compromise with evil.
To me this ambivalence is difficult to reconcile. In my experience the church has never offered the slightest concession to those entangled in sexual deviance. Such sinful misconduct has always been unacceptable and condemned in the strongest terms. It is my understanding that church membership is automatically severed for individuals engaged in homosexual behavior. To me, this policy seems unremarkable and consistent.
I don't expect anything to ever change in this respect. But it would seem that quite a number of church members are even hopeful that it will.
Who thinks we owe the sinners an apology for advocating repentance and righteousness?
In fact, a whole lot of them seem downright apologetic.
And, in fact, there are a significant number who presume to criticize the church for its continuing opposition to anything resembling approval for or sanction of homosexual "lifestyle".
It is a confusing position to advocate, because many of the proponents feel justified by their understanding of principles of "compassion" or "tolerance". They seem unable to discern how temporary concessions under that "compassion" rationale ultimately compromise the quality of life for everyone involved. Every experience through the history of human existence testifies that it is never compassionate to compromise with evil.
To me this ambivalence is difficult to reconcile. In my experience the church has never offered the slightest concession to those entangled in sexual deviance. Such sinful misconduct has always been unacceptable and condemned in the strongest terms. It is my understanding that church membership is automatically severed for individuals engaged in homosexual behavior. To me, this policy seems unremarkable and consistent.
I don't expect anything to ever change in this respect. But it would seem that quite a number of church members are even hopeful that it will.
Who thinks we owe the sinners an apology for advocating repentance and righteousness?
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Viewed from a wider perspective, nothing very dramatic actually comes with this disappointing development. The encroachment has been gradual and incremental, since the initial "camel's nose under the tent".
Supposedly, the Supreme Court has spoken by choosing to remain silent. But nothing precludes revisiting the ignored appeals in the future. Until the Court issues a specific ruling, the controversy has no closure.
Nonetheless, the homosexual players have become emboldened in their sense of accomplishment, which will result in inevitable greater sense of entitlement. Predictibly, they cannot ever be satisfied with this concession or any other, but will continue pressing to “normalize” their deviance in other ways. Already, homosexual partners are anticipating the next step in legal manuvering. From a Deseret News quote, "Now that this is settled, the focus is getting adoptions done for those couples. That will be the No. 1 priority for them."
Sadly, there is no lasting happiness to be found in the false promises of such deviant behavior.
I intend no antipathy toward any individuals – I am satisfied that the legal demands have been met, despite the majority of popular voter opposition. But I have no obligation to recognize things as anything but what they really are. This is strictly a legal fiction, legalizing homosexual "marriage", not some higher moral standard.
In my view, it is not and never will represent anything to do with principles of equality. And it clearly violated democratic ideals, to have federal courts dictate what voters can approve, and have approved.
I predict that the sense of vindication and hubris will prove to be pyrrhic and ephemeral, as are the rewards of all of Satan’s enticements.
We will continue to decry and oppose the tide of evil, as with legalized abortion and other such offensive and evil abominations.
Official response from the Church as appropriate to this occasion.
I am in a difficult place, trying to reconcile the counsel for civility with current events. But it has ever been so, even with followers of Jesus in former times...
Life in the world continues…