Where Does The Madness End? Where the Homosexual Agenda Leads - Part 2

In Part 1, we discussed the lunacy of redefining marriage. But the real danger in this debate has nothing to do with definitions and marriage, but with what a secular society does to those who disagree with cultural norms and societies norms. As history and modern trends show, America is quickly on the verge of censoring, prosecuting, and persecuting the Church of Jesus Christ.

Sure, this seems far fetched now, but only to those whose eyes are closed to this growing trend. It is time to have our eyes opened, our minds warned, our convictions grounded, and ready to embrace the storm quickly heading our way. While at the same time, rejoice in the thought of suffering for the Lord.

A WARNING TO THOSE WHO STAND IN THE WAY

Recent history and other Western cultures have proven one thing, those who stand in the way of pushing homosexuality and other sexual lifestyles forward will be met with legal resistance. I could dedicate an entire website to the persecution of persons who oppose homosexuality and are being charged for hate crimes, hate speech, and even hate thought crimes.

There is one thing one must realize about liberal activists: they don't want anyone to stand in their way. And those who do stand in their way are accused of being hateful and criminals.

Charles Colson has recently discussed this topic at his Breakpoint website. In an article titled, "The Coming Persecution: How Same-Sex 'Marriage' Will Harm Christians," Colson traces the persecution of several persons and groups who are being silenced because they oppose gay marriage.

Some of the examples he gives are:

For instance, a Methodist retreat center recently refused to allow two lesbian couples to use a campground pavilion for a civil union ceremony. The state of New Jersey punished the Methodists by revoking the center’s tax-exempt status—a vindictive attack on the Methodists’ religious liberty.

In Massachusetts, where judges imposed gay marriage a few years ago, Catholic Charities was ordered to accept homosexual couples as candidates for adoption. Rather than comply with an order that would be harmful to children, Catholic Charities closed down its adoption program.

California public schools have been told they must be “gay friendly,” as Roback Morse notes. But it will not stop with public schools. Just north of the border in Quebec, the government told a Mennonite school that it must conform to provincial law regarding curriculum—a curriculum that teaches children that homosexuality is a valid lifestyle. How long will it be before the U.S. government goes after private schools?

Even speaking out against homosexuality can get you fired. Crystal Dixon, an associate vice president at the University of Toledo, was fired after writing an opinion piece in the Toledo Free Press in support of traditional marriage . . . Fired—for exercising her First Amendment rights!

What we have here is a systematic outlawing of the 1st amendment for those who stand in the way of the gay agenda. Our Founding Fathers would be appalled. But at least gay activist are smart. They realize that in order for their agenda to succeed, there can't be any opposition. Therefore, in order to rid themselves of opposition, they resort to name calling and silencing their critics.

First, let us discuss the name calling. Opponents to homosexuality, transgenderism, and whatever else depraved man can come up with are accused of bigotry, intolerance, and being close-minded. In a postmodern society, such name tags couldn't be a worse indictment. And since opponents are considered bigots and homophobes, they are, therefore, inciting hate.

The problem with this argument should be obvious: to call someone a bigot is bigoted and to call someone intolerant is itself intolerant. This should be obvious from the get-go, but the walking contradiction of the name-calling phenomenon goes unnoticed.

This is an important aspect of the debate. The culture is viewed as being the ones that possess the only form of ethics allowed. If the culture disallows dissenting worldviews access to the public square and debate, that is not intolerant bigotry, that is a breaking from our discriminatory past and a movement to a better society.

This is why homosexuals aim to make homosexuality not a choice, but rather the opposite. This is why millions is spent on research looking for the "gay gene." For if the argument can be made that homosexuality is determined by birth and by our genes, then homosexuality isn't a choice. And if we are born gay, then the fight for homosexual rights can be equaled to that of the fight for racial equality.

In fact, the case has already been made and has so far failed. But don't fret. Scientist are doing all that they can to prove that homosexuality is something we're born with rather than a lifestyle we choose.

And if the culture is convinced that homosexuality is something one is born with, and therefore the homosexual can't help but be gay, then such name calling is appropriate. Like those against equal rights for blacks are referred to as racist, those who are against equal rights for homosexuals are referred to as bigoted homophobes. But until then, words like bigot and intolerant only apply to those who stand against the social evolution of the relativity of truth and ethics.

And as a result, the hypocrisy of name calling rules the day.

Second, those who stand against the homosexual agenda will be penalized. As Colson points out, many are being persecuted and prosecuted for exercising their first amendment right. With the passing of hate crimes, hate speech laws, and even thought crime laws, our culture is increasingly becoming intolerant to other points of view.

This, too, is hypocritical. Our culture repeatedly prides itself on being open and tolerant. However, such a notion only applies to those who agree with them. That is not tolerance, that is censorship. Our culture will only tolerate their desired template, anyone who sails off course will be dealt with accordingly.

Though hate crime laws are slowly being passed in America, Europe, Canada, and the rest of the secular West have virtually crossed the threshold and are showing us just how far a secular society is willing to go to silence their opposition. But one doesn't need to look at recent secular societies. Just a glance at what the bloodiest century (19th Century) gave us is evidence enough. More persons were killed in the name of enlightenment and compassion than in any century before. Secularism is stained with the blood.

I am not saying that America or the West is like that of the Soviets or the Nazi's. However, it must be stated clearly what a secular society has always become; tyrannical, murderous, and censoring.

We should expect the persecution of the church over the bedroom to increase in the coming years with no end in sight. Unless America awakes from her dream of equality for all persons despite the abomination of its morals, the Church in America will never be the same: free. Censorship and prosecution is the offspring of secularism and we are quickly headed down that path.

But the Church need not be worried. Christianity thrives on persecution. As the early Church Father once said, "the blood of the martyrs is the seed of the Church." In other words, whenever the world sees authenticity in believers, and not this fake-Christianity so prevalent in our society, people come to Christ in droves. The most obvious example of this, outside of ancient Rome, is China. Though Christianity is illegal, it continues to boom.

So though there is much reason to fear, there is much reason to rejoice. Our generation could be the generation with less freedom, but with greater converts. How cool will that be?