It is no longer news that a bill legalizing same-sex marriage was passed last month in the USA, a decision which has left the country sharply divided. Barely three days after, a Roman Catholic Priest tweeted that he ran into a gay marriage parade, two men walked up to him and spat on him. I fear that this is only the beginning of worse things to come.
Based on this ruling, clergy and religious bodies are not obliged to perform same-sex marriages. But, the big question is how long before another bill making it mandatory is passed? How long before it becomes an offence under the marriage equality act for churches to refuse to marry them? Or, how long before someone files a suit claiming discrimination? Equally worrisome, is how long before all churches surrender and cave in to cultural, legal and political forces, like a few churches have already done, some dating as far back as a decade ago. The major reason behind surrendering is fear that they could lose their tax exempt statuses if they refuse to conform. If push comes to shove, they will be forced to choose between survival and their religious beliefs.
There are numerous passages in the Bible which clearly indicate that homosexual acts and passions are unnatural, shameful, contrary to sound doctrine and deny entrance to the Kingdom of God. No marriage can be sanctioned by the church if the very basis of the marriage involves acts that put the couple outside of eternal salvation.
No matter what the American society or any one of the other twenty countries worldwide who have legalized same-sex marriage may legislate, the law of God is clear - that a "marriage" between two people of the same sex is not Godly. It is as simple as that, and no laws can change it.
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