I keep hearing politicians and various Christian leader stating that the legalization of gay marriage will destroy the institution of marriage as we know it. I see them trying, and failing miserably, to rally a force to fight against it. On the other hand, I have yet to see a single one of them explain exactly HOW gay marriage will destroy the institution of marriage. The reason they don’t, in my opinion, is because they are not being honest about why they oppose gay marriage in the first place. The real reason is because it is Biblically and morally wrong. However, it’s politically incorrect, not to mention unpopular these days, to stand on Christian principles alone, so, instead, they choose to fight it on the platform of marriage in general, a topic that everyone, Christian or not, can identify with. The problem is this platform makes no sense.
I am not currently married but I have been in the past. I can think of many things that destroy a marriage and not one of them involves homosexuals getting married. The disintegration of the institution of marriage has been going on long before the issue of gay marriage arose and will continue to go on long after, regardless of the outcome of gay marriage legislation. If politicians are truly concerned with saving marriage, I have a few suggestions.
- Make adultery illegal - Having my husband screw every pretty girl he meets will destroy my marriage a lot more than having my gay uncle get married to his partner. Adultery is immoral. Adultery breaks one of the Ten Commandments. Where are all the politicians fighting against that? Where’s the legislation to protect us from that?
- Get tougher on domestic violence - I think the reasoning for this one is pretty obvious. Black eyes and broken bones don’t make a very happy home.
- Make it harder to get married in the first place. Force people to take marriage seriously and think about the choice they are making before they make it. Try requiring that people attend pre-marital counseling before issuing a marriage license. Put a stop to quicky Vegas marriages. Marriage is a serious thing and shouldn’t be a spur-of-the-moment, lets have fun, drunken, party game.
- Make it a little harder to get divorced. If it’s harder to untie the knot, maybe more people will take the time to think it through before tying the knot in the first place. Except in cases of abuse or infidelity, couples should be required to make every effort to save their marriage before a court will even begin to consider granting a divorce. Marriage isn’t easy. It isn’t supposed to be. Too many people find it easier to walk away when things get tough than to do the work it takes to make a marriage strong. It shouldn’t be that way.
My point is there are a lot of things destroying the institution of marriage. In my opinion, gay marriage isn’t one of them. Is gay marriage wrong? Biblically and morally, yes. Legally? No. As I’ve said in the past, you can’t legislate morality. God gave each one of us the right to choose. If we choose the immoral path, it is God we will have to answer to. Judicial law will make no difference. Judicial law is to protect people from getting hurt and adultery and abuse hurt more and do more damage than gay marriage ever will.
As Christians, we have a moral obligation to speak out against morality. We do not, however, have the right to force it on anyone. If the politicians and Christian leaders want to fight gay marriage, by all means, do so. Just be honest about their reasons for doing it. Have the guts to stand up for what they really believe in and the courage to say why.
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