Dear Children,
Sixty-two years ago I
joined the Marine Corps and upon arriving at Parris Island I was issued a
uniform, boots, etc., along with cigarettes and a Bible. We were also given a
warning that we would be immediately given a dishonorable discharge if we were
caught engaging in any kind of homosexual activity. Later in Camp Pendleton,
Calif. when I stood in front of a copy of the Uniform Code of Military Justice
that was on the wall and read about sodomy, I was warned again of the dire
consequences if caught engaging in those activities. Being a country boy I
didn’t even know what the word “sodomy” meant. Cigarettes and Bibles issued by
the U.S. government and severe punishment for sodomy!
This week when “Sodomy
Sam” was drafted 148th out of the 150 eligible college football players
who were chosen, the media went wild. All the major news organizations hailed
him as a hero as he wept and hugged and kissed his “boyfriend” before a
national audience set by ESPN, the place where most athletes look for their
sports news. The Washington Post headlined an article entitled “How ESPN,
Michael Sam and his boyfriend broke new ground.” Columnist Cal Thomas wrote, “He
is being treated by the media and those in the gay rights movement as the
equivalent of an American pioneer.” Fox news interviewed a sports writer who
said Sam was another Jackie Robinson. Every black person in America ought to
resent that awful comparison! Miami Dolphins safety Don Jones tweeted “OMG” and
“horrible.” He has been fined and suspended from all team activities until he
completes educational and sensitivity training to get his “right mind.”
My biggest concern is
that evangelical Christians are being softened and are changing their thinking
on this issue. Some ministers are regarding sodomy on the same scale as gross
sins like adultery, stealing, lying, etc. Recently a new book from a mainstream
evangelical Christian publisher has come out with the title “God and the Gay
Christian: The Biblical Case in Support of Same Sex Relationships” by Mathew
Vines who describes himself as a gay Christian. Instead of softening our words,
let’s use God’s Word when we encounter this abominable sin. “Abomination” is
what God calls it (Leviticus 18:22). If it is an abomination to God, should it
not be the same to me? What is wrong with using the same word as God? In Romans
1 God singles this abominable sin out in very explicit terms and concludes with
“gave them up unto vile affections,” “gave them over to a reprobate mind.”
Could this include a nation?
This week the state of
Alaska has been sued by two homosexual couples that want to be married and have
the marriage approved by our government. In 1998 Senator Loren Leman wrote in
support of an amendment he sponsored “that to be valid a marriage may exist
only between one man and one woman.” He asked me to bring some of my church
members to Kenai to participate in a debate via teleconference with members of
the Alaska State Senate in Juneau. We did that, but to be honest I thought I
was debating about an issue that would never happen in my lifetime. Our
constitution was amended with Ballot Measure 2 by the vote of the citizens of
Alaska on November 3, 1998. These couples will probably find a liberal, pro-homo,
ungodly judge who will throw out Amendment 2.
Paul says in Romans
1:16, “I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power off God
unto salvation to every one that believeth.” Later in the chapter he describes
the homosexuals. They can thank God they can be included in the “every one” if
they repent of their “abominable” sin and embrace the sacrifice provided by the
Lord Jesus Christ at Calvary.
May God give each of
you the grace to stand with Him in this battle.
DAD