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Sin Pride Month
Weylan Deaver
In case you havent heard, we Americans are supposed to be celebrating sin this month. At least, thats what our President tells us. From his whitehouse.gov website comes a proclamation which reads, in part:
NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim June 2013 as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Month. I call upon the people of the United States to eliminate prejudice everywhere it exists, and to celebrate the great diversity of the American people.
Sin has come a long way, hasnt it? There was a time when it troubled people. Remember when Abrahams nephew, Lot (a resident of Sodom), was greatly distressed by the sensual conduct of the wicked (2 Peter 2:7)? Of course, Lot was distressed by wickedness because he was righteous (ibid.). Which explains why our President is not distressed at all about homosexuality.
President Obama proudly endorses evil, doing whatever he can to force its acceptance by the rest of us. We refuse to follow him on such a misguided errand. In fact, here is another quote, but, instead of coming from a presidential desk, it comes from the throne in heaven:
Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality, nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God (1 Cor. 6:9-10, ESV).
Now, if it is right to single out a particular sin as an object of celebration (a concept which ought to be too absurd to mention), then why not add some more special months to the calendar, such as
· National Pride in Sexual Immorality Month
· National Pride in Idol Worship Month
· National Adultery Pride Month
· National Thief Pride Month
· National Drunk Pride Month
Not long ago there were laws on the books against sodomy (i.e. homosexuality). Today, we are supposed to prop up homosexuality at every opportunity, applaud it by governmental proclamation, and reserve hatred only for those who refuse to endorse it. If the President is serious about the need to, in his words, eliminate prejudice everywhere it exists, then my question to him is this: Why does your Oval Office harbor such prejudice against the Bible and those who believe it?
When is the President going to become intolerant with a culture that increasingly is willing to kick Christianity in the teeth? Obamas hypocrisy is as odious as it is obvious and, for all his championing of great diversity, he clearly has no respect and little tolerance for views differing from his own, such as those held by Christians who still understand the distinction between good and evil.
No, Mr. President, we take no pride in homosexuality in any of its perverse manifestations. Neither in this month, nor in any other will we respect your directive to do so. Moreover, we hold your proclamation in contempt, realizing the utter foolishness of taking pride in anything which the Lord condemns. We bow to no king but Jesus, and he has already made a proclamation that excels and supersedes yours in every way. But, as long as were talking about pride, Mr. President, we submit this truth to your consideration: Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall (Proverbs 16:18).
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