As Maine Goes, So Goes......

The people of Maine, as with the people in 30 other states, have spoken. And the "Vox Populii" says, "Marriage is between a man and a woman." Overruling their state legislators, who last spring approved a bill, in turn signed by their governor, recognizing same-sex marriages, the people of Maine proved that while they may be noted as independent and free thinkers, they are not yet prepared to abandon traditional biblical morality.

Gay and Lesbian activists were crushed by this latest rebuke by the people, as opposed to more pliable courts and legislatures. To date no public referendum on gay-marriage has ever been approved by the electorate in any of the 31 states to have had such a question on their ballot. And, I those gay-lesbian couples and their sympathizers who say that their sexual orientation is a private matter, so how can voters try and force their morals upon them, I say, "Then keep it private, and stop trying to force your immoral position on the people. Stop initiating court cases and introducing legislation to win approval and recognition for something the majority of Americans clearly don't approve of."

None of this is to say that those with misguided sexual orientations should be persecuted or shunned. Jesus loves them just as much as He loves the rest of us sinners. And He hates all our sins equally, including the sin of not-loving and caring about those who are as much in need of grace and mercy as the rest of us. I mean, if adulterers were to try and legalize their sin I would oppose them too, but just think how empty many churches would be if they refused admission to adulterers (and liars, and tax cheats, and others who show off clean hands while trying to hide impure hearts, like Pharisees of old).