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Should We Be Doing More to Protect the Sanctity of Marriage? (268 hits)


Last night, I got a chance to participate in an online debate about black people and homos*xuality. The blog by the same name was posted by E Private. I enjoyed reading E Private's quick comments and those of others. However, I kept asking myself, "Should we be doing more to protect the sanctity of marriage between one man and one woman?"

As most of you know, I am a happily married man. It has been this way for over 15 years. My wife means everything to me. But I am concerned about prospects for my now four-year-old son when he starts thinking about marriage. Will he be confused because courts in Massachusetts, California and Hawaii have redefined marriage, recognizing same-s*x couples as marital units? I hope not. My prayer is he will take every thought about sanctified marriage captive, because those thoughts will drive both his feelings and behaviors.

We heteros*xuals should be doing more to protect the sanctity of marriage between one man and one woman. The whole concept of marriage originated in the Garden of Eden, with Adam (a man) and Eve (a woman). Marriage was never intended to be between two men or two women. But a select few in our society are beginning to take matters into their own hands. And when all is said and done, the damage that they inflict on the psyches of our children and youths will be beyond repair. I say this because many of our young people are already being conditioned to be sympathetic to the homos*xual campaign for equal rights and protections under the law.

But I respectively submit one question to the homos*xual readers of this blog entry: Doesn't your existence as a man, a woman, already give you these rights and protections under the law? Yes, I know you are looked down upon for the choice that you made, but we all make choices that subject us to consequences.

But let me shift my comments back to our children and youths being conditioned to be sympathetic to the homos*xual campaign. I challenge you to visit your local public high school and ask about their sponsored clubs. Chances are you will discover one for gay, lesbian, transgender and bi-s*xual youths. School administrators will say the clubs exist to provide a safe haven for these youths. What I want to know, however, is why the public school system, funded by taxpayer dollars, is feeding these homos*xual youths' desires to be s*xually active.

If they're going to feed this desire among their homos*xual students, they might as well do the same for heteros*xual ones. In fact, they should allow all of their students to have protected and unprotected s*x in the hallways or under the school gymnasium bleachers. As concerned parents, we would be outraged if something like this happened. So why aren't we outraged by the existence of school-sponsored clubs that promote the homos*xual lifestyle?

What do you think? Should we be doing more to protect the sanctity of marriage between one man and one woman? Shouldn't we also be encouraging our children to save themselves for their husbands, their wives?

I look forward to reading your responses.

Be blessed, and continue to be a blessing.

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Wednesday, August 13th 2008 at 4:14PM
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Jeffery, you do raise good points. Something you stated stuck out to me. You mentioned that heteros*xuals should be doing something to protect the sanctity of marriage between one man and one women; this work is to be carried out thru the church. We are to be at the forefront of this issue. The problem is when we do raise up to such an issue, we do it in a judgmental, egocentric manner. Something must be done, but we must careful about the manner in which we tackle the issue at hand when trying to protect and institution that is honorable in the sight of God.
Wednesday, August 13th 2008 at 4:35PM
charity White
Boy oh Boy...we are going to talk about this thang from every angle: LMBAO.

What if during the rewrite of Torah after it was lost for 1000 years (what rewrite doc…this is the word of GOD?) the authors wrote the original version Gen 1:27 and realized that they needed to clarify the male versus female role so later, Chapter 2 the Adam Eve story was created. What if the Aramaic definition of Adam simple meant "HUMAN BEING"? Truth is a scary thing…

But hey, these are just questions...

Wednesday, August 13th 2008 at 4:36PM
Dr. Ahmad Glover
Charity, while I agree with your notion, I don't necessarily agree that "when we do raise up to such an issue, we do it in a judgmental, egocentric manner." I know at my church, our middle name is "WELCOME." WhoEVER you are, whatEVER you're doing, COME *IN*. So our approach is TOTALLY different from the one you describe. I'm sure that DOES happen in some churches, but certainly not ALL.

And let's be real...I've seen MANY occasions where something is presented with so much LOVE and genuine desire for us to get it right that was not well received because SOME PEOPLE, NO MATTER how lovingly you present it to them, don't care for a truth that does not favor their current circumstances.

It's not ALL the church's fault. I agree completely that "we must careful about the manner in which we tackle the issue at hand when trying to protect and institution that is honorable in the sight of God." I've seen so-called "holy-ghost filled saints" metamorphos holiness to unholiness just by the way they act. These are people who will always recognize wrongs in other people without ever doing a self-examination.

I don't judge them either. I call wrong wrong and keep it pumpin. And when I'm wrong, someone who loves me calls me on it. As a Christian trying my best to hear, "Servant, well done," it's my responsibility and accountability to accept the truth, even if I don't like it.

Blessings...

Wednesday, August 13th 2008 at 4:46PM
Dee Gray
And Jeffery, specifically about your blog:

I agree 100,000,000,000% !!!! And thank you for standing out there in broad daylight to post it. "Go BOLDLY..."

Blessings...
Wednesday, August 13th 2008 at 4:48PM
Dee Gray
Dr. Glover:

Look at yourself.

Look at the closest female.

See any differences?

Men and women where created to become one, like the pieces of a puzzle. The birth of a child is the culmination of this oneness. I don't need the Holy Bible, or the Torah, to tell me that. But I accepted Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior, so I rely on the Holy Bible, both the Old and New testaments, to clarify the purpose of my existence.

Also, I don't live by hypotheticals; I live to leave a legacy of Christian faith, obedience and service for my wife and son. This triad of acts requires that I love my God and my neighbors (both heteros*xuals and homos*xuals). It also requires that I speak the truth in love.

Be blessed, my brother, and continue to be a blessing.

Jeffery A. Faulkerson, MSSW
Wednesday, August 13th 2008 at 4:54PM
J. A. Faulkerson
Jeffery...

NUF SAID. ;-)

Blessings...
Wednesday, August 13th 2008 at 5:26PM
Dee Gray
Without a doubt, we need to promote marriage and its value to society, particularly to African Americans. We, and especially our children, suffer greatly when their parents don't marry (check the stats, please) in terms of the high rate of poverty and many other issues. Look at what has happened in Black communities (especially our youth) since the early 1960's when 85% of our children were raised in two parent households.
The answer to your question is yes, yes, yes.
Wednesday, August 13th 2008 at 6:32PM
Dr. J. Elisha Burke
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