Some people object to the association of homosexuality and sin, but by and large, I think they know they are fighting against their own consciences, and the law of God. This is why the activism--when the extremely generous estimates tell us that 1 out of 100 people experiences sexual attraction to people of the same sex--is so intense. When Satan has a stronghold, it's a stronghold.
I can't recall a time when such a small percentage of people was able to shift public opinion in this way. It's certainly odd. But our sexuality is powerful. Sins against it, whether by us, or others, do a lot of damage. The inverse of the total self-gift of sexual complementarity in marriage is an endless array of variations on the theme of selfishness.
I've got to wonder how many "fallen-away" Catholics and other once-practicing Christians are "allies" of the homosexuality movement because of shame for their own sins? Or even misplaced shame, because someone abused them. Someone tries to convince you of a "new normal" because holiness and goodness was so far away, or a facade, like The Brady Bunch.
We've got to simply pray and lament all that, more than anything. I'm going to remember that if someone attacks me, or makes absurd comparisons (like I'm Fred Phelps) that it could be the Holy Spirit wounding their conscience. The people trying hardest to convince you that they are happy are the most unhappy.
I can't recall a time when such a small percentage of people was able to shift public opinion in this way. It's certainly odd. But our sexuality is powerful. Sins against it, whether by us, or others, do a lot of damage. The inverse of the total self-gift of sexual complementarity in marriage is an endless array of variations on the theme of selfishness.
I've got to wonder how many "fallen-away" Catholics and other once-practicing Christians are "allies" of the homosexuality movement because of shame for their own sins? Or even misplaced shame, because someone abused them. Someone tries to convince you of a "new normal" because holiness and goodness was so far away, or a facade, like The Brady Bunch.
We've got to simply pray and lament all that, more than anything. I'm going to remember that if someone attacks me, or makes absurd comparisons (like I'm Fred Phelps) that it could be the Holy Spirit wounding their conscience. The people trying hardest to convince you that they are happy are the most unhappy.
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