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6/28/2004
And Every Man Was Right in His Own Eyes
 Well, this weekend was the bang that concluded Gay Pride month. Being a Seattleite in all, I don't want to assume anything so I'll state the obvious: June was Gay Pride month. We can thank Bill Clinton for that. Let's see, June is the sixth month and in Biblical numerology, six is the number of man and/or flesh. Makes perfect sense to me. Seattle of course, included itself in the festivities with parades, parties and whatnot and I'll be the first to say that the heaviness in the air was evident. 'Tis a sad state for humanity to revel in such false liberty.
As you may recall, earlier this month President Bush refused to declare June "Gay Pride Month". This is one of the many reasons why I love that man (notwithstanding his inability to pronounce "American"). Then again, I'm proud to be a "Merikin". The behavior I saw displayed this weekend was not "Merikin" at all. Of course, in true rebellious fashion, supporters of the month moved forward with their plans despite major roadblocks. Mind you, during the Clinton administration, the events and festivities of this month we're supported with government facilities and tax payers dollars. I don't think I was paying taxes back then (ouch, the age factor creeps in again), but had I been a taxpayer, I am pretty certain that I would have found major fault with using my dollars to support others gallivanting around the city in confusion. And to think that some Federal employees in Washington D.C. actually wanted a government sanctioned day off to attend the festivities is laughable.
I want to annihilate the phrase "celebrate diversity". For now at least. It's amazing how people can completely and totally distort and manipulate the true meaning of the rainbow. The rainbow was to signify God's covenant that he would never again destroy the earth by flood. A flood which by the way, came as a result of the very thing for which people now wave the rainbow. God is perhaps more merciful than I, because I would've drowned all of us unthankful heathens by now. Presently, the rainbow's been distorted and made to be the brand for acceptance of every type of lifestyle we can think of. And trust me when I say, animals are next. Human/animal relationships that is. When man is left to be his own God, there are no limits on his capabilities.
Every day is a struggle. One of the biggest battles we face is not in Iraq, but in the mind. The struggle is against secular humanism, moral relativism, and the self-serving lies propagated to us by the media. We have to guard our gates (the entry points and access to our thought life). With the images bombarding at me on a daily basis, I have to constantly remind myself what is the truth of ultimate reality. That is Jesus Christ.
 One of my favorite Christian writers is Francis Schaeffer. He was a prolific thinker way before his time. While most of his work is phenomenal, I would highly recommend A Christian Manifesto. He discusses how we must have a true open marketplace of freedom whereby every idea can be expressed in such a way that people are forced to make a decision. We're not at that place yet. Right now, only certain ideas are acceptable. As it stands, "these people" (read: church & state separatists) aren't playing fair. The name of Jesus is a threat to those who don't believe. Preach muhammad, preach buddha, preach hare krishna, preach the kabbalah, preach animalism, but don't dare invoke the name of Jesus because that's offensive. You bet it is. There's power in that name. It's the very dividing line between the pseudo-spiritual and the true followers of Christ.
I know this isn't what the South Park Republicans came to read today. I'm sorry. Maybe it was watching Michael Moore in an interview acting as though he's doing some great service to the country by sparking healthy dialogue via his "crockumentary". Maybe it's the fact that a good majority of the black community is opposed to gay marriage, yet is willing to unashamedly support a political party that feels otherwise. Maybe it's the fact that I have an enormous stack of unfolded laundry sitting in my house. I'm not sure which, but I'm a little peeved right now. Where's the referee when we need him because people are changing the rules of engagement as we go along and it's just not kosher with me folks.
As believers, we have a great responsibility. I think Francis Schaeffer said it best when he wrote"...it is then up to Christians to show that Christianity is the truth of total reality in the open marketplace of freedom..." Now all we need is an open marketplace of freedom.
posted by ambra at 6/28/2004 06:23:56 AM | link to this entry |
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