Marriage between a man and woman is God’s law, not man’s law. Therefore, only God can change that law …
not a king, a president or a supreme court. No one on earth can force a person to change their belief
because a judge says so. That being said, everyone deserves respect no matter what they believe. The
Bible tells us to love one another …we don’t have to agree or even like everyone. But we do have an
obligation to be kind and respectful even if we disagree.
Early in the rhetoric about gay rights, the claim was that they wanted to be accepted, but it seems that
now some insist on endorsement. Unfortunately this is not a realistic goal. Neither courts nor people
can force approval. But that doesn’t mean we can’t get along.
In the effort to not discriminate against gays, we are instead discriminating against Christians. If a
gay couple goes to church for Sunday service, a theater to see a show, restaurant for dinner or bakery
for a dozen donuts, service should never be denied … there is no moral issue there. But asking those
same facilities to be part of a gay "wedding" ceremony is another question entirely.
Christians are supposed to walk the walk, not just talk the talk. Participating in or facilitating a gay
"wedding" is not acceptable. Furthermore, there’s no valid reason for it; there are plenty of
other businesses willing to accommodate. We are not toddlers who have to have our own way no matter the
cost to someone else.
Forcing people to go against their conscience, pay huge fines or go out of business creates animosity and
doesn’t solve anything. It can also eliminate jobs and increase unemployment. And whether we care to
admit it or not, it’s just another form of discrimination. We only have one world and we all have to
share it. Does it really make sense to destroy our neighbors to get our own way?
Mary Jo Thieman Bosch
Millbury