Biblical case for conscience against homosexual marriage
Attempts to preserve the fundamental rights of religious freedom and conscience have been met with scorn by many for different reasons. Some simply don’t understand the issue. Others refuse to accept the rights of religious people whose values leave no room for their sexual practices . There are some Christians who, tired of “culture-warring,” seem eager to bend the knee to ideas and behaviors that conflict with biblical values. What is religious freedom? How does it relate to conscience? Is it biblical or is it a notion with no basis in scripture, contrived by right wing religious radicals to serve selfish ends? The debate over these issues is just beginning. It will affect the Church from within and without. We faithful Christians need to know what we believe and why. Below is the religious liberty section of the Manhattan Declaration , written by Princeton professor Robert George, Baptist theologian Timothy George , and evangelical ministry leader Charles Colson in 2009. Th