GAY TRUTH

Moral revolutions require legal revolutions. This is certainly the case with the sexual revolution and its various causes of sexual liberation. A revolution is only complete when the legal structure aligns itself with a new moral understanding. This alignment is exactly what is taking place in American public life on the issue of gay liberation. Every society has a structure of systems that either influence or coerce behavior. Eventually, societies move to legislate and regulate behavior in order to align the society with what is commonly, or at least largely, considered morally right and wrong. Civilization could not survive without a system of moral controls and influences. Throughout almost all of Western history, for the most part, this process has played out in a non-threatening way for the Christian church and Christians in the larger society. So long as the moral judgment of the culture matched the convictions and teachings of the church, the church and culture were not at od

A former Greens employee and gay rights campaigner is behind a report to the South Australian government calling for the ­removal of anti-discrimination exemptions that enable religious schools to hire staff aligned with their beliefs — calling into question the impartiality of advice. South Australian Law Ref­orm Institute senior project officer Sarah Moulds wrote the report recommending an overhaul of the state’s Equal Opportunity Act, which critics fear could significantly curtail relig­ious freedoms. The recommendation, one of 11 in the report released last month, was made despite up to 90 per cent of public submissions urging the exemptions remain. Under South Australian law, religious institutions may discriminate against prospective employees based on sexuality, gender identity and religious ­beliefs. However, if the recom­mendation were adopted, sexual orientation and gender identity would be removed as exemptions, meaning a gay teacher who believed they had been

The body of Christ worldwide is challenged to respond to the issue of homosexuality. While the acceptance of homosexuality has accelerated faster in some nations than in others, the fact remains that Christians in all countries face the challenge of responding with love and truth to all those who struggle in this area. While damage has undoubtedly been done by the watering down of the gospel, immeasurable damage has also been done when truth has been preached in word only without corresponding actions, or has been spoken without love. Remembering that God is both grace and truth will help us to conduct ourselves as Jesus would: compassionately without compromising God word. With that being said, perhaps you heard about the two gay men who filed a lawsuit against Spark Network Inc. Their claim was that Christian Mingle (Christian dating site) violated their civil rights. Unfortunately, this is a never ending story. Some of the gay community has made it their mission to shut down Chr

Moral revolutions require legal revolutions. This is certainly the case with the sexual revolution and its various causes of sexual liberation. A revolution is only complete when the legal structure aligns itself with a new moral understanding. This alignment is exactly what is taking place in American public life on the issue of gay liberation. Every society has a structure of systems that either influence or coerce behavior. Eventually, societies move to legislate and regulate behavior in order to align the society with what is commonly, or at least largely, considered morally right and wrong. Civilization could not survive without a system of moral controls and influences. Throughout almost all of Western history, for the most part, this process has played out in a non-threatening way for the Christian church and Christians in the larger society. So long as the moral judgment of the culture matched the convictions and teachings of the church, the church and culture were not at od