Events of the past couple weeks have all but escaped the attention of most people of faith. I say “people of faith” meaning those that profess to believe in God; more specifically Christianity. While there are people of faith that believe in something other than the Christian perspective, I am focusing on those that acknowledge that they hold a Christian viewpoint.
Now, I use that phrase loosely simply because the biblical version of Christianity and the American version is often at odds. The “gospel” that is being preached/taught on most American churches today has been diluted to make it appealing or at least palatable for most people.
So, to what events am I referring and why am I focusing on Christians? Because there is more than a culture war taking place in America today; there is a war for the very soul of our nation which was founded upon Judeo-Christian principles.
This past week, as Jonathon Van Maren noted, “…the Democratic Party formally came out of the closet last week at the CNN LGBTQ Town Hall. They promised everything that was requested and more—Joe Biden almost took a lunge at Anderson Cooper at one point—and made it clear (if it wasn’t already) that they have chosen their side in the culture war. The gay marriage debate is not about “equal rights” or “tolerance” or anything like that. It is about one side winning, and the other side losing. And in this case, the winners want to crush the losers, and the Democratic Party is eager to help.”
Senator Cory Booker quoted the Bible to explain why it was wrong for a Catholic school to forbid the formation of LGBTQ+ groups.
Mayor Pete Buttigieg stated that despite the importance of religious liberty, “It's also the case that any freedom that we honor in this country has limits when it comes to harming other people.”
Candidate Beto O’Rourke, said that as President of the U.S., he would end tax exemptions for contributions to religious institutions that ban same-sex weddings.
“There can be no reward, no benefit, no tax break for anyone or any institution, any organization in America, that denies the full human rights and the full civil rights of every single one of us. So, as president, we’re going to make that a priority, and we are going to stop those who are infringing upon the human rights of our fellow Americans.”
Senator Elizabeth Warren joked that a man who opposed same-sex "marriage" would have a hard time finding a woman to marry.
The Democratic presidential candidates are pushing an agenda, and quite aggressively at that. They're the ones threatening our religious liberties. They're the ones wanting to indoctrinate our children and tell us that we don't have the right to our biblically based beliefs. They're the ones telling millions of people that the clear and detailed teachings of Scripture must be ignored and that the Church has been wrong on these issues for 2,000 years.
Sadly, most “Christians” in America are ignorant of what is happening or would rather stick their heads in the sand and think if they ignore it, that somehow it will go away. That or they have no clue what the Bible teaches and what Christianity is truly about.
I’m reminded of what Jesus told his disciples in Matthew 10:18-20 – “On my account you will be brought before governors and kings as witnesses to them and to the Gentiles. 19 But when they arrest you, do not worry about what to say or how to say it. At that time you will be given what to say, 20 for it will not be you speaking, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.”
Make no mistake—there are people with an agenda and they’re coming for Christians. But remember this: When that time comes, the Holy Spirit will give you what to say, and there is One more important than all of these others, who is also coming for you!
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