Why Immoral Reasoning Doesn’t Matter to a Morally Upright Person

Posted by Guest Writer on February 19, 2012 under How | Be the First to Comment

by Stacy Lynn Harp, M.S.

Yesterday we learned that the California Ninth Circuit ruled 2-1 that Proposition 8, violated the 14th Amendment’s equal-protection clause and ruled that marriage between one man and one woman was unconstitutional. I have to say that I wasn’t shocked by the ruling because the Ninth Circuit is a liberal activist court and they don’t care about the Constitution or the will of the people. The record of this court has also shown that they are one of the most overturned courts in the land.

Now the experts are saying that this ruling may go to the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) who will then have the final word on how marriage is defined. Although, I heard Christian conservative commentator and radio host, Janet Parshall, say on her show yesterday, that she doesn’t think the SCOTUS will take the case  Time will tell.

Personally, I don’t really care if the Supreme Court takes up the case because it doesn’t matter to me what a secular court says in regards to the definition of marriage.  Since I am a devout follower of Jesus Christ and I believe and obey His word, as written in the Holy Bible, all that matters to me is that God defined marriage as one man and one woman, and Jesus affirmed that definition. I am not persuaded by the immoral redefining of marriage, and I’m not persuaded by the illogical arguments that come from those who insist that marriage has to be defined as anything but one man and one woman.

In fact, let’s look at some of the immoral arguments given by those who say marriage is anything but one man and one woman.

Christians Have No Right to Judge Because Half of Christian Marriages End in Divorce

I bet you’ve heard this argument before, as I have. But the reality is that this comment is nothing but more misinformation peddled by the masses, including Christian pollster George Barna, where it most likely originated.

The truth is that half of Christian marriages do not end in divorce. In fact, as Bradley R. E. Wright, Ph.D writes in his book Christians Are Hate-Filled Hypocrites…and Other Lies You’ve Been Told, the truth is that when a person abides by the tenants of their Christian faith and obeys the instructions given in the bible, the divorce rate is considerably lower.

Wright also points out that the “half of all marriages…” claim is typically lifted from the fact that the divorce rate is about half of the marriage rate in any given year, despite the fact that all but a few of the divorces that comprise any given year’s rate did not originate as marriages in the same year.

In his book, Wright also reveals the differences between those people who actually attend church on a weekly basis versus those who claim they are followers of God (on some level) and whether or not they are cohabiting, or acting immorally outside the bounds of legal marriage.

My point is that if you are a person of faith and conviction, and you actually live according to your faith and you practice faithfully the tenants of your faith – as a Christian – then you’re less likely to be divorced, you are less likely to shack up before you get married and you’re less likely to have sexual relations outside the bond of marriage.

By Not Allowing Same Gender Couples the Right to Marry You’re a Hateful-Bigot, Homophobe and Against Equality

This “argument” is not an “argument”, it is just a bunch of name calling. There is no argument against hate, bigotry, homophobia and equality. I can just as easily say that anyone who opposes marriage as one man and one woman, the way marriage has been defined for thousands of years, is nothing but a hater, a bigot, a hetero-phobe, God-hater, and completely against equality for normal people who use their bodies  in the proper way sexually, with the opposite sex, within the bonds of marriage. So, name-calling is no argument.

The Real Issue is How One Defines Morality

The real issue is one of morals and who defines morality. Morals are the guiding rules that define the differences between what is right and what is wrong. Morality is the acting out of those virtues. Interestingly, even the dictionary defines morality as “virtue in sexual matters; chastity”.

The Immoral Applaud the Immoral

I find it fascinating that the overwhelming majority of those who are vocal supporters of “homosexual marriage” are also some of the most immoral people around. Ellen DeGeneres and Rosie O’Donnell are two of the most vocal, and are now rejoicing at the unjust decision made by the immoral court. Both women are practicing lesbians, who have been in multiple relationships with other women, while all the while touting that their love would last forever. Didn’t happen.

Even Oprah Winfrey, who is loved and adored by many for her good works, continues to live in a completely immoral relationship with Stedman Graham, the man she has been shacking up with for decades and fornicating with because she doesn’t see the value in getting married.  Winfrey has also confessed to being sexually loose with other men, as well.

The Right of the Moral to Condemn the Immoral

On the other hand, I will openly condemn the redefinition of marriage as anything but one man and one woman, the way God created it to be. I had parents that were divorced multiple times, cohabitated, fornicated and I made the choice to not be like them. And despite the overwhelming statistics that reveal children of divorce are likely to get divorced themselves, I have never been divorced.

Because of my relationship with Jesus and my steadfast faith and trust in His word, I got married twenty years ago, to my husband Randall who is still my husband, twenty years later.  I was a virgin when I got married and I did not live with him until after we said our wedding vows.  Randall was also a virgin when he married me and did not live with me or have relations with anyone else before he entered into a life long commitment in marriage.

So, I have the moral authority to condemn that  which is immoral, and I will. The Bible says to expose the unfruitful deeds of darkness. There is nothing good that comes from a sexual union outside the bond of marriage. Marriage will always be one man and one woman – period.

If you choose to support anything besides that definition, you’re immoral. It’s that simple. If you’re involved in sexual relations with someone of your same gender, you’re immoral. If you’re having sexual relations, cohabitating or fornicating – you’re immoral.

If you want to have the moral authority to condemn that which is immoral, be moral and do what God says, otherwise you’re nothing more than a hypocrite.

And speaking of hypocrites, the breaking news on MSNBC this morning is “Poster couple for ‘gay rights’ in California is divorcing”.

Immorality breeds immorality. Bad company corrupts good morals.

Go with God!

Stacy Lynn Harp

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