Posted in Marriage, Proposition 8, tagged Andy Comiskey, Marriage, Proposition 8 on October 31, 2008 | Comments Off
I scoured the obituary of the well-known lawyer, a Christian who in the sixties and seventies had successfully defending laws protecting Christianity and prohibiting rights for gays. Had he lived today, he would have fought hard for Prop. 8.
What stunned me was a small note at the end of his story. Toward the [...]
Posted in Marriage, Proposition 8, tagged Andy Comiskey, Gavin Newsom, gay marriage, Marriage, Proposition 8 on October 30, 2008 | Comments Off
“Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a disgrace to any people.” (Pr. 14:34)
‘Gay marriage’ is serious business. More than protecting gays from cruel and unusual punishment, it celebrates them. It is the ultimate expression of normalizing homosexuality in any culture. In so doing, ‘gay marriage’ breaks natural boundaries.
That breakdown is costly for [...]
Posted in Marriage, Proposition 8, tagged Andy Comiskey, Marriage, Proposition 8 on October 29, 2008 | Comments Off
“Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a disgrace to any people.” (Pr.14:34)
When we uphold marriage, we uphold His image and the boundaries that protect that image. As we have seen, marriage represents Him in the duality of male and female. Boundaries that protect marriage guard the integrity of that whole image, as [...]
Posted in Marriage, Proposition 8, tagged Andy Comiskey, Marriage, Proposition 8 on October 28, 2008 | Comments Off
As our culture embraces perversion as normal, we as the church must provide a sure path for those seeking the better way. That involves clear teaching on God’s design and redemption for those with same-sex attraction; more practically, it means opening our arms and hearts. The church must become the refuge for gays plucked from [...]
Posted in Marriage, Proposition 8 on October 27, 2008 | Comments Off
A couple of weeks ago my good friend Peter Kockelman and I had the privilege of proclaiming the truth of God’s mercy to transform His broken image in humanity—right in the middle of the Castro, arguably San Francisco’s (and the country’s) most notorious gay district.
After the church service, we ate in a restaurant [...]
Posted in Marriage, Proposition 8, tagged Andy Comiskey, gay marriage, Marriage, Proposition 8 on October 26, 2008 | Comments Off
United with Christ, turned toward the good and aware that the enemy is no-one but the deceiver himself, we must grasp the urgency of the hour. And be willing to act urgently. Why? If we do not take a stand against ‘gay marriage’ today, then we help loose a flood of perversion tomorrow.
Chesterton [...]
Posted in Marriage, Proposition 8, tagged Andy Comiskey, Budziszewski, Marriage, Proposition 8 on October 25, 2008 | Comments Off
Clearly we have witnessed a momentum to evil. One desecrating act begets another, broken boundaries fan out like myriad wildfires on dry forest.
But the momentum of repentance is more powerful still. As we turn back to Him, the Author and Redeemer of who we actually are, our spirits resound with the music of Heaven. [...]
Posted in Marriage, Proposition 8, tagged Andy Comiskey, Boundaries, Budziszewski, Marriage, Proposition 8 on October 24, 2008 | Comments Off
In the Los Angeles earthquake of 1994, I witnessed power lines under and over ground breaking and igniting into flames. Showers of sparks flew from the broken lines as they lashed out, like huge snakes striking wildly at anything in their path. Broken power lines did more damage in our neighborhood than anything else.
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Posted in Marriage, Proposition 8, tagged Andy Comiskey, Marriage, Proposition 8 on October 23, 2008 | Comments Off
Those who honor God and His image regard other human beings as a kind of sacrament, a living witness of God’s grace on earth. That involves a good kind of shame and a fear of the Lord; we dare not transgress the boundaries of one who bears His image! To do so is to blaspheme [...]
Posted in Marriage, Proposition 8, tagged Andy Comiskey, Marriage, Proposition 8 on October 22, 2008 | Comments Off
The Apostle Paul claims that all of humanity knows something of the truth of God through His design in creation. Our hearts bear witness of His grandeur through the works of His hand. That applies to the duality of male and female in humanity and throughout all of creation.
Humanity that rejects the witness [...]
