It's About Rejecting God

 A Case for Rejecting R-74
By:  Rick Forcier

As the many years of campaigning to bring homosexual “marriage” to Washington State comes to an apex—Ala Referendum 74—I remain fully persuaded that codification of illicit same-sex relationships inevitably leads to attacks against religious beliefs. 

Catholic Charities in Boston, for instance, was established in 1903 to primarily serve Catholic children left by parents who died or abandoned them.  The charity became the state’s largest private adoption agency for the next 103 years—until Massachusetts enacted a domestic partners law.  Told they must adopt out children to “gay” couples or close their doors, the charity was forced to choose the latter. 

Jon and Elaine Huguenin, a Christian couple in Albuquerque own a small photography business.  For refusing to photograph a lesbian “commitment ceremony,” the New Mexico Human Rights Commission found them guilty of discrimination under state anti-discrimination laws, and ordered them to pay $6,600 in fines. 

The Christian-based Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association underwent a year-long investigation by the state’s Civil Rights Division following a complaint of discrimination.  A lesbian “couple” had intended to hold a civil union ceremony at the private Boardwalk Pavilion owned by the Camp Association, but were turned away.  The New Jersey Attorney General quickly moved to revoke the association’s charitable organization status. 

Marcia Walden, a licensed associate counselor, was fired from a government contract for following her profession’s code of ethics.  Sensing a personal conflict between her religious convictions and an individual seeking same-sex relationship counseling, Walden referred the client to another counselor in her office who did not share her religious beliefs.  Although the lesbian client admitted the second counselor was superb, it didn’t change the outcome. 

And, in recent years, the Christian Coalition of Washington has submitted numerous examples of attacks against the moral beliefs and policies of The Boy Scouts of America and the Salvation Army to state and local legislative bodies. 

It is no stretch to say that public tolerance for homosexual perversion inevitably results in government leaders who are radically pro-homosexual and will go to war to defend the rights of gays.  The Bible gives ample illustrations of whole communities gone awry. 

The Apostle Paul observed that “Men committed indecent acts with other men, and received in themselves [sometimes translated in their bodies] the due penalty for their perversion.”  But he also warned Christians that homosexual perversion spreads as a result of a culture that exchanges the TRUTH of GOD for a lie.  (Romans l:25-27) 

The truth is, R-74 is not about monogamy, it’s not about equality, and it is certainly not about “marriage.”  It’s about rejecting God and His divine order. 

Please REJECT R-74!