tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19498844.post6212704736566104432..comments2023-04-13T07:40:54.553-07:00Comments on Renaissance Dads- Life for the Modern Man: Misplaced PrioritiesRyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03667241708559483160noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19498844.post-76794543961423145082008-11-14T23:07:00.000-08:002008-11-14T23:07:00.000-08:00To be honest, I am not sure if it was a matter of ...To be honest, I am not sure if it was a matter of misplaced priorities within the Church. Granted, I have not studied all the statistics of the election, but I would be surprised if a true, God fearing Christian voted yes on 8 and then turned around and voted no on 4. I am not saying this did not happen, but I think there were a lot of other factors that caused 8 to pass and 4 to be voted no against. Part of this, I think, has to do with secular culture as well. Much of secular culture is just as homophobic as a lot of the church is, maybe even more so. But at the same time, our culture also doesn't give a damn about human life and the fact that 4000 babies are murdered every day through abortion. They also do not care that the women having these abortions are left with guilt and psychological scars that will last them the rest of their lives. This is why I think we saw prop 8 pass and prop 4 fail.<BR/><BR/>All this to be said, if I had to choose between either legalizing gay marriage or stopping abortion, without question I would choose to ban abortion. However, we have a system of government in which we have an opportunity to cast our vote on both issues. For that reason I voted yes on both. I wasn't on a street corner picketing or yelling condemnation on people, but I am very firm about my decision and do not regret it. Do I think that the government is just going to overturn prop 8? Yes, but that doesn't mean we should just let culture shape our views.<BR/><BR/>I understand the frustration of a poor representation of the church, when all we see is condemnation and never grace. However, I am just as annoyed when I see the church allow culture and popular opinion slide in, and undermine the authority of scripture and what it says regarding marriage and life.Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17833707320091749821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19498844.post-65203307688649972542008-11-10T17:26:00.000-08:002008-11-10T17:26:00.000-08:00I totally agree with you with regards to Propositi...I totally agree with you with regards to Proposition 8. On my way home from work, I saw a huge group of people standing on one corner with "Yes" signs, whoopin' and hollerin' at the passing cars while one lonely person on the other side stood with her "No" sign. I couldn't help but wonder why the Christians on the "yes" side (I guess I'm assuming that there were some Christians included in that group) were more intent on "winning the vote" and hearing the horns honk than taking the time to walk across the street and love on that lone girl who probably felt very isolated and at the very least, disliked. Regardless of how we stand on the issue, we are called to love like Jesus, first and foremost; not do whatever it takes to simply "win" the vote. If that's the case, then we have already lost. Very sad ... I think you are right in that people are not only uncomfortable with this issue, but afraid. The truth is, we all have "issues" yet God loves us all the same. We are called to reflect that love to EVERYONE and let God deal with their issues in His own perfect way. Just as He is working on me, He is working on us all. But, in my case, I don't have to deal with other Christians "hating" me while God walks me through it. The unloving and sometimes hateful attitudes from the Christian community, unfortunately, will become a bigger hurdle for them to get over than the issue itself if we don't get over ourselves, toss aside the fear, and have a little faith.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19498844.post-88546554929175780142008-11-10T17:02:00.000-08:002008-11-10T17:02:00.000-08:00politics won't save us. that has always been my ba...politics won't save us. <BR/><BR/>that has always been my battle. <BR/><BR/>i don't like abortion.<BR/><BR/>i don't like war. <BR/><BR/>both are not pro-life. <BR/><BR/>yet i am constantly having to choose between the two.Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08274566412112838405noreply@blogger.com