My Thoughts

Wow! I just went through a Facebook comment battle over gay marriage! I didn’t even offer support to either side but was attacked anyway! Oh, who am I kidding! I enjoyed it! I don’t think my friend Kate was offended by my position. I hope not. I just wanted to give a different perspective. Kate, still friends?

Well, the comments started over a YouTube video that supports “traditional values”, and takes a stance against gay marriage. Some of the comments called the group that made the video “ignorant” and other such derogatory terms. While I have to admit that the video was a little lame, I do tend to agree with the values that they support. I think they may have gone a little overboard, but it did raise some good questions.

One speaker in the video made a statement about allowing gay marriage saying that it would take away her rights. One of the commenters on Facebook made the statement that not allowing it took away rights from homosexuals. So there is the fundamental question. Who has the right to the way of life that they feel is right? Obviously, that is not for any of us to decide. Nor is for our government to decide. I bet they will anyway!

So in the comments on Facebook, after reading all of the conservative bashing comments, and the undying loyal support for homosexuality (mostly from heterosexuals?!?), I felt compelled to post this: “If it’s okay for homosexuals to fight for the right to marry, why is it wrong or ignorant for others to fight to keep traditional family values as the norm?”. Now bear in mind that I wasn’t looking to stir the pot. I just wanted to offer these people a different perspective. However, I must have stirred the pot! A couple of them took it quite personally and wasted no time in responding to tell me how they felt. Here is one of the comments. It is filled with fancy language and well, you’ll get the point.

“Because the Constitution allows one to fight for individual freedoms and equality and not for the oppression of others’ rights based on one’s own narrow definitions.

Despite the current state of the culture of the United States which accepts as subject for debate the right of homosexual Americans to have the same chances as heterosexuals, you cannot claim moral authority in the pursuit of chaining others to your religious traditions. Luckily, as we now do not accept the assertions that non-whites and women are not allowed the same Constitutional protections as the male, white privileged majority, our society will in time refuse to acknowledge the fallacious logic of your implicit claim, Mr. Toney, that an appeal to the status quo holds merit in modern, rational ethics.

Fight for whatever oppressive tradition you like, sir. You will not prevail, for the enemy you challenge is the future, and you fight only with outdated, obsolete weapons from the past.”

All that over a new perspective. Well, I didn’t respond directly to this one. I have enough respect for my friend Kate to keep my comments on her post friendly and not go looking for a fight. However, this is my world…

Nice citation of the constitution. Our government has been ignoring it for years unless it suits them. I guess, at the moment, a part of it suits you and your cause. Go with it. That is the liberal way.

I don’t claim moral authority. Nor do I want to chain anyone to anything. Certainly not religious traditions.  My logic is not fallacious, nor did I make an implicit claim that an appeal to the status quo holds merit anywhere. The weapons I fight with are not outdated. The future is not the enemy, and I don’t have to prevail. God will prevail. His word is the only weapon, and His kingdom is the future.

If you want to let homosexuals have civil unions, go for it! I really don’t care. Just don’t go teaching in schools that it is okay to be gay because it is not! Marriage has been in all cultures, for about 5000 years, defined as being between ONE MAN and ONE WOMAN. Not two men, not two women, not one man and five women. Why do a bunch of sexual deviates think they have the right to redefine an institution that God created?

Yes, let them have civil unions, but not marriages. Let them have the financial benefits. Just don’t expect the Church condone or recognize it.

Just My Thoughts…

Oh, and this Facebook comment thing is still going on…and on…and on…

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To be honest with you, I am really blown away by some of the recent events that have taken place concerning our nation! I kept hearing about Obama bowing to the king of Saudi Arabia. I was hoping that it was just something that was taken out of context, but you see the picture! I also watched the video just to be sure, and there it was plain as day!

I really don’t have any issue with our President showing respect or kindness to other world leaders, but I do with a problem with him submitting to anyone other than the American people! He is the leader of the free world. Our nation was established as an independent nation meaning that we do not submit to anyone, and we are no one’s subjects.

My next problem with Obama bowing is that he claims to be a Christian. God clearly stated that we are to bow to no one but Him.

Now, if you look at the situation from a few steps back, you get a view of the big picture. Obama has no problem with gas being $4.00 a gallon, he bowed to the king of Saudi Arabia and not to any other world leader, and the White House can’t even produce a good lie to calm the people who are concerned about it. Incidentally, we get a lot of our gas from Saudi Arabian oil wells or ones that are owned by the Saudis. I suppose it could be a coincidence, but I don’t think so.

Next, do we support Israel or not? I hope that we do, but it is hard to tell. It seems to me that all Obama wants to do is talk and compromise with other nations that don’t care about the well being of our nation and would do us harm if they got the chance.

Now, what is the deal with Obama administration wanting to RAISE taxes? Didn’t he say during his campaign that he would LOWER taxes? My theory is that they need to raise taxes to pay for the bailout and stimulus that didn’t help very many of us. If we don’t let them raise taxes, what will happen then? I think we will just have a higher deficit, but is that really a big deal? I mean, when was the last time our nation was NOT in debt to someone for something? I think there are other ways to pay without raising taxes, we just need to put people in office that are intelligent enough to figure it out. On that note, why is it that we don’t look for more educated and qualified people to put into our government offices?

Finally, Obama said that “We are not a Christian nation. We are a nation of citizens.” Well, why can’t we be citizens of a Christian nation? I for one am a citizen of a Christian nation whether Obama and the rest of the world like it or not! I am NOT here to work for or please the President, he is to work for me. As far as I can tell, he doesn’t care one little bit about me, my family, or whether we can make it or not in these hard economic times. I will always stand up for Christianity and and declare my faith. If my government doesn’t like it, they will have to start taking away our rights. Let’s see if that goes over with the American people.

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Be honest. Speak the truth. Inform them of what is going on around them and in the rest of the world. Call a spade a spade. Don’t take their crap. Stand up for what you believe in and for what is right, good, and true. Show them love. Give them proof. Give them a reason to believe. Let them know when they are making a mistake. Try to help. Be yourself without conforming to society’s idealistic norm. Believe in God. Understand. Offer to pray. Quote scripture.

Let me first say that I am proud to be an American and I wouldn’t choose to live anywhere else!

That said, I’ll get straight to my thoughts.

We used to be a moral, God fearing country. We went wrong in so many ways! Somewhere along the way we let money become the most important thing. Our god, if you will. Our country continually bows before the almighty dollar and submits to its seduction. Frankly, I am rather appalled by it! I realize that if we would keep our priorities where they should be, everything else would fall into place.

Let’s look at the political aspects. We recently had an election. We made a historic decision based on money and color without regard for morality, issues, or experience. How stupid are we!?! We voted for a man who has been the most radical proponent for abortion (legalized murder) that has ever come through the senate! I have personally spoken with a great number of people who had no idea that Obama supported legalized abortion! They still voted for him! We voted for a man who supports homosexuality and gay marriage. This is so against the moral fiber of what we used to stand for! God said in His book (the Bible) that homosexuality is an abomination to Him! How did we miss that? It seems that the only we paid attention to was the financial promises that were made and how much personal gain we could get out of it. Have any of you noticed that none of that is happening? They have given about a two year time line before the programs that are supposed to help us are even started! How long will it take for us to see the benefits? Does anyone realize where the money for these bailouts is coming from? Start watching your taxes, I think you’ll get it!

I guess what bothers me the most is the realization that the majority of America does not think like I do! The majority of America voted against morality and for money. Plain and simple. As a nation, we don’t care about morals, we care about money. It makes me sick at my stomach! I don’t understand why so many people think that money is more important than right and wrong.

I find myself wondering why we are so tolerant of every lifestyle and religion in the interest of political correctness. We tolerate everything except Christianity! It seems to be okay to be Muslim, wiccan, atheist, progressive secularist, or anything else that is blatantly against God, but don’t dare try to pray in school, carry a Bible in the wrong place, or try to show someone the Truth! It’s just politically correct to be a Christian! Well, I am a Christian! I am willing to stand up and be counted! I am willing to speak the Truth and stand against that which is evil. I am willing to stand up for what is right and true! I make no apologies for any of this! If the truth offends you, then perhaps you need to take another look at what you stand for.

I’m not sure exactly when it happened, but at some point we put our children on the back burner and started using television as a babysitter. We took God out of our schools and our children started killing each other. We took God out of almost every aspect of our lives. I guess we are reaping our just rewards!

I hope that at some point in the near future we, as a nation, turn back to God and stop accepting the things that we know are wrong. If we don’t, I fear we are in for hard times!

I love you all, God Bless and Keep You.

~Aaron