Banner Year for “Gay Rights”

“From twin pro-gay Supreme Court rulings, to the president of the United States referencing ‘our gay brothers and sisters’ in his inaugural address, to the first male pro athlete coming out of the closet, 2013 has been a ‘banner year’ for gay rights” (YahooNews, December 2, 2013). “Years of campaigning started paying off at warp speed, prompting Fred Sainz of the Human Rights Campaign to call 2013 ‘the gayest year in gay history’” (ibid.). “The change in public opinion in favor of same-sex marriage is among the most dramatic on any public-policy issue in the past decade. And much of that shift is due to young people, born after 1980, coming of age and bringing with them more liberal attitudes on the subject. Seventy percent of millennials aged 18 to 32 said they support same-sex marriage in a March 2013 Pew poll, almost twice the 38 percent of baby boomers who back it” (ibid.).

While many celebrate the great “achievement”—including professing Christians, few seem to care what the Bible reveals about this issue. Just because 70 percent of 18-32 year olds believe homosexual marriage is OK, is it? The Scriptures reveal in very strong terms how God views homosexuality (Leviticus 18:22; Romans 1:22-28; 1 Corinthians 6:9). For more on how God views homosexuality, see our informative article, “What Is Wrong With Same-Sex Marriage?”