My Turn ( A Christian View Point on Everyday Issues and News)

A Slap In The Face

One of the beauties of the democratic system is that we are able to elect representatives to different offices so they can speak for us and represent our interests. This is one of the main reasons why people overwhelmingly prefer the democtratic system to any other system of government.

Since man is a fallen being and prone to mistakes and sometimes out right evil, the democratic system in my view is the best system to help curb and curtail the inherent evil that resides in every human being. The Bible tells us in Jeremiah 17:9 The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?

Recently, I read in the news that the Carlifornia legislature had voted to legalize same sex marriage, I thought to myself, "they can't do this, this will be overriding the will of the people who put them in power, this is un-democratic and certainly a slap in the face of the people who put these people in office." But they did. It was not a suprise to me to find out that all the democrats in the Carlifornia Senate voted for the bill, while all the repuiblicans in the Senate voted against the bill. I have stopped trying to uderstand why the democratic party has decided to take such a hard stand against traditional families.

I do believe what the Bible says that God is the one who sets up leaders and puts down leaders. Wether we agree with our leaders or not, I believe everyone that is in any position of authority was put there by God. (Rom.13:1-3). Based on this, I belive that God has placed Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger in this position for such a time as this. He has said he would veto the bill so it does not become law.
Here is how foxnews.com puts it:

Schwarzenegger said the legislation, given final approval Tuesday by lawmakers, would conflict with the intent of voters when they approved an initiative five years ago. Proposition 22 (search) was placed on the ballot to prevent California from recognizing same-sex marriages performed in other states or countries.

"We cannot have a system where the people vote and the Legislature derails that vote," the governor's press secretary, Margita Thompson, said in a statement. "Out of respect for the will of the people, the governor will veto (the bill)."

Proposition 22 stated that "only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California." The bill to be vetoed by Schwarzenegger would have defined marriage as a civil contract between "two persons."

Unbelievable! The next thing you know, "two persons" may now become a man and an animal. Someime ago, I heard a lady call her pet her "animal companion". You think this is over the top? I don't think so. A legistalture that can attempt to over ride the vote of its constituents, is capable of anything.

Please continue to pray as this I know that this fight is not over yet. The enemy will still continue to fight the righteous on this issue. That is because the devil knows that the destruction of the family will eventuially lead to the destruction of the community. The devil has been fighting the family unit in the country for a long time and sadly a lot of Christian did not think there was any threat. When the devil was given a foothold by the rise of sex outside marriage which then led to a lot of fatherless homes, he now wants to completely destroy the family by changing the definition of the family.

posted by elizabeth @ 1:46 PM