Rejecting The Gay and Lesbian Agenda
(Writen in 2011, but first published in 2012)
On July 24th, 2011, the State of New York legalized
gay and lesbian marriages aka same sex marriages. There were outbursts of
laughter, celebrations and same sex partners were lining up outside New York churches
to get married. Michael Bloomberg, Mayor of New York even presided over the
wedding ceremony of two of his top aides.
This has sparked world wide debate, specifically in the Bahamas. Proponents of
gay marriages are saying that they want equality and they want to be recognized
by law. But how can we give equality to an agenda that is flawed and in my view
wrong?
Gays and lesbians have been around since the beginning of
time. But never before has this agenda of equality and acceptance been pushed
so vigorously. Additionally, this is not the first time in history that persons
with views contrary to the norm tried to impose their will on society.
Up to the 19th century, Africans were removed
from their homeland and sold into slavery. The white slave master believed that
blacks were dumb and stupid and could do nothing else but be enslaved. The
enslavement of Black People was wrong from the start and eventually, the
“powers that be’ made this practice illegal on August 1, 1834. The effects of
this evil act are still alive and well today because many Black people are
still enslaved, albeit mentally.
In 1954, the US Supreme Court unanimously outlawed segregation
in public schools. Even though the struggle continues for many blacks in America
to receive an education comparable to his or her “white” counterpart, a fundamental
wrong was righted and even though segregation now exists more than ever in
other forms, a step was taken to preserve human rights in America. In my view
this was the correct decision.
And now enter the gay and lesbian activists. Their struggle
has nothing to do with race and as a result we now have blacks and whites
fighting in unison to further their cause. They believe that their “struggles”
can be compared to the aforementioned events listed above and that the equality
that they seek is a basic human right. The term equality has taken on different
meanings in recent times because of society’s ever changing views. However,
their cause is only adding to a long laundry list of other harmful behavior
that is decaying our society and indeed the world.
I admit that the government or the society cannot police
what people do in their homes. But there is a reason why some things should not
be legal or given the air of legality. Men sleeping with men and women sleeping
with women in my view are acts that are immoral and should be condemned whether
in private or in public in the highest order. Married men and married women who
cheat on their spouses should be condemned. Heterosexuals who engage in sexual
activity before marriage should be condemned. Single parent homes with mothers
or fathers should not be encouraged. Aren’t all these acts contrary to God’s
teachings? Collectively, these acts and or lifestyles invariably contribute to
society’s decadence and imbalance.
Society’s liberal views and lifestyles have opened up a whole
new can of worms in recent times. We have become desensitized to care about
murder victims, armed robbery victims and even people who loose their homes. We
have become a society that does not mourn for ourselves or each other and as
long as it does not happen to us we convince ourselves that we are ok. We have
ceased to confront problems head on but rather we speak about them in a “hush
hush” way and expect them to just go away.
We are also now through very careful public campaigns and by
way of television programs being desensitized about the immorality of the gay
and lesbian agenda and advocates worldwide and indeed in the Bahamas are
pushing their agenda in the hopes that lawmakers will pass laws to accommodate
the alternate lifestyles that they have chosen. As usual, when confronted with tough
issues Bahamians collectively sit back and let the “games go on”.
The Reverend Simeon Hall has strongly advocated against gay
and lesbian behavior for some years now. Last year, he called for MSM (Men
having sex with men) to come forward so that they could be prayed for. While
this is admirable and the right thing to do, the good reverend must also realize
that in his capacity, he should just as strongly be condemning fornication on
all levels and praying for all that fornicate. The message should be clear and
balanced. After all, are we not a Christian nation?
Inscribed on all United States paper notes and coins are the
words “In God We Trust”. But yet laws are being passed in the US
The actions of some churches have further confused some of
our citizenry and given some of them the “green light” to carry on with their
immoral behavior. Sinners are rampant in the church, but yet they are allowed
to sit on church boards, testify to unsaved members and sing in the choir. It baffles
me how the church is using the name of the Lord to sanction gay and lesbian marriages
when God has clearly stated that marriage is between a man and a woman and that
we as humans should procreate.
I speak to and interact with persons of all sexual
persuasions daily. This is a normal routine in today’s world. But I cannot
support the actions of any one engaged in sexual activities that goes contrary
to God’s will. It is wrong. Dead wrong.
We need to get back to the basics. Right can never be wrong and
wrong can never be right. Will we next have a group advocating for marriage to
ten year olds? I listened to Aaron Green, a gay and lesbian activist and I was
utterly impressed with her level of intelligence. She was commenting on Bishop
Hall’s statement on MSM’s high rate for contracting the HIV virus. She said
that Bishop Hall needs to focus on the behavior of all sexually active people
as opposed to just one group. I believe that she made a valid point, but I cannot
agree with the lifestyle that she supposedly supports.
Some will say that the liberalization of the gay and lesbian
marriage agenda will add to our tourism figures, being that a lot of our
visitors come from New York who last year legalized gay and lesbian marriages.
This may be true but someone once said that if you don’t stand for something,
you will fall for anything. The line where we stand in the Bahamas
The gay and lesbian agenda goes contrary to humanity’s moral
and survival code. Activists are using great penmanship and campaigns to try to
convince the majority of citizens of the world to accept their alternate
lifestyle, but deep down, most of us still have a good sense of good and moral
behavior. And we need not only tell our children the difference between right and
wrong, but we have to show them as well.
I firmly believe that we should be condemning “scheming”
between men and women just as we are condemning gay and lesbian activities. Our
values have deteriorated as a people and as a world. Jean Toomer said that “Acceptance of prevailing standards often
means we have no standards of our own”.
Are we to keep shifting the stake and let the chips fall
where they may? Or are we going to get back on track and enforce the values and
moral systems that we as Bahamians know to be Godly and Christian-like?
Dehavilland Moss
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