“Homosexual Marriage” Planned for England and Wales
As reported last month, the UK Government has followed the Scottish Parliament in proposing legislation on this subject for England and Wales. It is holding a public consultation on redefining marriage which will begin early next year. The Government says it will not ask if but how same-sex marriage should be legalised. Ministers have said the Government will listen to “all those who have an interest in the area to understand their views”. They may well listen but we fear they will not heed the many who are against the proposed measure but rather the very small but influential and strident minority of homosexual activists. (The most recent available data shows that only 0.2% of households are headed by a homosexual couple). The Government announcement was made by Lynne Featherstone, Equalities Minister and a Liberal Democrat, who said at a meeting of Lib-Dem activists that Britain is “world leader for gay rights but there is still more we must do”. The party was committed, she said, to confronting “prejudice and discrimination in all its forms”. Not only is the Government, through one of its ministers, glorying in our shame but it intends to bring its heel down on those who rightly protest against this perversion. The Prime Minister is personally pushing the issue forward, despite his promise to make the Government family-friendly. In his speech at the Conservative Party Conference he expressed his support for the institution of marriage, but then stated his strong support for same-sex marriage. “It is about commitment,” he said. “Society is stronger when we make vows to one another and support each other.” To equate same-sex marriage vows with traditional marriage vows is nothing less than perverse. Some commentators have suggested that the Prime Minister’s approach to the issue is a politically-correct one based on the belief that the so-called gay lobby is stronger than the Christian lobby. It would be his wisdom to heed the result of a recent ComRes opinion poll which shows “that 83% of church-goers are opposed to Mr Cameron’s plans to rewrite the definition of marriage, and 57% said that the Prime Minister’s commitment to rewriting the definition of marriage made them less likely to vote for the Conservatives. In contrast, not one of the survey’s 544 respondents said that Mr Cameron’s support for the radical proposal made them more likely to vote for the party.”
Historical evidence, let alone Scripture, shows that when society embraces homosexual practices it not only becomes dysfunctional but also goes into self-destruct mode. It is unspeakably solemn, as we see from Romans 1:18-31, that while “the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men”, this sin is highlighted as one which particularly incurs His holy displeasure. We pray that the prayers of the godly will be answered; that the Government, in its determination to forge ahead with this most sinful legislation, will be thwarted; and that marriage, as defined by God in His holy Word, will continue as the standard for society. NMR
Tesco and “London Pride”
The supermarket giant Tesco, Britain’s largest private employer, has announced that it intends to sponsor the 2012 homosexual march, “London Pride”, which is now extending itself to become a two-day “festival”. The vast sums of money expended on the promotion of homosexuality in Britain are growing. One does wonder what such events are supposed to prove. They show the boldness of sin, and its success in gaining support and adherents, but at the same time they are virtually an admission of the abnormal nature of this particular sin. The present writer feels no inclination to travel down to London and to march around waving banners, “celebrating” his preference for Christian marriage. He would rather spend time with his family. A fisherman would rather be on the riverbank than marching the streets of London. A book-lover would prefer to be with his treasured tomes. This desire to “celebrate” one’s lifestyle in public betrays a fundamental restlessness and unhappiness with it, if not a stifled shame. Without the money and artificial excitement, the homosexual movement would soon lose much of its support. We pray that that time will soon come. DWBS