Unfair Attack – Christianity.ca is a good article I just read addressing another article written by same sex advocate Jack Todd, (Time for Conservatives to Let Go of the Moral Monopoly on Marriage,” Gazette, August 5, 2006). Thanks Margaret for taking time to respond to Jack Todd’s article and in the process expose yet again many incongruencies in some people’s approach to the Christian perspective in this “hot topic”.

Oh and in case your wondering, yes I’m against same-sex marriage. But that does not mean that I’m a “gay-basher”. Do I agree with the gay lifestyle? No. Does that mean I hate gays? No. Certainly, homosexual people have faced incredible struggles in their lives with sexual identity (and correlating self-identity) and I recognize that – but I believe that while accepting a sin and living in that acceptance may seem like a good solution, it is not the “best” that God wants for us. I believe in the transforming power of the gospel of Christ and His ability to deal with sin. Does that mean it’s easy? No. Talk to the alcoholic trying to give up alcohol, or the habitual liar trying to curb his/her lies, or the drug addict trying to give up drugs, or a person with anger management problems trying to learn temperance. The truth is, we live in a world that has been corrupted by sin and is not the paradise God created. While I know that there are those who disagree with me I respect their right to disagree with me and I’m not going to wish for their death or relegation to an impoverished existence! Christ didn’t, that’s why He died.