Though many Christians are going to try to deny "the obvious," evangelical leader Dr. Albert Mohler believes gay marriage is going to become normalized.
"I think it's clear that something like same-sex marriage is going to become normalized, legalized and recognized in the culture. It's time for Christians to start thinking about how we're going to deal with that," he said Friday on the Focus on the Family radio program.
Mohler, president of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, was speaking in response to the Obama administration's decision this week to stop defending the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act – federal law that defines marriage as between a man and a woman – in the courts.
Conservative groups and Christians have criticized Obama for going against his duty as president to defend the law.
"When a president takes oath of office, he's upholding ... defending the laws of the United States of America," said Mohler, who also noted that DOMA had passed as a bipartisan effort.
"The White House has clearly made a calculation that it can do this now with far less political risk than it could even two years ago."
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I don't think it's a foregone conclusion that the distinctiveness of Christian marriage cannot be preserved on a state-by-state basis. But even in states that have obliterated the legal distinction, it ought to be possible for determined Christians to maintain its integrity within their own communities.
ReplyDeleteMy complaint is that although Mohler says that Christians "need to prepare", he does not say how.
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ReplyDeleteAdjusting to the Evolving Institution of "Marriage"
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