“NOBODY CARES!”

It concerns what he considers to be one of the least important issues in his campaign, but I just had to write this post about it. For one thing, it is rather humorous. And secondly, it brings up a point that few Christians think about. David Brownlow, 2008 candidate for the U.S. Senate in Oregon, wrote:

"Gay" Marriage - A Call for the Separation of Marriage and State

We have spent way, waaaaay too much time worrying about this one. Marriage was intended to be a church issue - "Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh." That came from the Bible, not the Constitution, so why should we need a government license to engage in something GOD ordained from the beginning of time?

As usual, we waste a massive amount of effort fighting the symptom rather than trying to figure out what is causing the problem - which is that whatever we let the government license, the government will also regulate. Is it any wonder this has turned into a total circus? The proper solution is to get the government completely out of the marriage licensing business and let the churches handle it.

Scripture, common sense, as well as the anatomic realities, makes it undeniably clear that men were designed to procreate with women. (Well, duh!) However, if a particular church wants to break all the rules and make a mockery of the natural order of things, there is no need for us to get all shook up over it - just as long as we aren't forced to sanction or subsidize their behavior. The First Amendment applies equally - and particularly - to those who hold religious beliefs we may not agree with.

NO MARRIAGE LICENSE + NO TAX BREAKS + NO GOVERNMENT CONTROL = NOBODY CARES! Why does everything have to be done the hard way?

The “nobody cares!” part was what I thought was funny (and also the “well, duh!”). I never thought that I would see the word “anatomic” on a political campaign website. Speaking of anatomy, this guy isn’t afraid to step on anyone’s toes!

But the fact that most Christians have no idea what makes a marriage a real marriage is no laughing matter. Jesus said to the Samaritan woman at the well, “…for you have had five husbands, and the one whom you now have is not your husband." (John 4:18). But there was no such thing as marriage licenses at that time! Such a thing was not even invented until less than 150 years ago! Some countries even today don’t have marriage licenses. What are they supposed to do, illegally immigrate to the U.S.?

So if, according to the Bible, it isn’t a piece of paper that makes a marriage different than just “living together”, then WHAT IS IT? To find out, click here. Then study the Bible for yourself to see if what we are saying is right.

For more on David Brownlow’s positions on the issues, check out my next post.