My Thoughts on the Supreme Court Ruling on Gay Marriage

This week the Supreme Court has ruled that same sex marriage shall be legal in all 50 states.  It is a ruling I was expecting so I am not shocked.  I hoped that they would be wise but I did not expect they would.  I thought I would spend a few moments while it is still fresh in my mind. 

We have reached a turning point in the history of our nation.  We were founded on principles of liberty and justice but those very concepts were rooted in the Judeo-Christian beliefs of our founders.  John Adams said, "Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other."

The plan of Satan from the beginning was to take away our freedom of choice, freedom of religion, freedom of belief.  So I do not believe we should force our beliefs on those who don't agree with us.  But Satan hates this nation precisely because it espouses the belief in freedom.  The United States has ever been a light to the world of what liberty can mean to the sons and daughters of God.  He has sought from the beginning to destroy it.  This week he has taken the single greatest step towards that goal than any war, any depression, or any other threat than has ever faced it.  This is the tipping point.  We are witnessing the overthrow of the principles that are the reason for America.  Those who came to plymouth rock were seeking freedom of religion.  They were seeking a place where they could worship according to the dictates of their own conscious.  Yet this ruling will lead to the downfall of religion as we know it. 

Already this week some are calling for the removal of tax exempt status from religions who do not recognize the rights of gay people to marry.  If that were to happen hundreds if not thousands of churches would simply have to close their doors.  That is the ultimate goal of Satan and his followers.  This has nothing to do with equal rights, it has everything to do with ending God's work in this country.  In one day all who still follow Christ have become bigots, intolerant of the "legal" rights of others.  See how quickly we will descend down this slippery slope? 

If I were trying to destroy this country this is how I would do it.  I would reach into the very homes of good families and minimize the family unit until it is destroyed.  I would separate sexual desire from morality making it okay to do whatever you like so long as it feels good.  I would have the schools teaching the children from their earliest years against morals and religion and God.  Nothing would destroy us quicker and nothing will as we have done exactly that.

Soon we will have to choose between jobs and friendships and acceptance of society and our beliefs.  We will soon be pariahs and to some we already are.  Through his prophets both ancient and modern we have been warned what will become of this nation if the majority will turn against God.  In Sodom and Gomorrah God let it be known once and for all how he views sexual perversion.  The destruction was so great and terrible that Lot's family was told to put theirs backs to it and not even turn around to watch from a safe distance.  In the Book of Mormon this was written as king Mosiah stepped down and a system of judges  replaced him. 

"Now it is not common that the voice of the people desireth anything contrary to that which is right; but it is common for the lesser part of the people to desire that which is not right; therefore this shall ye observe and make it your law—to do your business by the voice of the people.
"And if the time comes that the voice of the people doth choose iniquity, then is the time that the judgments of God will come upon you; yea, then is the time he will visit you with great destruction even as he has hitherto visited this land." (Mosiah 29:26-27)

I believe if you asked this nation the question you would now find that a majority of them agree withe Supreme Court's ruling.  In modern days the prophets have not been silent.  Exactly 20 years ago the First Presidency released a "Proclamation to the World,"  The key points in it seemed a little redundant and even unnecessary at the time.  But how prescient these words are now.

"All human beings—male and female—are created in the image of God. Each is a beloved spirit son or daughter of heavenly parents, and, as such, each has a divine nature and destiny. Gender is an essential characteristic of individual premortal, mortal, and eternal identity and purpose."

"The first commandment that God gave to Adam and Eve pertained to their potential for parenthood as husband and wife. We declare that God’s commandment for His children to multiply and replenish the earth remains in force. We further declare that God has commanded that the sacred powers of procreation are to be employed only between man and woman, lawfully wedded as husband and wife."

"The family is ordained of God. Marriage between man and woman is essential to His eternal plan. Children are entitled to birth within the bonds of matrimony, and to be reared by a father and a mother who honor marital vows with complete fidelity."

And these statements are followed by this warning,  
 
"We warn that individuals who violate covenants of chastity, who abuse spouse or offspring, or who fail to fulfill family responsibilities will one day stand accountable before God. Further, we warn that the disintegration of the family will bring upon individuals, communities, and nations the calamities foretold by ancient and modern prophets.
We call upon responsible citizens and officers of government everywhere to promote those measures designed to maintain and strengthen the family as the fundamental unit of society."

This prophetic warning is certainly as in force as those of ancient times.  We as a nation have violated the laws of God, and when we are ripe we will suffer the consequences.  I can only hope that the prayers of the righteous will yet spare us for a season because there are those even in my own family who are partaking in these bad fruits.  I love them, I want their happiness in this life but more importantly the life to come.  I hope for her all the blessings of eternity.  I know she still knows the truth and she knows the way to happiness but I also know that doing the right thing would be really hard for her and that she is not ready yet.  I pray every day  that she will receive the strength she needs to step back onto the path.

I make no predictions on what exactly will come to pass with this ruling.  I just know that it is not of God.  In fact is in direct opposition to his will.  I know that this ruling is significant.  I know that I feel a sense of foreboding now that  I didn't feel before.  I know that the speed at which we have fallen is shocking.  I feel we are as the Nephites, who were saved as a nation time and time again and had so many reasons to follow God and give thanks and yet within the course of only a few years we have forgotten all and turned our backs on him.  He does not give us rules to enslave us, he gives us commandments to set us free.  Yet this week my country has chosen chains and death. 

I close with a clip that I believe sums this up perfectly.