Gay
marriage
Kim: In light of
what you said about the cause
of homosexuality, what do you think about a nation or state recognizing
homosexual marriage on par with heterosexual marriage?
Jesus: The
Law of Free Will is the ultimate law in the material universe. This
law gives people the right to make any choice they want. Yet there are
no free lunches, as the popular saying goes. The Law of Cause and Effect
will make sure that everyone will receive as they have sown. So the
choice faced by all human beings is simply this: how do you want to
learn your lessons in life?
Do you want to learn your lessons by doing whatever you want and then
reaping the consequences of your actions? Or do you want to use certain
guidelines which enable you to learn from the mistakes of others so
that history does not have to repeat itself in every generation? In
other words do you want to learn by seeking a higher understanding,
or do you want to learn through the school of hard knocks?
If you read my teachings on the spiritual cause of homosexuality, you
will discover that homosexuality was not created by God, and therefore
it is not a natural or necessary part of creation. Because of the Law
of Free Will, a nation has a right to create civil laws that recognize
homosexual marriage or in other ways seek to normalize homosexuality.
Yet can a nation truly make a free choice without understanding the
inevitable consequences of its actions? How can you exercise freedom
of choice if you do not have a proper understanding of the consequences
of your choices?
Throughout history, God has attempted to give people an understanding
of the consequences of their choices. This has been done through a variety
of spiritual teachings that describe the Laws of God. I am aware that
many religions, such as the Catholic Church, have perverted these teachings
and created a culture based on fear and judgment. I am aware that many
truly spiritual people recognize the fallacy of this judgmental approach,
and therefore they have become accepting and tolerant. Yet I must tell
you that being overly tolerant is as incorrect as being overly judgmental.
Only the middle way between the two extremes will give you the proper
balance and understanding.
If homosexuality is not created by God and if it violates the Laws of
God, then it is obvious to me that no nation should legalize this practice.
Yet to give people a deeper understanding, let us consider the potential
consequences of legalizing and normalizing this practice.
I am aware that many people have such a negative reaction to the fear-based
culture promoted by orthodox religion that they are not willing to even
consider the issue of God’s law. So let us put aside this issue
and use common sense to evaluate what might happen to a society.
As an example, consider the nation of Holland which has very lenient
laws towards homosexuality, drugs, prostitution and pornography. The
inevitable consequence of this lenience is that all of these practices
will flourish. As one consequence, you have children who at a very early
age are literally sold into sexual slavery (homosexual and heterosexual)
either through pornography or prostitution. You have children who grow
up among adults who use drugs on a daily basis. To cope with the abuse,
many of these children begin to use drugs at a very early age. Simply
consider what kind of adults such children will grow up to become. Simply
consider the amount of social problems that this can create for a nation.
Then consider that the nation of Holland has a very elaborate welfare
system in which the state pays for all manner of social problems. Is
it difficult to predict that in the not too distant future the cost
of social problems will become so great that the tax base can no longer
support it? When people are so burdened by psychological problems that
they can no longer hold a job and pay taxes, what will happen to the
economy? Then what will the nation of Holland do to find the money to
attempt to solve the social problems that it has created through its
own leniency?
Many Americans think that their own nation could not possibly make the
same mistakes. Yet you have states in this nation in which prayer is
forbidden in public schools, yet these same schools teach young children
that homosexuality is a normal form of sexuality. The same states are
considering legalizing homosexual marriage and thereby sending the message
that this is a perfectly normal lifestyle that has no negative consequences.
If you will read my teaching on the separation
of church and state, you will see that this nation was designed
to be a nation under God. The Founding Fathers did not want this nation
to become dominated by one particular church or even one particular
religion. Yet they clearly recognized that only a nation based on the
timeless principles of God has any chance of long-term survival.
If America is to remain a nation under God, then it must be recognized
and accepted that the civil government, despite the fact that it is
separate from any particular church, does not have the right to create
laws that are in direct violation of the Laws of God.
It is true that America is predominantly a Christian nation. It is true
that most Christian churches condemn homosexuality as being in violation
of God’s laws. Yet the vast majority of other religions take the
same stand concerning homosexuality, so this is not a viewpoint confined
to one church or one religion. So if the vast majority of the religions
found on this planet label homosexuality as being against the Laws of
God, then the civil government of the United States will not violate
the separation of church and state by aligning itself with this universal
viewpoint. Indeed, how can the civil government legalize homosexual
marriage and at the same time maintain the status as a nation under
God?
Obviously, this is meant to be a rhetorical question. Please read my
teachings about what can happen to this nation if
it ceases to allow God in its government.
The
spiritual cause of homosexuality.
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