To the Editor:
Public opinion on the subject of marriage is being systematically “stamped-out” in Virginia. Where it conflicts with the will of the State, conscience holds no bearing — so says the Obama faction.
This causes me to think a mistake was made (inadvertently, I’m sure) when the editorial, written by Mary Kimm, was published in the Feb. 20 edition of the Gazette. It was placed under the subject heading, “Opinion,” which surely offends the worldview of those (like Obama) who’ve gone to such great lengths to ensure there is no opinion, beyond that of the State.
In response to her curious recital, I submit the following observations:
Homosexuality is religion. It is dark, humanist religion. The religion of those who hate God. It is agnosticism (Gk., ignorance), deliberately carried into practice, by those “in pursuit of a vain thing.”
But in recent years it has transformed (politically) into something even more foul, as Judge Arenda Wright-Allen seemed to confirm by her recent ruling on the subject. It has become a compulsory doctrine, imposed on ordinary citizens by the sheer will of those in power.
And now it comes to this: The establishment of one ‘State’ religion, to rule all religion. Instilling “government-sanctioned” hatred toward God, with an aim to confuse the will and conscience of those who might otherwise desire to know; to acknowledge; and to love God, with all their heart (as right requires).
After all, if same-sex marriage is to be imagined as a civil right, I suppose it won’t be long before our new Attorney General finds justification to initiate a political assault against the Church, casting congregations (of all colors) in the same light as Klan members; and pastors (of all denominations) in the same light as supremacists. I expect it would be his duty — if not rather his pleasure — to follow this path, would it not?
Churches found to be out-of-compliance with the State (because of what they teach, or because of who they will or will not marry) will be treated as political adversaries, while those finding a way to accept the State’s narrative on homosexuality (by breaking ties with God) will be rewarded with political dividends.
In all of this, may the good people of our Commonwealth be reminded of why our founding generation advocated so strongly on behalf of religious freedom, and so emphatically against the establishment of State religion. Surely it was meant for such a time as this.
Joe Glean
Alexandria