“Conservative religious people need to clean up their own backyard about sex.”
This is true in many more ways than you mention. God’s people need to behave like they really are God’s people. Young women in “conservative” evangelical churches often dress as immodestly as their secular counterparts. They have no concept of “modest” dress. The young men are often as improper in their behavior towards young women as their secular counterparts. The middle aged are sadly divorcing without proper cause. Unwed pregnancies are becoming commonplace. No wonder secular society is corrupt...the “church” has - in many cases - stopped being a good example to emulate. True reform has to start with us that claim the name of Jesus Christ that our actions and behavior always reflect moral behavior....and the kind that starts from a clean heart...not just the desire to look “good.” Then we can have a real influence (salt and light) on the world.
Now that being admitted as the root problem, we still have to deal with damage being done by courts, etc.. Whereas the GOP cannot “save” us, if it doesn’t act in a morally right way (oppose sexual immorality - in this case homosexual marriage) then it can make things “worse.”
So, folks that care what God thinks need to keep pushing the GOP to the “right” and not grow weary in this. At the same time, clean our own houses.
You know if it wasn’t for the failure of “Christians” to oppose the hetereosexual immorality that really started going South in the 60s, we wouldn’t be in this mess with homosexual sin being called “normal.” However, we compromized and actually assimilated the heterosexual sin of the culture into our own ranks. Now it is lead to where we are now. I firmly believe that God’s judgement is going to land on this country, and as one of those “Christian’s” that didn’t act..and was compromised...I bear responsibility. God have mercy on me, and save me and my fellow believers from our own folly, and then save the country.
The deeper and more important fight over sexuality is the one that is going inside people and not the one out in the public arena.
I think a lot of people who claim to be on God’s side are losing that fight.
My experience in living my life as a drunk is that I have to work steps (The 12 Steps presented in “Alcoholics Anonymous”) to draw myself closer to God and His purpose for my life.
I really need to stop arguing and fighting with people close to me and people further away. I need to be less ‘political’ to be closer to God.
I have opinions and I express them here, but I need to accept the imperfect political situation and act according to my conscience without anger.