Days before Christmas, offering a slap in the face to true Christians who believe the truth of the Bible, Obama declared this was a "time of progress" due to the sad fact that Congress had overturned the ban on homosexuals serving openly in the military. The strongest opposing argument I heard against lifting the ban was given by former U.S. Senator Rick Santorum when he said it would basically marginalize "people of faith" more. I agree. Sadly, most of the opposition on the Republican side has been to ask for more time for the military to study the matter.
Now given the fact that Christian military chaplains have had difficulty being allowed to "serve openly" in the military by being forbidden from praying in Jesus' name, one would think that should lead people who claim to know their God to become troubled, you'd think, or perhaps indignant, or be moved to action per Daniel 11:32. On the contrary, it seems a number of Republicans and Christians have embraced or ignored lifting the ban. They want to be magnanimous or gracious or they just wanted to be appeasers I guess. Even conservatives seem to think that "gays in the military" is a minor issue. They are sadly mistaken. The issue goes to the heart of the nation's founding as a place for freedom of worship. The federal government has flunked the test in God's eyes.
Sadly, this misguided magnanimous, "loving" approach is shared my many Christians as they fall over themselves talking about God's love. Blah, blah, blah, blah. What nonsense! Many American Christians think God is loving and gracious and He will just go on blessing America because, well you know "God is just that way", they think. Their sloppy "God is love" theology forgets that I Corinthians 13:6 NIV notes that "...love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth." I can almost see the "love" I would get from many Christians if I quoted such a verse, such as the Methodists or United Church of Christ folks.
Surprisingly, many Christians who know better would often likewise turn surly or lecture a bold Christian for getting upset about an issue like "gays" in the military. However, the same "loving", self controlled Christian would get upset if someone didn't spay/neuter their cat, or if they didn't get an iPad for Christmas, or about another "pressing" issue like allowing wolves to be reintroduced into Yellowstone Park because it might affect their elk hunting results. Still others might get offended if someone doesn't continue attending their "clique" church or small group after a few visits because of the superficial faith or lack of true love. But to be offended that morality is being turned on its head in the USA, what's the big deal? "Manage your anger" or "calm down" they hypocritically advise. God loves gays too right? The attitude seems to be, "Don't bother me with that". Actually this reflects an Americanized dumbed-down theology based in soft virtues like love and mercy and compassion and devoid of the fear of the Lord, the basis of wisdom per Proverbs 1:7. Only, those virtues only seem to apply selectively, if at all. For example, if one is an eagerly compliant member of the "churchy" clique too often found in American churches. The Bible says in Psalm 106:29 that Israel "...provoked the Lord to anger by their wicked deeds." A word search on wicked and angry shows that God does get angry at wickedness. His mercy is not to be presumed upon, as a given, glossing over sin. It is received after sincere repentance for sin.
The USA is begging God for His judgment on this once great nation. Obama is leading, no "progressing", in his words, this nation right over a cliff. Perhaps, Republicans voting for the repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" wanted to get invited to Obama's next state dinner? Judgment isn't a nice topic for many Americans and American "Christians" to consider, especially if they're the ones being judged. However, Proverbs 18:5 notes that "It is not good to be partial to the wicked or to deprive the innocent of justice." The U.S. military is now doing both. If Americans would take off their rose-colored politically correct glasses and studied for parallels in the Bible such as Sodom and Gomorrah the future doesn't look bright.
Has American forgotten God? A lot more people are saying "Merry Christmas" this year but it seems this "faith" is superficial because if it were sincere then there would be sincere national outrage at the favoritism shown to the wicked after lifting "Don't Ask, Don't Tell", which was hardly an onerous burden on homosexuals anyway. Psalm 9:17 notes, "The wicked return to the grave;all the nations that forget God."
