Health & Fitness
President Obama Crosses a Dangerous, Unprecedented Line
Dr. Michael Brown has written an open letter to the president decrying
the executive order he signed Monday banning “discrimination” by federal contractors against LGBT people, allowing for no religious exemptions of any kind.
Brown rightly predicts that if the leaders of Christian ministries affected by this order, choose to trust and obey God instead of the president, it will lead to the following type of situations:
An organization like Prison Reform, which utilizes federal funds to help transform the lives of inmates, would suffer dramatic financial setbacks should they simply refuse to hire individuals who violate their time-proven, biblically-based code of conduct.
Children supported by World Vision, with the help of federal funds, would be deprived of food and shelter unless World Vision leaders compromised their Christian convictions. (After much soul searching this year, they have made clear that they will not compromise).
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Fine Christian universities, which provide important academic and ethical training for the next generation of leaders and which are also the recipients of federal funding, could suffer a massive blow unless they forsake the faith on which their institutions were built.
The ramifications of the president's action are staggering and terrible for the many people served by these Christian organizations. This might be news to some who have not been paying attention, but the conflict between LGBT 'rights' and religious freedom has been growing for a long time. Christian leaders are now forced into the position of choosing between obeying God or man.Why is this even necessary? Brown again correctly points out,
In truth, this is not a Civil Rights issue, as if gay were the new black. As Catholic leader Austin Ruse observed, “the LGBTs are the most powerful aggrieved minority the world has ever known,” while, in contrast, “Black Americans really were aggrieved: enslaved, not allowed to vote, discriminated against in housing, banking, and much else, hunted down and lynched.”
At New Hope Community Church, we will be praying that the leaders of these organizations will trust God and make the decision to obey Him only-regardless of the cost. Join us to pray on Wed. night at 6:30PM. We are located at 1023 E. Palatine Rd, Palatine, IL
