Matthias Marx
Dear editor:
The other day, I went out to put my sheep in for the night. Five of them came when I called and settled for the night in the barn. The other two ignored my calling, ran the other direction, and enjoyed running around outside.
I would gladly let them enjoy the night outside, but I know I must take them in [because] some wild animal might find them and kill them before the morning.
The recent discussion about the Bible, of what it has to say about homosexuality and whether or not it should be taken literally, reminds me of those runaway sheep. The sheep inside know the voice of their shepherd and are glad to be safe; those outside ignore the shepherd and enjoy their “freedom.”
Now it adds another aspect when those who do not follow the Shepherd claim to be His followers, and say that His commandments cannot be taken literal but need to be viewed through the lens of the current trend, so that a “go inside for the night” actually means “stay outside and do what feels good.”
To take it a step further, the ones outside proclaim their moral convictions to be the standard and the ones who don’t agree are labelled “homophobic.”
The nature of the LGBT movement strikes me as an aggressive one, smartly (and ironically) packaging their propaganda into “anti-bullying” campaigns.
The word “homophobia” declares it to be a mental sickness when someone takes the Bible literally or for some other reason (maybe common sense?) considers marriage to be between one man and one woman.
Labelling those who disagree with you as mentally sick doesn’t strike me a very tolerant.
“Celebrating diversity” is another slogan. That which was considered perversion just a generation ago needs to be “celebrated” today.
But the celebration ends when someone dares lift up the Bible as a moral guide.
Sincerely,
Matthias Marx
Barwick, Ont.
