yikes...am i really writing about eHarmony?
My Friends,
For those of you who have kept up with my blog over the years you know how I feel with regards to homosexuality. I have tried so hard to show compassion and love toward the homosexual community as best as I can, both as a minister and as a parishioner. Because of the way that homosexuals have been treated by the Christian community, I have even written apologies on behalf of Christians, hoping to break down barriers with homosexuals with the hope that when they are introduced to thoughts about Jesus (or even the Gospel) they might be open to at least listening.
Well today I came across an article that talked about how the company eHarmony had come to a settlement with the New Jersey Attorney General's office regarding gay and lesbian customers. Read more about it here. Later, a California Superior Court judge ruled that a separate case could proceed as a class-action. What is ironic is that eHarmony was not found in violation of any law. Read more about it here.
Okay, so what’s the big deal? Well not too long ago, I posted a letter that was on the Focus on the Family website that was addressed to us in 2008 by a Christian, who was living in the year 2012, from Obama’s America. This letter made me laugh because some people, not all, but some, couldn’t get past the Focus on the Family aspect and just read the letter. But that is another story. Inside this letter there was a whole section on the Same-sex “marriage” issue that is facing America. The letter even warned about the creating of law by the court…this struck me because eHarmony was sued and is about to be sued again by California, and they never even broke a law.
…here are some thoughts:
1. I wonder why heterosexual people don’t complain and sue homosexual companies for discriminating against straight people. It only seems fair. If heterosexual companies have to go out of their way in a free market to accommodate homosexuals, then I think homosexuals should have to do the same.
2. I have to admit, I have poked fun at eHarmony in the past, but in reality eHarmony was started by a man who claims to be a follower of Christ. I honestly don’t think I am merely being an alarmist when I say I don’t think it is far fetched to look at this as an attack on Christianity, i.e. persecution.
3. When I envisioned how this issue of Same-sex “marriage,” as described in the Letter from 2012, would affect the Christian community, I will have to admit my first thought wasn’t about eHarmony. I did however think that it would have to be a subtle attack. I can’t help but wonder what Christians will do when their church is being sued because they wouldn’t hire a pastor who is a homosexual on their staff. Or maybe there is a homosexual who doesn’t want to be on paid staff but would like to serve at your church, and they are told they can’t because of their sexual orientation.
4. I think that Christians need to go to the Bible and make sure they know what the bible teaches with regards to homosexuality. Notice, I did not say that Christians need to go to the Bible and figure out what they think about homosexuality? The topic of homosexuality is a very difficult topic, especially when you have friends that you love who struggle with homosexuality. Because of this, Christians often allow their compassion to trump what the bible says. I say this from personal experience. What I am not trying to say is that we are to approach this issue without any compassion. But rather what I am trying to say is that when we go to the bible, we need to allow ourselves to find the truth within the bible, even if it goes against how we feel.
Like always, I would love to hear some of your thoughts.
heart.soul.mind.
kyle diroberts
For those of you who have kept up with my blog over the years you know how I feel with regards to homosexuality. I have tried so hard to show compassion and love toward the homosexual community as best as I can, both as a minister and as a parishioner. Because of the way that homosexuals have been treated by the Christian community, I have even written apologies on behalf of Christians, hoping to break down barriers with homosexuals with the hope that when they are introduced to thoughts about Jesus (or even the Gospel) they might be open to at least listening.
Well today I came across an article that talked about how the company eHarmony had come to a settlement with the New Jersey Attorney General's office regarding gay and lesbian customers. Read more about it here. Later, a California Superior Court judge ruled that a separate case could proceed as a class-action. What is ironic is that eHarmony was not found in violation of any law. Read more about it here.
Okay, so what’s the big deal? Well not too long ago, I posted a letter that was on the Focus on the Family website that was addressed to us in 2008 by a Christian, who was living in the year 2012, from Obama’s America. This letter made me laugh because some people, not all, but some, couldn’t get past the Focus on the Family aspect and just read the letter. But that is another story. Inside this letter there was a whole section on the Same-sex “marriage” issue that is facing America. The letter even warned about the creating of law by the court…this struck me because eHarmony was sued and is about to be sued again by California, and they never even broke a law.
…here are some thoughts:
1. I wonder why heterosexual people don’t complain and sue homosexual companies for discriminating against straight people. It only seems fair. If heterosexual companies have to go out of their way in a free market to accommodate homosexuals, then I think homosexuals should have to do the same.
2. I have to admit, I have poked fun at eHarmony in the past, but in reality eHarmony was started by a man who claims to be a follower of Christ. I honestly don’t think I am merely being an alarmist when I say I don’t think it is far fetched to look at this as an attack on Christianity, i.e. persecution.
3. When I envisioned how this issue of Same-sex “marriage,” as described in the Letter from 2012, would affect the Christian community, I will have to admit my first thought wasn’t about eHarmony. I did however think that it would have to be a subtle attack. I can’t help but wonder what Christians will do when their church is being sued because they wouldn’t hire a pastor who is a homosexual on their staff. Or maybe there is a homosexual who doesn’t want to be on paid staff but would like to serve at your church, and they are told they can’t because of their sexual orientation.
4. I think that Christians need to go to the Bible and make sure they know what the bible teaches with regards to homosexuality. Notice, I did not say that Christians need to go to the Bible and figure out what they think about homosexuality? The topic of homosexuality is a very difficult topic, especially when you have friends that you love who struggle with homosexuality. Because of this, Christians often allow their compassion to trump what the bible says. I say this from personal experience. What I am not trying to say is that we are to approach this issue without any compassion. But rather what I am trying to say is that when we go to the bible, we need to allow ourselves to find the truth within the bible, even if it goes against how we feel.
Like always, I would love to hear some of your thoughts.
heart.soul.mind.
kyle diroberts
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