The Desensitized Public

The Desensitized Public

There are many challenges facing the institution of marriage today.  The biggest challenge is the fight to change the definition of marriage which is the lawful union of a man and a woman.  Marriage is a sacred ordinance and is ordained of God.  In the article, The Divine Institution of Marriage, it states, “For millennia, strong families have served as the fundamental institution for transmitting to future generations the moral strengths, traditions, and values that sustain civilization”.  This statement was so powerful to me, and scary at the same time.  We as a nation are becoming desensitized to the reality of the importance of families.  In the video of Jennifer Roback Morse’s testimony in Rhode Island regarding redefining marriage and children, she pointed out that this could create a situation for children where there is contract parenting and a child could have four legal parents.  There would no longer be a child that needs a mother and a father bonded by marriage.

In the article, The Overhauling of Straight America, we learn that there are steps being taken by the gays and gay rights groups to desensitize America into believing that marriage does need to be redefined.  One of these steps is to talk about gays and gayness as loudly and as often as possible.  In this article it states, “…almost any behavior begins to look normal if you are exposed to enough of ot at close quarters and among your acquaintances”.  I have found this to be true.  We hear from them endlessly.  The media and news is often focused on these groups. 

Another step is to portray gays as victims.  Making people feel like they had no choice or that they are victims of society.  Americans feel the need to take on the role of the protector.  While I know this is a very sensitive subject, I do believe that these things are happening in the world today.  It is good to be aware and have this knowledge.  I know that marriage is a sacred institution between a man and a woman.  It is ordained of God from the beginning of time.  Families are an important unit in our societies and we must stand up for them and protect them.