15 November 2008
Standing Together
Posted by Joy Bischoff under: Judaeo-Christian Values Under Attack .
Thanks to Jerry Hurst for sending this along.
You might enjoy this article by John Schroeder who is a well
known Evangelical writer and blogger. He writes his feelings in
This article (from his Article 6 Blog) on the Mormons, Prop 8.
What A Long Strange Trip It’s Been
Posted by: John Schroeder
Proposition 8 is now a part of the California
constitution!
That is probably the best news from an otherwise difficult
election for conservatives and Republicans. In very large part, we
Evangelicals must thank our Mormon cousins for that fact. They, along with our
Catholic brethren, were better organized than us and that provided a base from
which we could ALL work together to get this job done. What more, as we have
chronicled here, Mormons took the brunt of the abuse, derision, and even
threats of physical harm that came with this effort.
And like us, they have given thanks to the Almighty that is
ultimately in control, even if their understanding of that Almighty is a
bit different than ours.
I cannot help but wonder how much more thankful we ALL
might be today if we had been more willing to embrace these religious cousins a
few months ago – but alas, politics is always about governing today and looking
forward to the next election.
Said John Mark Reynolds:
In the battle for the family, however, traditional
Christians have no better friends than the Mormon faithful. It would be wrong if that
support were taken for granted. We are intolerant of the false attacks on
Mormon faith and family. We stand with our Mormon friends in
their right to express their views on the public square. We celebrate the areas,
such as family values, where we agree.
A heart felt thank you may not win points from other
friends who demand one hundred percent agreement from their allies, but it is the
decent and proper thing to do.
Thank you to our Mormon friends and allies!
Hard to do better than that. The “Ruth Youth”
ministry proclaimed yesterday ”International Mormon Appreciation Day.” Very
appropriate, yet still inadequate.
In addition to our thanks, Mormons deserve our
protection. They have been oppressed in ways during the Prop 8 campaign that this
nation has not seen since the 1960’s and the civil rights movement. The
rhetoric has been deplorable, but moreover. we have seen instances of
vandalism, property destruction, and some leaders in the fight currently find
themselves with armed protection because of the threats made against them and
their families.
Our nation will not and cannot tolerate this sort of
behavior – it is incumbent on all of us to stand against it, and the best
way to do that is to stand between the Mormons and the forces that would perpetrate
such evil.
Now I am sure the Mormons can, and probably want, to take
care of themselves, but as a Christian, it is my duty to protect the innocent
and free the oppressed. To turn a blind eye in this circumstance is
not only ungracious, it is simply unChristian.
Make all the theological distinctions you want, but in the
political arena we are yoked with the Mormons (he said borrowing some
religious imagery) and it as darn well time we started acting like it.
Absolutely, positively thank the Mormons – but don’t
stop there. Stand up and be counted against the evil that has been perpetrated
towards them in this campaign.
As Christians we can do no less.
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