Gay Marriage and Sharia Law

Suspected homosexuals executed by Iran

How long will gay marriage remain legal in the United States? At least until Islam becomes the dominant religion in America. And then it will likely become illegal once again.

If Islam ever becomes the dominant religion in the United States, then Sharia Law will likely replace the Constitution, and gay marriage, a recent liberty granted by the Supreme Court, will be outlawed. In fact, if Sharia ever becomes the law of America, then gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transgenders will be forced once again to go back into the closet. If not, then they'll likely be eliminated from society.

So will a lot of other folks such as Christians, Jews, Hindus, Buddhists, pagans etc. For now, there are only about seven million Muslims living in the U.S. that accounts for about two percent of the population. Though that doesn't sound like much, consider that American Muslims have already managed to gain for themselves the same favored-protected status as an identity group as gays. 

That means those who attempt to criticize their lifestyle, culture or religion will now come under the same condemnation and charges for discrimination and hate crimes as those who criticize the LGBT lifestyle. And that also means that Muslims are exempted from performing certain tasks in America that are forbidden by Sharia. 

Such as? Performing same-sex weddings. If your local church refuses to marry two members of the same sex because the pastor claims that the Bible condemns homosexuality, then your local church and its pastor can now be charged with discrimination. However, if your local mosque refuses to marry two members of the same sex because the Imam claims that the Koran condemns homosexuality, the couple will then be advised to find another venue that will perform the ceremony.

Certainly, both the Bible and the Koran condemn homosexuality. What does the Koran say about homosexuality? It says this: "If any of your women commit a lewd act, call four witnesses from among you, then, if they testify to their guilt, keep the women at home until death comes to them or until God gives them another way out. If two men commit a lewd act, punish them both; if they repent and mend their ways, leave them alone—God is ready to accept repentance from those who do evil out of ignorance and soon afterwards repent: these are the ones God will forgive." (Sura 4:15-16) 

It also says this: And We sent Lot as a Messenger: Remember that he said to his people, "Have you become so shameless that you commit such indecent acts as no one has committed before you in the world? You gratify your lust with men instead of women: indeed you are a people who transgress the limits! And We rained upon his people; then behold what happened in the end to the guilty ones!" (Sura 7:80-84) 

Here's what the Hadith (Sayings of Muhammad) teaches about homosexuality: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said, "Whoever you find doing the action of the people of Lot, execute the one who does it and the one to whom it is done." (Abu Dawud 4462) It also says this: "If a man who is not married is seized committing sodomy, he will be stoned to death." (Abu Dawud 4448)  

And it says this: "The Prophet cursed effeminate men (those men who are in the similitude (assume the manners of women) and those women who assume the manners of men, and he said, 'Turn them out of your houses .' The Prophet turned out such-and-such man, and 'Umar turned out such-and-such woman." (Bukhari 72:774)  

The Koran and the Hadith contain more verses that condemn the gay lifestyle than the Bible does. (Leviticus 18:22, Leviticus 20:13, 1 Corinthians 6:9-11) And yet, Christians are labeled as bigots for quoting scripture verses to condemn the gay lifestyle while Muslims are usually ignored when they quote the Koran and the Hadith to condemn that lifestyle.

Why is that? Because Islam is a religion that's historically been advanced by violence while Christianity has used peaceful methods to advance the gospel. Oh sure, there are those brain surgeons out there who'll point to the Crusades and the Inquisitions to try and find moral equivalence with Islam. 

However, those who've used violence to spread Christianity did so in opposition to what Christ taught while those who use violence to spread Islam do so in obedience to what Muhammad taught. 

Gays may be celebrating in America at the moment. However, that celebration could be short-lived if Islam continues to expand its influence throughout the U.S. If you don't think that will ever happen, then take a look at what's happening in Western Europe. That's an omen of America's future. 

Why We Are Where We Are

The U.S. Supreme Court

To put it mildly, conservatives throughout the United States just experienced a terrible week. The SCOTUS (Supreme Court of The United States) ruled that the government can provide state subsidies for the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare), and the court legalized same-sex marriage in all 50 states. 

Had the court ruled against the federal government concerning the state subsidies, the Affordable Care Act was doomed. Had the court ruled against gay marriage, the 13 states that banned it would've been allowed to continue banning it.

In addition to that, the Senate handed President Obama the unfettered authority he was seeking to negotiate international trade agreements such as the proposed TPP (Trans Pacific Partnership) by ratifying the controversial "Obamatrade" bill 60-38. 

Certainly, in the short run, the Obamacare ruling will help low income people who can't afford the high costs for health insurance and pricey medicines. But in the long run? It will cause significant damage to the economy. Costs will skyrocket for health insurance premiums; taxes on medical equipment and medicines will rise, caps will be instituted on profits that insurance companies earn, payments to Medicare and Medicaid could be reduced even further and more costly regulations on healthcare providers, pharmecutical companies and manufacturers of medical devices will be imposed. 

That will cause many doctors to retire early creating a shortage; it will force even more employers to stop offering health insurance to their employees, it will result in shortages of medical devices and rationing of medicines, and it will bankrupt health insurance companies. And that will eventually lead to socialized medicine when the government becomes the sole provider of healthcare. That's what Obamacare aims to do and we're well on the way to seeing that happen. 

Concerning the court's ruling on same-sex marriage, that was hardly a surprise. Relentless pressure put on the culture by gay activists over the past 50 years to embrace their lifestyle finally paid off. Those activists bombarded the federal, state and local governments, media, civil rights and religious organizations, and the entertainment, education, music and sports industries with their agenda until they embraced it. 

The LGBT agenda wasn't something that sprang up overnight. It's been around for decades, but conservatives collectively ignored it and then foolishly decided to fight the agenda at the ballot box when they finally realized--too late--that it wasn't an anomaly. About the only people who were shocked by the court's 5-4 ruling in favor of gay marriage were conservatives who've been on a long losing streak in America.  

The Senate's passage of "Obamatrade" affects more than just conservatives. It opens the door to the passage of the highly-secretive and controversial TPP agreement that promises to be the most radical trade agreement ever passed by the U.S. government if it's ratified by the Congress. 

What's so controversial about it? It will eventually allow an international tribunal to determine who can build what and where in the 12 nations participating in TPP. The United States government would no longer have the authority over its manufacturing and heavy industries. If that happens, that would deal a death blow to America's private sector labor unions because many companies that employ union workers would find it easier to move to other countries where labor and manufacturing costs are much cheaper.

Indeed, America's landscape is changing, and not for the better. Many conservatives who are angry over the SCOTUS gay marriage ruling were quick to warn of divine judgment on America for the court's decision. But where were they 50 years ago when, like a deadly storm gathering on the horizon, the LGBT movement began rolling across the nation? They were asleep. And they subsequently lost their influence over the culture.

The members of the U.S. Supreme Court are part of that culture. They grew up in it and were influenced by it. And if they increasingly ignore the Constitution for bizarre interpretations that contradict the Constitution, then that's because they are applying their cultural worldview to the law rather than the Constitution. 

Here's the bizarre opinion of Supreme Court Justice John Roberts concerning the SCOTUS ruling on gay marriage: "If you are among the many Americans—of whatever sexual orientation—who favor expanding same-sex marriage, by all means celebrate today's decision. Celebrate the achievement of a desired goal. Celebrate the opportunity for a new expression of commitment to a partner. Celebrate the availability of new benefits. But do not celebrate the Constitution. It had nothing to do with it." washingtoncbslocal.com

Roberts admitted that the court ignored the Constitution concerning gay marriage. He admitted that the court passed the law based upon the worldview of five justices rather than the ultimate rule of law, the Constitution. That's reprehensible and frightening.

Finally, a nation's leaders and the members of its highest court are a direct reflection of the culture they come from. If the culture is morally depraved, then that will be reflected in the leaders chosen by the people. Because wicked people choose wicked leaders after their own hearts. And America has become a wicked nation because her watchmen--conservatives and Christians--stopped influencing the culture and "contending for the faith" (Jude 1:3) a long time ago.

As they say: You reap what you sow.