The threat of tax exempt status in the Gay Marriage issue

It's happening, slowly but surely...and picking up steam. Religious organizations that do not permit gay civil unions on their property are being stripped of their tax exempt status.

Read this column about what happened to the Methodists in New Jersey. A bureaucrat stripped away the tax exempt status of a pavilion at a camp the Methodists run because gays aren't allowed to use it for their civil union ceremonies. The bigots!

Why should we care if Bob and Joe get married? How does it affect us?

The goal of gay marriage activists from day one has been to treat sexual orientation in law and society in exactly the same way we treat race. What does this mean in practice? It means that people like you and me who think marriage is the union of husband and wife will be treated like bigots who oppose interracial marriages. Ideas have consequences. Pay attention to what people say. Usually they mean it.

Sure, that's over in New Jersey...but it will surely come to Kansas too, and will spread throughout the nation. And it didn't take acts of congress or rulings by men in black, just a tax wielding bureaucrat who has the authority to squeeze a Christian organization into submission.

The NEA's Agenda Spells Disaster for America

The National Education Association has spelled out its political agenda, and the ABCs of it is Anything But Christianity. Promoting homosexuality...yes! Teaching "safe sex" in school (without parental consent)...yes! Giving parents more control over what their kids are taught...no! Homeschools...no!

This organization is about as anti-Christian as the ACLU, and much of their agenda has nothing to do with educating kids. The organization that represents and shapes the message fed to those who teach our children on a daily basis is a socialist, anti-American, anti-Christian group with lots of money. And the Democrat candidates are crawling all over themselves to tout the NEA positions.

GOP Motivation

I see that polls show the Democratic voters are highly motivated. There are good reasons for the GOP base to get stirred up as well:

The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled that the state Legislature must create same-sex marriage or civil unions within 180 days. Once again, gay activists and liberal courts have dealt a major blow to supporters of traditional marriage. Congressional action to protect marriage will surely be needed in this coming term, and you won't find it in the Democratic party! You must keep a Republican controlled congress if you want to protect traditional marriage.

Homosexual couples from Kansas will be able to "marry" in New Jersey and return to challenge our state laws in federal court. Only congress can protect us from the activist robed crusaders.

Right-thinking Christians should also be moved to the polls because of John Kerry's off-handed remarks about the stupid people in the military stuck in Iraq. His remarks are a slap in the face to our nation's military heroes, made only worse by his attempt to say they were directed at the president and not the men and women in uniform and his refusal to apologize. Unfortunately, his views are representative of much of the left in this country, and we can't trust them to be in charge of our military efforts during this time of war.

Liberals and the media (they do go hand-in-hand, don't they?) have been trying to discourage Christians from voting this year (overblowing the Foley scandal, for one). They know what a difference Christian voters made in 2004. Don't give them this victory. Get to the polls and take your friends and family with you.

And spend time in prayer for our nation and for righteous candidates to come out victorious.