**Could you imagine the poster below? (Full disclaimer: I, Robert R. Cargill, marked-up the ad below to illustrate my point. I changed “marriage” to “slavery.” The ad is REAL, the red additions and the “Could you Imagine” text at the top are my own addition.)
VOTE FOR SLAVERY! (A marked-up Billy Graham marriage ad).
The argument in Dr. Billy Graham’s newspaper ad above is based upon the biblical definition of a social practice articulated approximately 2000 years ago. I’ve switched ONE WORD to show the sheer absurdity of the argument toward another biblical definition of a social practice articulated approximately 2000 years ago.
No one would ever believe an elderly white preacher from the south would advocate for SLAVERY from the pulpit, would they?? Then why should we think any differently if that same preacher argues for a different 2000-year old biblical social definition, and an amendment to a modern state’s constitution banning gay marriage?
It’s the same argument, only with this generation’s civil rights issue.
Reject “Sharia Christianity.” Don’t let a 2000-year old religious book’s definition of social contracts like slavery, divorce, and marriage dictate modern law.
For more by Dr. Cargill on this subject, see:
“It’s OK for Christians to Vote No on Prop 8“
“Full Text of Dr. Cargill’s Remarks at the Pepperdine GSEP Panel Discussion on Racism and Homophobia”
“A Note to Christians Opposing Gay Marriage: Get Over It”
“The Day After: Thoughts on the Response to the Overturn of Prop 8”
“i am very, very proud of the fact i am moving to iowa”
“Well Done: Iowa’s Zach Wahls Featured on the Daily Show about Being a Child Raised by Gay Parents”
See also:
“michigan republican anti-bullying law provides exception for religious bullying”
“a study in masculinity: comparing michael irvin and mark driscoll”
“absolutely sickening homophobia from the pulpit”
See also the classic West Wing segment on YouTube.
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