Same Sex union controversy

Qoheleth, the writer of the Book of Ecclesiastes, states clearly that nothing is strange under the sun. That whatever happens now had already happened before. Just read on: “No one can say that eyes have not had enough of seeing, ears their fill of hearing. What was, will be again, what has been done, will be done again, and there is nothing new under the sun!” (Eccl.1:8-9). Now I am not sure I agree with Qoheleth totally. I wonder whether all the things we are experiencing now have all happened before. I wonder if people in the past had as many conflicting life style as we have now. Many are doing all in their power to get others to adopt their own life style while at the same time looking at those who do not ascribe to them with scorn. Most of the time it is the children who suffer the repercussion of the choice of adults. The point of this posting is on a very controversial issue: same sex union and child adoption. Yes, I know this is not a very popular topic to reflect on, but please just hear me out.

Life has taught us a lesson that to procreate a male and a female must come together as was ordained by God. The anatomy of a woman is specifically designed by the master craftsman to enable her to carry a child in her womb and to nurse the child after birth. I am sure no one will contend with this fact of life. A man’s anatomy on the other hand was designed to aid a woman in the process of conception and to nurture the child through love and care of the woman. This fact again is undisputable. Many men would have given birth by now if it was possible and many women would have willing played the role of a man in this process if it was possible. Yet we keep on trying to reverse these roles to no avail. The lesson here is natural as it is attested to even by animal life and their method of procreation.

The Bible on the other hand, speaking the mind of God, is in one accord in attesting to this natural law. In the Book of Genesis, we read these sacred words: “So man gave names to all the cattle, the birds of the air and to every beast of the field. But he did not find among them a helper like himself. Then Yahweh God caused a deep sleep to come over man. He took one of his ribs and filled its place with flesh. The rib which Yahweh God had taken from man he formed into a woman and brought her to the man. The man then said, “Now this is bone of my bone and flesh of my flesh. She shall be called woman because she was taken from man. That is why man leaves his father and mother and is attached to his wife, and with her becomes one flesh”, (Gen. 2:20-25). From the biblical point of view the only companion suitable to man is woman. She was taken from man’s side so that the two may be friends and companions. She will be beside the man, different but as his equal. God did not create Adam and Steve; neither did he create Eve and Eva but Adam and Eve. Jesus Christ did not mince words when he addressed these words to his disciples, “Have you not read that in the beginning the creator made them male and female, and he said: “Man has now to leave father and mother, and joined to his wife, and the two shall become one body?” So they are no longer two but one body; let no one separate what God has joined” (Mt. 19:4-6).

It is worrisome therefore, to see that many States in the nation are introducing bills legalizing same sex marriage and others are calling for marriage reform to include the union between a man and man and a woman and woman. Do we think of the creator when we make these laws? Please do not get me wrong, I have no problem with people’s life style, neither am I condemning how someone chooses to express his or her sexuality. I do have a problem however, with people who try to force their life style down my throat. I certainly have a problem with people who are engaged in same sex union adopting children. Note: I am not saying that they cannot be good parents or anything like that; my concern is in the life style created for these children. I am concerned with the type of future we create for these children. Come to think of it, what would happen if everyone decides to get into same sex relationship, where would children come from for adoption? I just wonder!