What did She Say Wrong?

My hat is off to Sarah Crank. A few weeks ago, on her fourteenth birthday, This home-schooled girl had the courage to appear before a committee of the Maryland State Senate and testify in opposition to the bill to legalize same-sex marriage (That bill has since passed). Because of her courage, she has been viciously attacked by the homosexual community and has even received death threats for her "hate speech."

But what did she say wrong? I listened to her testimony (It is available on You Tube) to see. This is a transcript of what she said:

"I really feel bad for kids who have two parents of the same gender. Even though some kids think it's fine, they have no idea what kind of wonderful experience they miss out on. I don't want any more kids to get confused about what's right and OK. I really don't want to grow up in a world where marriage isn't such a special thing anymore. It's rather scary to think that when I grow up, the legislature or the courts can change any definition they want. If they can change the definition of marriage, they can change the definition of any word. People say they were born that way, but I've met many adults who have changed."

Then she urged the legislature to defeat the bill, and she was congratulated by them for her "very good testimony."

But, as a result of her testimony, the Internet lit up with hate comments against her - most of them so malicious and vile we could not print them - but they included death threats against both her and her parents. Some demanded that parents not be allowed to "brainwash" their children with religious and bigoted teaching against homosexuals. Did they hear the same testimony I did? Don't they know it is the parent's job to train their children in moral virtue?

Sarah, I couldn't be more proud of you if you were my own daughter. We need more people of conviction and courage like you who can speak the truth in love. And Sarah, let me offer these words to you from Jesus. In Matthew 5:11, Jesus said, "Blessed are you, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and say all manner of evil against you falsely, for My sake." May God truly bless you, Sarah. You have done nothing wrong to warrant this kind of hatred against you. What you did was right.

But that brings up a question: In this day and age of so-called tolerance, where is the homosexual's tolerance for competing views? Tony Perkins of the Family Research Council writes,

"The goal is to bully and marginalize Christians. And the left, teamed up with the media, knows that as soon as Conservatives stop talking, liberals can take over."

Yes, the goal is to silence us, and especially to silence the Scriptures we believe.

As Byron Babione wrote,

"Ever notice how leftists like to argue for everyone to have an opinion and the freedom to express it until a person has and expresses an opinion that runs counter to theirs? Once that point is reached, the individual is accused of espousing hatred."

That is what happened to Sarah Crank.

Kirk Cameron, the child star of Growing Pains, and now a born-again Christian who starred in Fireproof and the Left Behind movies, was also attacked recently. He appeared on CNN's Piers Morgan show to talk about his new movie, Monumental, which deals with the founding principles of our nation. The host, however, wanted to press him for his views on same-sex marriage. In response, he referred to Scripture. "Marriage is almost as old as dirt," he said. "and it was defined in the garden between Adam and Eve." Then he added that the definition of marriage should be "one man, one woman for life till death do you part." He also added that same-sex marriage was "unnatural" and "detrimental" to society; which it is.

But what did Kirk Cameron say wrong? Among another barrage of hate against him, Herndon Graddick, director of programs for GLAAD, accused Cameron of being "out of step with the growing majority of Americans." Cameron is not out of step with either the Old or New Testaments of the Bible, so I will stick with Him no matter what a majority may say. Als, eOnline claimed Cameron was, "spewing anti-gay rhetoric," but listen to the transcript. He did no such thing. He merely expressed the viewpoint of the majority of Bible-believing Christians.

Joseph Farah writes,

"A simple public comment expressing objection to the idea based on the Bible is considered heretical to the secular priests of the Big Media. It's now dangerous to do what Kirk Cameron did on CNN - dangerous to careers, dangerous to reputations, even potentially dangerous to one's well being."

No, the hatred isn't coming from Kirk Cameron or Sarah Crank. But plenty of hatred is coming from the other side. Michele Bachmann is right when she said,

"The rhetoric is far worse against those who stand for traditional marriage. If anyone gets attacked in this country, it's people who stand for traditional marriage."

This is troubling because we in Maine face another campaign to legalize same-sex marriage. The proponents will try to silence us. If we dare speak out against legalizing same-sex marriage, we can expect the same tactics of slander and threats to be used against us and our children as was used against Sarah Crank and Kirk Cameron. But speak we must.

Everywhere people have a chance to vote, the majority vote against same-sex marriage, yet few will make a public stand. We need to. We are not alone, and others need to know they are not alone. Don't be intimidated. Speak out.