“Another Kind of Love?"

A few years ago, a Catholic priest wrote a book entitled Another Kind of Love. In that book he argued for acceptance of the homosexual lifestyle by "the church" and society. Just a few weeks ago,  an American denomination ordained a bishop who is homosexual. Many people are happy at this turn of events, but Bible believers should be sad, disappointed, and outraged.

Let me hasten to add that these circumstances did not develop overnight, nor did they develop exclusively from the now familiar "gay agenda." I believe the permissiveness of American society is to blame for our current state of affairs. Allow me, if you will, to list some of the different "kinds of love" that have been set forth in our society in the past few years.

1. "One-night-stand" love—sex without commitment, with whomsoever one wishes. This experience is promoted by those who want to free teenagers from the shackles of their parents, among other things.

2. "Steady love”—in this relationship, teens or adults can have sex with someone they regularly "date." They are not "tied down" by the commitment of marriage.

3. "Live-in" love—again, the commitment of marriage is by-passed and the partners are "free" to do as they please. However, one might ask one such partner how he or she should feel when "cheated” upon. This relationship also hides the stark reality of abuse for many women and children.

4. “Same-sex love”—homosexual. It is not new. It is, however being pushed as never before-in the movies, books, TV, and every-day life.

5. "Child love"—a sexual relationship with a child (adolescents included). Many people would be shocked at the number of people who long for such a relationship, as well as the number of those who  act on that desire.

Did you notice anything in the above list? Yes, there is progression--the first relationship, the "one-night-stand" was condoned and approved by society years ago. And did you notice that homosexuality is number 4 on the list? Noting the obvious progression, it is easy to see that our society is not far from approving the idea of  "acceptable" pedophilia (“child love”).

We might well throw up our hands in desperation and exclaim, "What can we do?" While there are many things we can and should do to stop this tide, I want to ask you to do one thing above all: stop where you are and pray. Then pray persistently  that the all of  the shameful practices above will be abandoned by our nation.   —Lance Cordle