Because I subscribe to many Christian places, I get a fair amount of e-mail letters. Some are good, some are better :), but sometimes there comes an e-mail worth mentioning on the blog. Today is such a day. BTW: what a week! Two good days in the press, and now brave Christians who do not duck under the political correctness of the day.
Check Focus on the Family article. It conveys the unbroken message of scriptural picture of family, so much attacked by today's humanists.
The e-mail that pointed me to the article:
"Protecting Tomorrow's Families Today
Greetings to you and your family from Colorado Springs! Here in Colorado, the leaves are turning and there's a chill in the air—fall is in full swing. While the beautiful weather can be a distraction at this time of the year, there's a more urgent matter that I'd like to share with you— one that has implications for families across the country, including yours.
Last December, Dr. James Dobson, licensed child psychologist and founder of Focus on the Family®, was asked by the editors of Time magazine to comment on Vice President Dick Cheney's daughter and her decision to parent a child with her lesbian partner. Because I believe you're keenly interested in protecting the institution of the family, I thought you'd be interested in reading the editorial, which I've enclosed. It captures many of the core principles you and I hold dear.
In the months following the Time commentary, Dr. Dobson and Focus on the Family were viciously attacked by an assortment of media pundits and organizations promoting the homosexual agenda. It was no surprise to us. These activists are fiercely committed to waging battle against any person or organization that objects, from a biblical perspective, to their social re-engineering experiments—even when those objections are expressed with respect and sensitivity for others, as they were in Dr. Dobson's article.
I'm writing you because the long-term negative effects that same-sex “marriage” could have on our children are monumental—from increasing the instability of families to undermining the biblical institution of marriage.
The stakes are simply too high for us to stay silent. That's why we must respond with the kind of commitment and passion that drowns out the shrill voices of our deceived opponents. If we don't stand and voice our position now, we will betray the next generation—our children and grandchildren—and, by negligence, allow the God-ordained institution of marriage and family to become a vague memory.
Editorials in Time—as critically important as they and other civic dialogues are—will not by themselves make the difference. Effectively nurturing and defending families—and helping parents raise children who love and serve God—are essential to making the ultimate difference.
While it's easy to feel overwhelmed at times by the negative influences in today's society and our culture, there are many efforts currently underway at Focus on the Family that encourage me, and may encourage you as well."
Check Focus on the Family article. It conveys the unbroken message of scriptural picture of family, so much attacked by today's humanists.
The e-mail that pointed me to the article:
"Protecting Tomorrow's Families Today
Greetings to you and your family from Colorado Springs! Here in Colorado, the leaves are turning and there's a chill in the air—fall is in full swing. While the beautiful weather can be a distraction at this time of the year, there's a more urgent matter that I'd like to share with you— one that has implications for families across the country, including yours.
Last December, Dr. James Dobson, licensed child psychologist and founder of Focus on the Family®, was asked by the editors of Time magazine to comment on Vice President Dick Cheney's daughter and her decision to parent a child with her lesbian partner. Because I believe you're keenly interested in protecting the institution of the family, I thought you'd be interested in reading the editorial, which I've enclosed. It captures many of the core principles you and I hold dear.
In the months following the Time commentary, Dr. Dobson and Focus on the Family were viciously attacked by an assortment of media pundits and organizations promoting the homosexual agenda. It was no surprise to us. These activists are fiercely committed to waging battle against any person or organization that objects, from a biblical perspective, to their social re-engineering experiments—even when those objections are expressed with respect and sensitivity for others, as they were in Dr. Dobson's article.
I'm writing you because the long-term negative effects that same-sex “marriage” could have on our children are monumental—from increasing the instability of families to undermining the biblical institution of marriage.
The stakes are simply too high for us to stay silent. That's why we must respond with the kind of commitment and passion that drowns out the shrill voices of our deceived opponents. If we don't stand and voice our position now, we will betray the next generation—our children and grandchildren—and, by negligence, allow the God-ordained institution of marriage and family to become a vague memory.
Editorials in Time—as critically important as they and other civic dialogues are—will not by themselves make the difference. Effectively nurturing and defending families—and helping parents raise children who love and serve God—are essential to making the ultimate difference.
While it's easy to feel overwhelmed at times by the negative influences in today's society and our culture, there are many efforts currently underway at Focus on the Family that encourage me, and may encourage you as well."
2 comments:
Thanks for pointing us to this article! FOTF is a great resource. I enjoyed reading this latest. One line jumped out at me, the part about not basing this solely on the "desires of adults" but on the "needs of children". Children need both mother and father, and an intact home based on Christian foundations. Sad that so many don't have this.
Btw, how are you and yours? Facebook just isn't a substitute for email! Have a great weekend, Ann!
thanks for commenting and glad you benefited from this!
We are fine - a bit tired, work and autumn does it to a person. We are cat owners since last Saturday :).
i will blog about this fluff of joy soon.
You have a great weekend too, Mary!
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