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“Well Done Faithful Friends of Marriage & Family”
REFERENDUM 71 COUNTY VOTES
APPROVE COUNTIES ARE GREEN (52.95%) REJECT COUNTIES ARE YELLOW (47.05%)
I want to thank and encourage all those who worked for the rejection of Referendum 71 in Washington State during the recent election. We lost that battle by a small margin, but what you accomplished is lasting and will bear great fruit.
There is Someone far greater than I who says to your heart “Well done, good and faithful servant. You were faithful in a few things. I will put you in charge of many things. Enter into the rest of your Master” (Matthew 25:21).
The things we do for a Higher Purpose are never in vain. They create faith and character in our own lives, they positively impact the lives of others, and they lay the foundations for future victories and accomplishments that will glorify God and benefit people.
We lost this particular battle, but the war is not over. There will be many other victories and defeats along the way of our short lives here on earth. In the end, good will triumph and every tear will be wiped away. Until then, we need to be steadfast and continue to seek his kingdom and his righteousness.
Some thought we shouldn’t have entered this particular battle. I humbly disagree. There were many battles, I’m sure that General George Washington would have preferred to sit out during the American Revolutionary War such as the battles for New York and Germantown. They ended in defeat. But God used those skirmishes to prove and refine the army to persevere toward the ultimate goal of winning the war. Some battles you don’t choose–it’s just right to stand up for liberty in all situations and places.
There will always be battles we win and some we lose. We must always keep our eyes on the bigger picture–in this case, the war for our society and culture. In a fallen world, we may even lose the larger war for periods of time (think of Israel’s Old Testament roller coaster of renewal and decline), but the final triumph of good over evil is as certain as the dawn.
We must always persevere knowing that right–in Christ–is the Ultimate Victor.
We accomplished a minor miracle in the Referendum 71 battle–collecting over 125,000 signatures in a matter of weeks. Well done!
We mobilized up to 200,000 people to get involved in the great cause of preserving marriage and protecting children. A small grassroots awakening has begun, and if we continue to keep our fires lit and expanding, then a bon-fire of blessing can burst onto the scene. Well done!
Many of you practiced your civic and ethical duty by putting up signs, handing out leaflets, contributing to media adds, and waving signs at sidewalk rallies and small parades. The Slavic churches reminded us that freedom is a precious thing to retain and nurture in any society. They led the way in a number of our communities and by their actions taught the truth that “freedom is not the ability to do want you want, but the wisdom to do you ought.” Well done!
Some of our compatriots sat out this particular issue because they’ve bought the popular idea that any kind of sex is okay if there is “commitment and love.” I’m proud of you that you see the fallacy of that argument–that consenting adults doesn’t make it okay. From a five thousand year moral consensus standpoint, fornication, adultery, homosexuality, pedophilia, and bestiality are all wrong. They are destructive to adults, hurtful to kids, and separate us from God. On the contrary, you understand the real definition of love which is: “Doing what’s best for another person from God’s point of view.” That doesn’t include any of the above actions under any circumstances. For your clarity of vision, well done!
Thank you for your attitude that you showed in this debate. I know that the media and others try to paint the picture that you are bigoted, narrow, and unloving in trying to preserve one-man-one woman marriage. They say you are homo phobic. Now I’m sure that somewhere on the American fringe some homo phobic people exist. But I’ve personally never met one–and I know that description doesn’t fit you. You simply care deeply for people, believe in the institution of marriage, and especially don’t want to see children wrongly influenced or suffer in any way due to the break-up of the traditional home. As our flyer explained “every person needs a mom and a dad.” You believe that passionately and want everyone to experience its reality and blessing.
Thank you also for loving those who are engaged in homosexual acts and may never understand your heart for them. Many of them are your friends, just as you have friends that fornicate or commit adultery, or lie or steal. You don’t wish any of them ill, you simply want them to turn from their destructive behavior and experience the grace and power of God to live a changed life–just like you have done. Some of you even persevered under some harassment and death threats made by hardened members of the homosexual community. You responded with kindness and prayed for your persecutors. Well done!
You kept the debate civil and focused. This issue was not ultimately about domestic partnerships, but at chipping away at the sacredness and uniqueness of marriage. You saw through the deception and propaganda and took a stand for what’s right–in meekness and gentleness. Because of my own public profile in the campaign, I had homosexual activists dialing me up on my cell phone. One such trans gender leader named “Susan” who once was “Phil” was amazed that I didn’t hate homosexuals nor was trying to take away anybody’s rights. I simply believed in marriage between men and women and loved people enough to point them in the right direction. She/he and I had a productive hour’s conversation and agreed to meet for coffee to talk further. You also reached out in caring ways. Well done!
As you know, we won the battle for public opinion in 29 of Washington’s 39 counties. If it weren’t for the Goliath of King County, we would have scored a solid victory for marriage and children. But we have allowed a large Greater-Seattle population move the state of Washington in a socially radical and secular direction. It is now up to us build a wall of prayer throughout the Emerald City stronghold, pour the love of Christ into its streets and neighborhoods, and bring people to faith and moral sanity within this large blue island in a red sea. That will take time, great effort, and supernatural power.
But I believe you can do it. Nothing is too great for the Author of marriage and family.
Be encouraged for the stand you’ve taken.
Well done!
Now on to the next battle with faith, hope, and love.
Help Us Save Marriage Through Referendum 71
This is one of the most important messages I have ever sent out. It is going to our normal Revive America audience as well as to many churches and leaders in the state of Washington. Please read it carefully and prayerfully. We are standing at a huge cultural crossroads.
I want to ask all of you, whether you live in the state of Washington or not, to get involved to help save marriage in in Washington State through Referendum 71. This is the recently launched petition drive that will allow the citizens of Washington to vote in November to preserve the institution of marriage.
Protecting marriage from re-definition and destruction is the paramount moral issue of the early 21st century. Slavery was the great moral issue of the 19th century–we got it wrong from 1607 to 1865–costing us millions of lives and wasted centuries. Abortion was the pivotal moral issue of the 20th century, and we’ve turned our backs on the truth about life for thirty-seven years by killing 49 million children.
The assault on marriage is the moral battle of the 21st century. If you are silent, millions more will be lost and possibly, an entire civilization fall to ruin. I’m asking you to rise up and act for the sake of God, our children and grandchildren, and the future of the United States.
My thoughts center on three unchangeable biblical texts. They are the only “perfect words” that you’ll find on this page (though I’ll do my best to be faithful to interpret them). Ponder them deeply:
“Marriage should be honored by everyone. Husband and wife should keep their marriage pure. God will judge guilty those who take part in sexual sins” (Hebrews 13:4 – Everyday Bible).
“Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor male prostitutes nor homosexuals nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God” (1 Corinthians 6:9,10 – NIV).
“You shall not lie with a male as one lies with a female; it is an abomination” (Leviticus 18:22 – NASB).
Our civilization, and nation, were founded upon these behavioral truths. The moral code of America is thoroughly Judeo-Christian, and it is the secret of our freedom and greatness. We have believed for centuries that:
- Marriage, the joining together of a man and woman, is critical to societal health and stability, discouraging promiscuity among the sexes, and creating, protecting and nurturing children.
- All sex outside the bounds of marriage is personally and socially destructive, and active participation in these sins disqualifies a person from being in right relationship with God (a part of His Kingdom).
- Homosexuality is a crooked or perverted form of God’s sexual design and is an abomination (detestable) to Him.
Yet, in 2009 the God-given and human-government sanctioned institution of marriage is under perilous assault. A powerful homosexual lobby and its media accomplices want to change 5,000 years of world history, 2000 years of Western history, and 233 of American history by re-defining marriage to include homosexual liaisons. They say it’s about freedom, civil rights, love, and equality. That’s not true because these things do not apply. Click here to read an enlightening discussion of these falsehoods from Family Policy Institute of Washington.
So what’s it all about?
It’s about changing the moral foundations of our culture into accepting and sanctioning homosexual sin. It’s about forever altering the moral code upon which our civilization rests. If our fundamental understanding of morality changes, there will be many dire consequences for our nation in the coming years:
1. There will be a massive flight from the public schools, possibly causing their collapse. All Christian, Jewish, Muslim, and God-fearing parents will need to remove their children from classrooms that teach a different view of morality than their own. The textbooks will change, the sex-ed classes will change, and parents will not be able to complain or abstain because homosexuality will be legitimatized by law. To use their own terminology, homosexuality is a preference. For people of faith, rejection of homosexual behavior is a conviction. There’s a huge difference. That conviction of conscience will force them to abandon the government schools.
2. There will be increasing persecution of Christians and pastors will be sent to jail for speaking against the “civil rights” of homosexuals. Christian leaders who teach the above Scriptures (and many more) will be found guilty of “hate speech” and told to desist. If they don’t, they will go to jail (it’s already happening in Canada and Europe).
3. Fewer people will marry (as in Scandinavia), many more children will be drawn into immorality and sexual confusion, and marriage “equality” will inevitably lead to polygamy, group marriage, adults marrying children (pedophilia), people marrying their pets (bestiality), and so on. Once you break the marriage mold, it can be bent into many almost unthinkable distortions.
4. There will be an explosion of venereal diseases, greater than the 20th century scourge of AIDS and over fifty other STDs which were negative consequences of the sexual revolution. Though some homosexuals are monogamous, studies show that most homosexuals are four times more likely to have multiple partners that those who are moral or married.
5. Millions more people will be lost to the delusions of the devil and separated from the Kingdom of God. Homosexuality is a blinding type of sin from which it is difficult to escape. When God has to “give a person over” to immoral sexual passions (Romans 1:24-27), most never return to Him.
It is for these reasons and many others that I ask you to get involved in the fight to save marriage and protect children through Referendum 71 in the state of Washington. SB 5688, passed in the recent legislative session, does nothing less than elevating domestic partnerships to equality with marriage.
And if you think that Domestic Partnerships are okay and that we should fight for the term “marriage” alone, then think again. This cultural battle is not about words—it’s about changing the moral foundations of society. It doesn’t matter what you call it: Homosexuality is immoral and should not be encouraged and celebrated. Americans don’t care what people do behind closed doors. You can live with whoever you want. God will be the judge. But we can’t allow our marriage laws to condone and promote personally and socially destructive behavior. That’s why marriage—and morality—are worth saving.
If you still hesitant about joining this battle, please Click here to read “Ten Reasons to Sign Referendum 71.” I believe you will find it helpful and inspiring.
If you’re ready to help save marriage and protect the children of Washington State, then Click here to get petitions that can be signed by your friends and congregation. We need to collect over 120,000 signatures by July 26 to give the people of Washington State a chance to vote on this vital measure in November. Like the voters in thirty other states, we believe they will vote to honor and preserve the institution of marriage upon which our moral foundations rest.
If you live outside the state of Washington, maybe you have friends in our state that you can call or e-mail to help them get involved. If you’re in a state or nation that is also battling with this crucial issue of marriage and children, we pray that you join the cause of righteousness and press on to victory.
Get involved! For our families, our children, for many generations of future Americans–and for the glory of God.