My reason for quoting someone's worldly perspective was to point out what the State's (Legislature's... law-writers'...reality-makers') INTENTION was, ultimately...to re-define, and UN-DEFINE something sacred which definition Believers know and cannot deny.
That is the way of this age, it has been through all the centuries and will be until Christ returns.
Someone here posted that he believed God creates "the legal way to be married" through whatever arbitrary laws evil men who control the state declare. Notwithstanding anything that may be written or described in Scripture... I disagreed. I think it is important that we who believe on the Words of Christ do not allow others (heathen) to re-define His words--- and demand WE accept their "re-assignments".
I do not believe 'all' men that "control the state" have been 'evil,' as you say, God puts who He wants there to serve HIS purpose. Of course "
we who believe on the Words of Christ do not allow others (heathen) to re-define His words," why would you think we would? The inclusion of same sex marriage as legal and binding in the USA is repugnant, but it does not change what we would do to in a marriage ceremony. So yes as John said
"Someone with God's Spirit will follow whatever the legal rules are to form a legal marriage."What I'm saying is, we don't have to accept their definition.
Where homosexuality is concerned we do not accept their definition. Your main gripe seems to be with the homosexual influence on our society... okay that certainly is a perversion, Ray wrote a whole article on that
http://bible-truths.com/homosex.htm and that seems to have always been a blight on society.
But we cannot change how this society is. We are not to get involved with the politics of this world no more than we have to, only doing what is legally required. We are to live a peaceful life... so what do you mean "do not allow... accept their "re-assignments"." Certainly we cannot protest and raise up in revolt, how are we not to accept what they decide? Remember what Paul said.
Titus 3:1 Remind them to be subject to rulers and authorities, to obey, to be ready for every good work,
v. 2 to speak evil of no one, to be peaceable, gentle, showing all humility to all men.
Christ's kingdom is NOT of this world now, and neither is ours if Christ dwells in us.
John 18:36 Jesus answered, "My kingdom is not of this world. If My kingdom were of this world, My servants would fight, so that I should not be delivered to the Jews; but now My kingdom is not from here."
Eph 2:4 But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us,
v. 5 even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved),
v. 6 and raised us up together, and made us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus,
mercy, peace and love
Kat