Prophetic Gagnon: Day 29
Author: Andrew Comiskey
November 11, 2020
‘…it seems clear that
consistent exposure to a smorgasbord of variant sexual behaviors and the
intense questioning of a heterosexual norm in educational settings can result
in sevenfold to ninefold increases in the numbers of people identifying
themselves as homosexual or bisexual.
Advocates of homosexual
behavior usually dismiss the notion that increased public support for
homosexuality will lead to increased numbers of homosexuals. They do so on the
assumptions that homosexuality is an immutable condition…The evidence to date,
however, points to considerable fluidity in a spectrum from heterosexual to
homosexual…
Many exclusive homosexuals come to a “realization” about their “true”
sexual identity relatively late in life…None of this corresponds to a doctrine
of biological determinism.’
(The Bible and Homosexual
Practice, pp. 417, 418)
‘Children in the public
school system will be indoctrinated through government mandates and funded
programs to regard every conscience-directed opposition to homosexual behavior
as homophobia. Christian schools and universities that “discriminate” on the
basis of “sexual orientation” will suffer in many ways (loss of accreditation…). Parents who raise their children to revere God’s creation design for human
sexuality will one day do so in the knowledge that their children will be treated
as the equivalent of racists--all in the name of social tolerance.’
(The Bible and Homosexual
Practice, p. 484)
‘The window of
opportunity for speaking out against homosexual behavior is closing. Nothing
less than intellectual integrity, free speech, and potentially irreversible
change in the morality of mainline denominations are at stake in this vital
area of sexual ethics…a growing number of zealous crusaders for gay
“rights” are working hard to stifle vocal disagreement with the homosexual
agenda by fostering a public characterization of those who refuse to go along
as reactionary, dangerous characters (on par with racists and misogynists),
even exerting institutional pressure to fire, not hire or license, or retard,
the promotion of vocal dissenters.’ (The Bible and Homosexual Practice, p. 35)
Gagnon wrote all this by
2000. Every word has come true a thousand-fold. Read each section and weep.
We
who want to mercifully make every effort to care for persons with sexual
identity issues must know now that the LGBTQ+ juggernaut wants far more than
just ‘their’ rights. They want to take away our rights, namely our freedom to
view reality from a Judeo-Christian lens.
Let’s look briefly at each
of his ‘prophecies.’ The first, societal erosion of shame related to ‘queer’
culture results in a contagion.
What was once taboo becomes hip and youth gravitate
toward it. Not all identity crises are created equal. The emotionally
vagrant, looking for a home with peers, want a piece of the rainbow pie. Why? ‘Now
I’m special, nothing like my decidedly non-exotic Catholic (or fill in the
blanks) family’...Again, sexual identification shifts and is subject to
cultural norms. The new normal is ‘open-to-anything.’ Mercy, Jesus.
Second, our rain-bowed
public institutions. We are aware of many systems, especially educational, that
insist on their way or the highway. Most poignant was a dear friend recounting
her daughter’s moral crisis once the teacher firmly exhorted her that ‘real
love means agreeing with your peers who are re-identifying as the opposite
gender’. When Mom spoke of Jesus’ creative design to her daughter, she burst
into tears, torn between two different visions of love. That healthy family
worked it out beautifully. For most, the schools evangelize children to resist
one of the main planks of our faith. Let’s train our kids to know and love
better.
Third, prepare to be
lumped with ‘racists and misogynists’ and worse when we kindly disagree with
LGBTQ+ destiny as the best way for all persons. Yet disagree we must.
The
window is closing for counter-viewpoints and we have a say in keeping that
window cracked. We shall not allow noisy opponents to silence us. We have love
founded in reason.
‘Jesus, thank You for
prophets like Gagnon who help us to see ahead, in truth and in fear and
trembling. Sober us to live in reality, and to fight this battle well. Show us
our part. May we neither bury our heads nor take on burdens You have not asked
us to assume.’
‘Jesus, show us Your way
through the uneven, deeply divided ground of our nation. Please compose and restrain explosive
hearts. Use us as instruments of Your
peace. “O blood and water which gushed
forth from the heart of Savior Jesus as a fountain of mercy for us, we trust in
You.”’
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