Number 74: September 28, 2006



3) “God created man in His own image; thus, man—and only man—bears this designation.”



Jeffrey Ventrella notes “Another recent phenomenon regards legal claims predicated upon “person theory.” Some animal rights activists are seeking fundamental rights for monkeys, dogs and even honeybees. At their root, these claims reflect a rejection of the image of God [spirit] in man. Anything—except an unborn child, it seems—can be a “person” entitled to rights according to many of these advocates. Man is thus not unique.”



4) “Man was created in two distinct complementary, yet equally dignified genders, male and female.”



Again, Ventrella notes, “Much of litigation today is also designed to deny the creational notions of maleness and femaleness. This occurs in what are called “transgender” claims. Many businesses and local governments are now making discrimination based on “gender identity” unlawful. Again, the root of such claims derives from a rejection of creational norms. And these claims are particularly dangerous because they seek to extend the law beyond ethics—determining what is right and wrong—to metaphysics—determining something only God can do. Man is thus seeking with “translitigation” to become like God…”



5) “From this arrangement God, as a creational ordinance for those created in His image, established marriage to be the union of one man and one woman.”



Major courts have ruled in favor of homosexual marriage and others are following suit. Ventrella says, “…demands for same-sex “marriage” clog many courts (“qualitative”) and some left-leaning advocacy groups and “scholarly academics” reveal a decided opposition to laws prohibiting polygamy (“quantitative”).”[1]



Ventrella makes a good point in this statement regarding Romans 1: Ideas have consequences; and when true ideas are rejected, negative consequences will arise. The Apostle Paul, when commenting on Genesis in Romans 1, indicated that a great exchange occurred after the Fall: the Truth exchanged for, literally, the Lie. The context of Romans 1 makes plain that the manifestations of this exchange will center on two areas: (1) issues dealing with suppressing the Creator’s existence; and (2) issues reflecting a rejection of creational norms regulating sexual activity.



Paul further notes that in conjunction with this suppression, there will be those who not only “practice” certain deeds but also those who “approve them” as well. Conduct in America is formally approved by its courts, classrooms and churches. Each is a battleground. And courtrooms across America now confirm Paul’s analysis. When the history of Genesis is rejected and its vital doctrines cast aside, the culture will litigate what has been abandoned.”

[1] See, for example, Sears, Alan and Osten, Craig, The ACLU versus America, Nashville, Broadman & Holman, 2005, which notes that the ACLU has, as an official policy, favored polygamy since at least 1992.