We encourage everyone these days to take pride in his or her own self and activities, yet Scripture reminds us that, "Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall." (Proverbs 16:18, KJV) Nowhere is this more evident than in the pride movement that promotes the sin of homosexual behavior. Indiana can now claim its prideful shame, or shameful pride, in promoting this sin in the lives of children and young people aged 12-21 with a new license plate.
One would have thought, perhaps, that the first state to issue a pro-homosexual license plate whose proceeds benefit an organization that supports youth homosexuality would have been New York or California, where the wars over marriage rage the fiercest. Instead, here we are in the heartland, a swath of America often called the Bible belt, promoting and supporting sin with our license plates. We are the second state in the union, Maryland being the first, to offer a pro-homosexual license plate.
Although there are many articles about this turn of events, the one cited above notes that the absurdity of this, not on moral or religious grounds, but by health standards alone. As it observes, what is to prevent cigar club owners from getting their own license plate? Let's promote lung cancer and COPD while we are at it.
I have not seen the argument that swayed the legislature into allowing this plate, but I could well imagine that part of the argument was that Indiana offers other specialty plates, including those that support certain universities, those that support environmental causes, and the ever-popular and controversial "In God We Trust" plate. In fact, I would bet that this one was a key in getting the new plate among the options. If we cannot force the removal of a plate that references God, then we can at least offer one that promotes sin.
Has it finally come down to this, that we must allow everything because we can say no to nothing? Has truth truly become so eroded that we genuinely cannot say X is good and Y is not for fear of offending Y? Must the devil actually have his due in the current version of the democratic American experiment? When a conservative, church-going, Bible-believing culture like that of the midwestern state of Indiana issues a pro-homosexual license plate to finance the promotion of sin among children, then the answer, apparently, is yes.
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"Has it finally come down to this, that we must allow everything because we can say no to nothing? Has truth truly become so eroded that we genuinely cannot say X is good and Y is not for fear of offending Y?"
ReplyDeleteyup- painfully, you have summed up the cultural cesspool quite well.
Of course, I have always been offensive- now I'm "counter-cultural." rather than the cranky curmudgeon that my 16 year old has identified. Maranatha- and may Christ have mercy on us all.
Yes, Eutychus, you are deeply offensive...to those who need to be offended. Good to see you here, my good friend. I admit, I would have sooner expected the license plate thing promoted by your city than in my state. Alas. Best to you and the family.
ReplyDelete"license" plate indeed.
ReplyDeleteYou can thank/blame KK for bringing me back out of the shadows. Thanks for the welcome its good to be seen.
ReplyDeleteAs you know, my friend, I need no cause to be offensive. Guess that is the sign of a true friend- one who tells you what a jerk you're being and then continues to be a friend---hmmm..though you did move to Indiana. The need no "license" plate here (nice one KK) its plastered all over the cars- everything from equal signs and rainbows to goddess and wiccan. Though I'd rather have a wiccan than a vegan- those guys are weird. (just kidding-(i think))