Why am I a Christian?

DISCLAIMER: THE FOLLOWING POST WAS AUTHORED BY SOMEONE IN A STATE OF EXHAUSTION.

"Faith is the great cop-out, the great excuse to evade the need to think and evaluate evidence. Faith is belief in spite of, even perhaps because of, the lack of evidence"-Richard Dawkins

In the modern world; faith in general, and Christianity in general; are subjects of derision and scorn among the intelligentsia. The general consensus among the intellectual elite is that "Religion is an opiate for the masses"-Marx. Personally; I think that "One has to belong to the intelligentsia to believe things like that. No ordinary man could be such a fool."-Orwell.

I've heard it said that evolution is proven; and truly, the academia and the media seem to be convinced that there is no God, and anyone that believes differently is an idiot. And so, because I am an "ordinary man" I'm going to disagree with the intelligentsia; and present a logical chain of evidence that shows why I believe that there is a God, and that His name is Jesus.

1. The evidence for evolution.

An unbiased look at the evidence for the case Creation vs. Evolution leaves no doubt. Evolution simply leaves too many questions unanswered; such as:

a) Why do we reproduce sexually? It's so much less efficient than just dividing ourselves, like the amoebas do.

b) How did the giraffe evolve? The giraffe, by necessity, has an extraordinarily powerful heart to pump the blood up the long neck. When a giraffe bends down to take a drink, that powerful heart is now working with gravity; which should flood the giraffe's brain with blood and cause it to explode. But it doesn't; it has a sponge at the base of the brain to absorb all that blood. This is what we call irreducible complexity. There are two functioning parts that had to have been present at the same time; and could not have evolved separately.

c)Why, in all the world, do we never see a place where the natural color scheme doesn't match? If each individual organism evolved individually, according to what suited itself, how is that possible?

d) Why have we not found the missing link?

As a reasonable human being; these questions just pose too much of a barrier to me. I don't have the faith to be an evolutionist.

Bearing that in mind; I come to the conclusion that there must be a God. So the next question becomes: whose God is real? The way I answer that question is to look at the societies that each individual belief system has produced, and see:

2.who's God has come out on top?

a. Buddhism/Hinduism/Eastern mysticism

The society that this has produced is one of complete and total apathy. Go to India, go to Thailand, and see the complete poverty that this way of thinking has produced.

b. Islamics

Islam has produced an inherently corrupt, violent, unstable society. Go over to any of the Muslim states; and see it. Bribery, drugs, and extortion are a way of life over there.

c. Pantheism

Africa. Somalia. Nigeria. Tunisia. Need I say more?

d. Christianity

Regardless of what others say; America was founded on Christian principles. This is clear in the Declaration, in the Federalist papers, in the writings of the Founding Fathers. And look what it's produced: A society that others are desperate to immigrate to. A place that people flock to.

3. Personal experience. I have experienced God. I have watched as my friend fell, shoulder-first, onto a pile of ironwood (with nails sticking out) and emerge without a scratch. I have been, at times, so far in over my head, that I couldn't think of a way out. All I could pray was a whimpering "God, take care of me." And I have been taken care of. I have taken steps of faith and watched God respond.

God is real, and his name is Jesus.

It Wasn't Meant To Be

WARNING: MATURE CONTENT

Quiz Time!

Question 1: What do all of the following have in common?

A) Rob Reiner's "8"

B) Stop Bullying

C) The Commitment Campaign

D) Project 10

E) It Gets Better

Answer: They are all campaigns by the militant left to normalize homosexuality. Project 10, "8" and It Gets Better are projects of California; and Stop Bullying and The Commitment Campaign are products of liberal DC politicians.

Question 2: How many states have enacted protections for traditional marriage?

Answer: Over 30.

Question 3:

How much of the American population identifies themselves as gay, lesbian, or bisexual?

Answer: 2.8% of the male population, and 1.4% of the female population.

But is there really a reason that homosexuals should not have the right to marry, just like everybody else?

To be clear; in this post, I am not going to take the Psalm 144 approach. I could, very easily say: "1 Corinthians 6:9-10 says that homosexuals will not enter the kingdom of God; Psalm 144 and 81:13-14 declare that nations should follow Him and receive his blessing. End of story."

But I'm not going to do that. This post is about the societal effects of homosexuality; and why we should not legalize it.

In 1973, the American Psychological Association removed "homosexuality" from it's list of mental disorders. It's probable that many people today would not agree that homosexuality is a disorder; even though it shows all the characteristics of a disorder, including a delineated cause, symptoms, and negative effects. Regardless; it's undeniable, and even admitted by the homosexual activists, that homosexuality is associated with both physical and mental health issues. Homosexual men have mental health issues at nearly five times the rate of heterosexual men, and lesbians at nearly twice the levels of straight women.(1) And the CDC, which seems to have flown under the Left's radar in their war on the traditional family, declares that “Men who have sex with men (MSM) are at elevated risk for certain sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), including Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, HIV/AIDS, syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia.” (2)

Look at some of those diseases, namely AIDS. Over a quarter of a million American men, who had no other risk factors except homosexuality, have died of AIDS since 1976. For comparison, a little over half a million people have died in alcohol-related car accidents since 1986 (3)

This list could go on; and indeed, it did. The Family Research Council, from whom nearly all of the information contained herein came; outlined the risks for homosexuals in their well-documented summary: The Top Ten Myths of Homosexuals http://downloads.frc.org/EF/EF10F01.pdf

And so the question is thus: drunk driving is illegal in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. So why is homosexuality even discussed, much less encouraged, when it causes almost half as many deaths? And those quarter-million men that have died? That's from just one of the many diseases associated with homosexuality.

The pro-homosexual lobby will claim that the risk factors associated with homosexuality stem from the stress of being in an environment that discriminates against homosexuality; however, these trends hold up even in the Netherlands; which is the most socially liberal country in the world, and thus extraordinarily friendly to homosexuals. (4)

To be clear, the entire thesis here is that homosexuality is inherently dangerous; and thus ought not be legitimized. There's a myth that homosexuality doesn't harm anyone else; and that the government ought to, at best, stay out of it.

Normally, anytime I hear the words "The government should stay out of it" I instinctively agree; however, in this instance; I don't. Here are some more reasons why.

Homosexuals are already lobbying for the right to adopt children; and as long as they are still even on the fringes of the legal system, they will continue to demand that right. That is inherently a bad idea. Homosexual families are inherently less stable than heterosexual families; with far higher rates of infidelity and breakups; (5) and even the most liberal sociologist will admit that infidelity and broken families are far from the ideal environment for a child.

On top of that, it has been shown that out of the three possible family structures (heterosexual married parents, heterosexual cohabiting parents, and homosexual cohabiting parents), the children of the homosexual parents are by far the worst off. (6)

So homosexuality is inherently unsafe; so what? I've heard it argued that continuing to refuse recognition of homosexual marriage won't stop people from being homosexual. I agree, it won't. However, there are still several arguments against legalizing it; for instance: polygamy. If there's no problem with having two guys get married, what on earth is the problem with two guys and a girl? Or two girls and a guy? It's already happening; and if you don't believe me, I can send you an article that proves my point, though it is slightly sickening (Fun sidenote: Womens organizations that viciously fight for homosexuality fight just as viciously against polygamy, for the reason that it often victimizes women. I love it when the Left can't make up it's mind :D)

Also, legitimizing homosex is giving it the government stamp of approval; and soon after that happens, it will make it's way into the schools (it's already happened, see Project 10). And kids everywhere will begin to be indoctrinated with Alfred Kinsey's message; even over the objections of parents.

I am not anti-homosexuals. There's a lesbian that I interact with occasionally; she and I get along just fine. I am anti-homosexual behavior, and based on the reasons given above; I think that scientifically, and socially, that's the only reasonable position to take.

(1)Study: Young Gay Men At Higher Risk Of Suicide,” 365Gay.com, August 2, 2005; online at: http://www.365gay.com/newscon05/08/080205suicide.htm (page not available February 13, 2010; on file with Family Research Council

(2)Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, “Viral Hepatitis And Men Who Have Sex With Men,” online at: http://www.cdc.gov/hepatitis/Populations/msm.htm (accessed February 5, 2010).

(3)http://www.alcoholalert.com/drunk-driving-statistics.html (accessed March 6, 2012)

(4)Theo G. M. Sandfort, Ron de Graaf, Rob V. Bijl, Paul Schnabel, “Same-Sex Sexual Behavior and Psychiatric Disorders: Findings From the Netherlands Mental Health Survey and Incidence Study (NEMESIS),” Archives of General Psychiatry 58 (January 2001), pp. 88-89.

(5)Judith Stacey and Timothy J. Biblarz, “(How) Does the Sexual Orientation of Parents Matter,” American Sociological Review 66 (2001), pp. 159-83.

(6)Sotirios Sarantakos, “Children in three contexts: Family, education and social development,” Children Australia 21, No. 3 (1996): 23-31.