Black is white, male is female, a husband is a woman and a wife is a husband, tissues having DNA is a person, "awesome" is someone making a touchdown, witch-craft is a religious "theory," right is wrong, love is anything we say it is, marriage is a civil matter (as if civil matters had no validity beyond what we say), creationism is science, war is peace, a hero is someone who is murdered by a terrorist, a terrorist is a devout person, and death is life (going to be with Jesus or whatever other happy hunting ground you espouse). The marriage issue strikes at the very core of who we are as human beings. The polygamist has a much right to his/her sexual orientation, maybe more if historical precedence is considered, than pederasts. And you wonder why Christianity is becoming more and more a taboo subject among intellectuals? The issue for Christians, however, should not be about gay marriage, or abortion, the issue for Christians should be about freedom that comes from being born into the Kingdom of God premised on the Resurrection of Christ. Death is a reality. Jesus died on the cross. Really died, mind, body and soul. So will we. And until the church gets back on track with this message it really doesn't make any difference what we do. In the words of a well know writer, "Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die." He did not write "eat, drink and be merry". (First Corinthians 15) Freedom comes from being in Jesus Christ. Then the Law is of no avail. To paraphrase Augustine "Love and do as you please." If Christ has not been raised then your faith is in vain. That is either the truth or a bunch of noise.

This article brings to mind a scene from "Panet of the Apes" where Charlton Heston's character yells out in utter frustration, "I'ts a madhouse." I wonder if there is any connection between this insanity and the news story printed next to it concerning the demise of a church?