Conservatives, Homosexuality and Compromise

Written By: Joseph Farah  |  Posted: Tuesday, August 31st, 2010

I can't even count how many times I've written in books and columns about why I am not a "conservative." No matter how many times I do, I still am saddled with the label by friends and adversaries alike. It seems everyone must be a conservative or a liberal in America today. Today I write with a new reason: "Conservatives" don't recognize sin when they see it. Nearly the entire "conservative" establishment, such as it is, fears even mentioning this word or acknowledging its existence. And, I'm afraid, without that recognition, this is a movement that is hopelessly lost.

Let's take the issue of homosexuality.
In the Judeo-Christian biblical worldview, there can be no doubt that homosexual behavior is a sin - even a particularly grave sin in God's eyes, one he characterizes as "an abomination." God's word is unequivocal on that point - New Testament or Old. Yet increasingly, it seems American "conservatives" are shy about calling this sin what it is. They also seem oblivious to the societal costs of affirming homosexual behavior as acceptable, normal and morally and legally equivalent to heterosexual behavior - sexually transmitted diseases, gender confusion among children, the breakdown of traditional marriage and the family unit, child molestations, military cohesiveness, the spread of moral relativism and, as history has shown, cultural decay. When was the last time you heard a "conservative" leader speak out against what can only be described as the pervasive glorification of the homosexual culture in our schools, media - especially the entertainment industry and Madison Avenue - and, of course, government in all of its forms?

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