Traditional marriage—you know, one man-one woman, life-long lovers and best friends, faithful and true until death do them part—still looks good, in a wistful, nostalgic kind of way, but it’s under threat in America today. The fiftieth wedding anniversary may go the way of the dinosaur, ocean-caught salmon and the SUV. But the greatest challenge to marriage today is neither feminism nor gay rights. It’s us.
Archive | July, 2008
Does Gay Marriage Threaten the Gospel?
The California Supreme Court has decided that gay couples should be allowed to wed. The decision went into effect last month (June 2008). Not surprisingly many of my fellow evangelicals are up in arms. Does gay marriage threaten the proclamation of the Gospel? Some are claiming that it does. I doubt it.
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Glen G. Scorgie, PhD
Scorgie is professor emeritus of theology at Bethel Seminary of Bethel University. He taught at Bethel Seminary San Diego from 1996-2022. He is involved in the Chinese Bible Church of San Diego and teaches at Pacific Theological Seminary. He has frequently lectured in Asia.
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