The Journal

When political decisions are forced upon America through corporations, democracy is frayed. As a Christian, it’s been painfully obvious as we’ve watched our corporations become America’s 4th branch of government. What could not be accomplished through democracy, has been forced upon Americans through corporations that often mandate behaviors and censor citizens in ways that are at odds with Christian values.

In the Book of Genesis, the author notes the knowledge of good and evil. Adam and Eve knew intellectually the difference between good and evil because God commanded them to not eat the tree fruit. But, when they choose to disobey God, they knew evil experientially because they sinned against God. When children are left to intellectually understand sexuality that is antithetical to the design of the Creator, it will lead to an experiential reality in their lives.

Jesus enters into all our lives with kindness—even when you experience LGBT feelings. Vividly, I remember realizing how my lifetime of lesbianism and false teaching were sins that could eternally block communion with God. Though Jesus remained near, I was horrified, fearful, and disappointed. Jesus met my sorrow with compassion.

Something has changed in the atmosphere in the United States. We feel it in our politics, we sense it in our schools and neighborhoods, and even experience it in our churches. Polarization and demonization are now so commonplace in the politics and social media exchange of our day so as to be normative.