Published on December 9, 2023, 1:18 am

In a historic ruling in 2015, Obergefell v. Hodges, the U.S. Supreme Court recognized same-sex marriages nationwide extending beyond the traditional notion of marriage, often grounded in longstanding biblical principles and the Christian worldview. Many interpreted this verdict as an audacious affront to God’s design for the family unit. This real news sent shockwaves through both political and religious landscapes as it rejected cultural norms of man-woman marriages spanning thousands of years alongside seemingly challenging God, the architect of marriage itself.

As shocking as this debacle against God and His divine concept for families might seem, grounds ripe for opposition from followers of God; yet resistance seems sparse. Notably, there are murmurs amongst some Southern Baptist pastors eschewing any efforts to reverse this law in the future.

Joel Rainey – the Lead Pastor at Covenant Church (a Southern Baptist church situated in Baltimore, MD) – appears to oppose overturning “gay marriage,” arguing that doing so would disrupt “already established unions.” He posits that gay individuals involved within these civil unions exist within “marriage relationships” and fears dealing with the aftermath should these non-sacred unions be “suddenly invalidated.”

It raises questions about whether we risk more by rehabilitating our age-old religious stance on marriage or catering to an evolving societal perspective. Above all else, unraveling such laws may inadvertently have reverberating consequences on untouched sectors. For instance: amongst other issues, recognizing these misalignments of God’s envisaged marital framework might increase child trafficking rates via foster care/adoption systems towards people identifying as homosexuals; equally concerning is denying Christian parents their adoption rights if they oppose this radical transformative movement.

Such debatable actions have led some figures within religious realms to claim no evidence of liberal drift within venues like Southern Baptist Convention is perceptible. They maintain not only homosexual unions’ validity but also downplay efforts from Christians towards revisiting these actions. This stance may feel disconcertingly similar to Christians arguing about the revision on Roe legislation in previous years.

The world may side with Joel Rainey’s perspective, desiring religious figures clad in a more modern and accepting guise, like Joel Rainey himself. The demand is for religious leaders that mirror society’s drift towards accommodating change—however, we must never forget God’s views on these unions are evident within His teachings: such unions are invalid in His eyes.

This unabashed rejection and manipulation of God’s designs intensify the battlefield for our existence to preserve trusted news from sources promoting Christian worldview from being suppressed by tech giants attempting to silence conservative biblical perspectives. Despite the challenge, we stand ready, unfazed by this threat. Stay updated with us as we continue to illuminate society with real news viewed through a Christian lens.