Tuesday night I took my whole family to the State Capitol to be a part of the Utah Celebration of Marriage. As we arrived, we noticed that there were a lot of protestors. There were possibly more protestors then there were supporters. In the middle in chairs sat the people there to celebrate the traditional family. On all three level and filling both large stair cases the protestors surrounded the supporters. It felt menacing. The program went on with some interruption, but on it went. Many of the speakers were good and there was a lot of fun music particularly performed by children. Still it was menacing. I wish I hadn't brought my younger children. Rachel stared a few people down because well, they looked different. Adam was afraid. But, we stayed because it seemed important to keep our numbers there in support of mom and dad families. At the end of the closing prayer, the protestors began chanting loudly. My kids covered their ears and we escaped. In fact, gratefully no one was harmed.
I had been scheduled to speak to BYU-Idaho students on Friday. After the experience Tuesday, i trashed all ideas for my talk and decided that the most important thing was to entreat these students to become involved. I know the Spirit lead me to the sources I needed, as well as the wording I needed to use. Here is my speech. And Yes, I am entreating you to "Come Join the Ranks"
In
1938 when Hitler began taking over Czechoslovakia, The Czech’s sought
help from the English Prime Minister, Neville Chamberlain. In response,
Chamberlain set up a personal visit with Hitler, Mussolini, and French
Premier Daladier in Munich. Czech President Benes was not invited. In
this meeting, Chamberlain gave Hitler what he wanted. On his return to
England, Chamberlain declared to a cheering crowd, “There will be peace
in our time!”
In response in a private meeting with the House
of Commons, Winston Churchill stated, “They should know that we have
sustained a defeat without a war...the whole equilibrium of Europe has
been deranged, and that the terrible words have...been pronounced
against the Western democracies: ‘Thou art weighed in the balance and
found wanting’.”
In 1939, Time magazine made Hitler their “Man of the Year”.
The world was not long after pulled into a fierce war where millions were slaughtered.
I’d like to submit that we are in another war: a cultural war-- a war
over the families and children. This war is being fought in the
legislatures, the court rooms, the newsrooms, and the classrooms. Like
Chamberlain, many leaders are throwing in their hats, giving the
opposition exactly what they want and declaring, “There will be peace in
our time!”
We know how well that worked for the Western Democracies more than 70 years ago.
The media and school classes and liberal colleges have spent the past
50 years training today’s population to believe “that what people do
with their bodies sexually (because we care if someone is smoking or
drinking more than 16 oz of soda) is their own business, so long as no
one is harmed.” We’ve been taught that the justification of the sexual
act is located in the desire itself, and the direction of that desire is
taken as fact.
Harm is relative. Anthony Elosen, writer for
the Witherspoon institute said, “It is a plain fact that what two people
do in a bedroom is not confined to the bedroom. The most obvious
evidence for this fact can be seen around us everywhere, walking on two
legs. They are the creatures known as children.” Children are harmed by
this premise. They are harmed when they are taught that the
justification and direction of any sexual act is located in the desire.
They are harmed when as a result of this belief they are born to a
single parent or cohabitating parents, or parents that divorce or
abandon them. They are harmed when they are denied a mother and a
father.
Do not throw in your hats and hastily declare, “There
will be peace in our time.” You cannot give in to evil and expect peace.
You cannot compromise. Hitler never compromised. The liberal
sexual-lites never compromise. Until the religious voice is completely
silenced, they will not stop trying to rid all mankind of virtue. We
need warriors willing to fight back, willing to sacrifice their time for
the safety of families and children around the world. We need you.
What can you: today you can put up on Facebook a picture of your family and boldly declare:
I believe in traditional marriage. I believe children are entitled to
be born to a father and mother who honor their marriage vows faithfully.
I know that redefining marriage may seem like the compassionate thing
to do, but I truly believe that it will ultimately hurt the coming
generations and our society as a whole.
You can turn off the television when liberal sex is promoted
You can write blogs and editorials against gay marriage, abortion, and no fault divorce
You can contact your legislature telling them to vote in favor of family values
You can donate money to organizations like United Families International
You can join organizations like United Families International and learn to lobby and teach about the family.
You can stand firm in your belief that “the family is central to the
Creator’s plan for the eternal destiny of his children.” No matter how
loud and cool and compassionate the opposing voice sounds.
STAND FIRM!
