The Everett Herald, (written November 3, 2012 and published a few days later)
Dear Editor,
As I write this letter I am hearing news of a highway
project being halted because of the discovery of an insect! Examples of caution abound in the
construction world whenever projects are proposed, all with the question
whether they might disrupt the natural order.
That is as it should be. But when
it comes to redefining marriage no such caution exists at all. The pro-homosexual marriage column on the
front page of the Opinion section of Sunday’s Herald failed to address even one
potential damaging consequence of redefining marriage. Tragically this same failure to address
consequences is repeated across the entire movement, including editorialists
and politicians. Homosexuals have the
right to live as they choose.
Accommodating visitation privileges for loved ones is a reasonable
request that society can work to achieve.
But the utter lack of reflection, and the judgment of politicians that
the overthrow of traditional marriage is the only way to achieve that goal,
must all be judged as gross incompetence.
Drop the nonsensical straw-man
assertion that redefining marriage has no impact on existing married
couples. No straight person argues
otherwise. The harm goes to children
and young people in need of a time-tested vision of what it means to one day
marry and have a family. The harm also
extends to parents who struggle to instill this vision. Government must not stand in their way, most
especially with the kinds of leaders that are intent on blindly pushing their
agenda ahead with no foresight at all.
Sincerely,
Rev. Gary Jensen (Zion Lutheran Church, Snohomish, WA)
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