The Homosexual and The Church

By the time you read this, the Episcopal Church may have voted for Father Robinson as an openly homosexual bishop in the Anglican Church. On the one side, you have strict constructionists of the faith and its teachings and on the other side you have people who think that anything goes.

Father Robinson knew when he joined the church what the tenets of that church were and he apparently lived a traditional family life for many years. In his discovery of his homosexuality, did he practice sex outside of marriage? That is adultery. It does not matter whether he was searching for his sexuality; if he strayed with a man or a woman he committed adultery. Those on the left believe that any behavior that leads to the discovery of your carnal desires is acceptable. In the marriage bond that homosexuals so want to enter into, all that behavior would be a sin.

Marriage is a religious institution. There are currently laws on the books that would answer the relationship issues. The civil side of law can provide contracts regarding inheritance, health care, retirement plans. Social Security is exempt, but any person that works for 40 quarters in this country will get Social Security. There is no reason for the state to sponsor same sex relationships as the moral equivalent to a marriage between a man and a woman.

We all make choices in this life and while I do not believe that homosexuality is a choice, how you choose the exercise your sexuality is a choice. I would not become a Catholic if I wanted to be a minister, because they do not allow women priests and if you could become a priest you would have to lead a celibate life. I do not expect Catholics to change so suit me. I would not convert to Judaism because I believe that Jesus Christ is the Messiah. I would not expect Jews to change their beliefs to suit me and my lifestyle.

I have no problem with commercial programs with homosexuals in the story lines. I will decide if I want to watch and if it is offensive I will change the channel and write a letter. If the market supports these programs, then they will survive.


The solution, oddly enough is tax reform. All roads leave the tax reform. If the federal government was small and state governments were streamlined and the volatility on spending was on the local level where the money spent affects us directly, then we would have more of our money in our pocket. The National Sales Tax is the way to go.

If you had the control, you wouldn't have to let your employer know what your home situation was. If the government was not in every aspect of your life you could live independently and have a private life.

Frankly, the downside of our government's support of marriage between a man and a woman is that we are now other groups want to call themselves families and marriages to reap the tax benefits.

Everytime we make what seems to be a good exception to the tax code there is a flip side that comes back to haunt us. You see, all roads lead to tax reform and being stingy with the people's money.

So what will happen to the Episcopal Church? That is up to them, but there will be a price to pay for going outside the lines of their faith. There always is.


Martha Zoller is a political analyst and host of The Martha Zoller Show on WDUN AM 550. Email her at [email protected], she'd love to hear from you. What do you think about this issue?