Today (June 26) has been a historic day in America with the
Supreme Court ruling in favor of gay marriage.
While this decision was hardly unexpected, my emotions have nevertheless
ranged from disbelief, to anger, to sadness.
As I get ready for bed tonight, I want to share a random thought that’s been running through my head all day regarding this decision. I admit it’s a somewhat silly illustration, but stay with me.
As I get ready for bed tonight, I want to share a random thought that’s been running through my head all day regarding this decision. I admit it’s a somewhat silly illustration, but stay with me.
My wife recently discovered I had never watched
the movie Jurassic Park. She insisted that I watch it, so we rented it
two nights ago. In that film, there is a
scene where a scientist and a developer discuss the viability of Jurassic Park,
a nature reserve where dinosaurs and humans co-exist and interact. The scientist says to the developer, “Dinosaurs
and man, two species separated by 65 million years of evolution have just been
suddenly thrown back into the mix together. How can we possibly have the
slightest idea what to expect?” (As a
young earth creationist, I don’t believe it was quite that long. But you get the drift.) True to the scientist’s concerns, the
dinosaurs of Jurassic Park wreak havoc on the humans, and much chaos and
destruction ensue.
So, how do dinosaurs tie into the gay marriage
debate?
In legalizing gay marriage, we - like the developers of the fictitious Jurassic
Park - have arrogantly taken an action for which we cannot possibly understand the
ramifications. Marriage is, after-all, the
very foundation of civilization. For the
entirety of human history, marriage has been recognized as one man and one
woman. But today the Supreme Court set aside thousands of years of precedent and changed the meaning of marriage. To say that marriage has been “expanded” is
not accurate. Rather, marriage has been fundamentally redefined. The chain reaction of this redefinition will
be far-reaching and will impact individuals, families, and culture in ways that
we cannot now imagine. One cannot alter
the foundation without having a damaging effect on the structure itself. The level of naiveté to this reality is truly
frightening.
In another scene from Jurassic Park, the developer is told
regarding the reintroduction of dinosaurs, “Your scientists were so preoccupied
with whether or not they could that they didn't stop to think if they should.”
Four Logical Questions About Gay Marriage
