“The majority of Americans now support gay marriage.” Well, at least that’s what we’re being told.
Isn’t it amazing how much public opinion polls now drive so much of the debate in our society and the decisions made by our elected officials! Some individuals (politicians included) will not decide what they think or believe about a certain matter until they see a poll that tells what other people think or believe about that matter. Thus, opinions are being swayed by opinions.
Since opinions are being swayed by opinions today, plug this in to what we’re seeing in the so-called “approval” of gay marriage in America. If the average person hears that only 8% of Americans support gay marriage, how inclined will that tidbit of information sway opinion? The answer is: not very much! Eight percent doesn’t grab attention or warrant consideration. However, add time to the equation and repeated argumentation in favor of this “social issue” (to the point of ad nauseum).
After a period of time and a barrage of “debate,” suppose news organizations began to report steady increases in the public support of gay marriage. When an increase is reported from 8% to 17%, some people will think that’s still not much. But, then when 17% is said to jump to 31%, more people will take notice and think it’s not as popular to oppose the issue. Then, when 31% becomes 43%, it will be reported that nearly half now support it, so if you oppose the matter then you’re almost in the minority. And, now, where we are currently in our nation, it is being reported that 58% of Americans support legalizing gay marriage. It is hard not to wonder—how much of the increase was influenced by the increase? In other words, how many of those today who supposedly support gay marriage were swayed to support it because they thought that “everybody else was doing it”?
How did being swayed by public opinion work out for the people living in Noah’s day? What about the residents of Sodom and Gomorrah? What about the Israelites when most people thought there were giants in the land? How did being swayed by public opinion work out for the innocent Son of Man standing on trial before a spineless governor named Pilate?
Of course, many fear the end-result of bucking public opinion that Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-Nego faced when they were thrown into the fiery furnace for not “following along with what everyone else believed and was doing.”
When you decide what you believe about gay marriage (or any other issue) and when you decide what stand you will take, will it be public opinion that has swayed you or Divine “opinion”? One will save you! The other will deceive you!