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MAINE COMPASS: Same-sex marriage society’s ‘death blow’

A silversmith possesses patience, perseverance and a watchful eye. Before he turns his shining metal on the lathe, he must refine his ore in a blazing kiln, an exacting process requiring the greatest care.

At each step, he must watch for the slightest imperfection, hammering and snipping, polishing and buffing, until the product of his craftsmanship is a finished work of art, perfect in its order, beauty and tranquility.

The Sons of Liberty chose a silversmith to keep watch over the Redcoats, and that was no coincidence. Paul Revere was a man with the requisite diligence and acuteness of perception. The Sons of Liberty knew Revere was just the man to alert the patriots to an impending threat.

Our society is currently faced with a threat a thousand times more dangerous than the tyranny imposed by King George III.

I say “a thousand times more dangerous,” but there is really no adequate measure for comparing a mild tyranny to the destruction of society itself. Same-sex marriage will do precisely that. By changing the definition of marriage, judicial activists and out-of-control legislators will destroy the institution of the family, an institution that is both the origin and bedrock of civil society. Same-sex marriage will be a death blow to a society that is already profoundly disordered.

The idea that elected representatives or members of the judiciary can impose same-sex marriage against the will of the people is itself tyrannical. By referencing the American Revolution and the Sons of Liberty, I am not suggesting that the answer is a recourse to arms.

The answer is to vote out every member of the Maine Legislature who voted for same-sex marriage, and to vote against Libby Mitchell in her run for governor because I believe she plays a key role in the push for same-sex marriage.

Those who dispute that the homosexual rights movement causes social instability ought to recall that Gay Pride Month, held every June, commemorates the Stonewall Riots in Greenwich Village in 1969. These riots marked the start of the homosexual rights movement. At its very inception, the movement acted to destabilize society.

Society is just waking up to the fact that same-sex marriage has the potential to produce maladjusted children and asocial behavior, particularly when no father is part of the family.

When Paul Revere made his midnight ride through the sleepy towns of Somerville, Medford, and Arlington, he did not stop at each home to lecture the citizenry about the virtues of peace and the blessings of liberty. Rather, he issued a loud alarm about an imminent threat. We must do the same.

Certain members of the pro-family movement today will bring to Maine’s State House a tour that will proclaim the virtues of marriage in soft, compassionate tones. They are free to do so, but let them also speak truthfully about the appalling evils of same-sex marriage and the homosexual rights movement.

Perhaps they believe a softer, gentler tone will earn the approval of their fellow churchmen and society at large. Maybe so, but their offer of compassion will be a false one, since true compassion follows repentance and should never be construed as justifying an evil act.

I wish all the good people involved in the upcoming Summer of Marriage tour realize that a tone of appeasement and reconciliation will not free them from the accusation that they are haters. Despite their sincere intentions, pro-same-sex marriage bloggers already have labeled the tour, the “hate tour.” I, too, for all my good intentions, have been repeatedly slandered as a hater.

Paul Revere did not merely sound the alarm on horseback. He ordered lanterns to be hung in the steeple of Old North Church to alert his fellow patriots to the movements of the enemy. Similarly, we cannot hope to defeat same-sex marriage without making known the methods and tactics used by our opponents.

To focus solely on the virtues of marriage and the family is to do the work of the other side. It is an approach that will surely fail, and will be repaid only with hatred and contempt.



Michael S. Heath is president of Mayflower Productions, a consulting company. www.mikeheath.net