It's already happening in England, and with recent court decisions like the one in California recently, it's only a matter of time before Christians in America may be forced to choose between their faith and their jobs.
From LifeSiteNews, Christians who work as council registrars are being hounded for sticking to what the know is right (that two men or two women cannot be "married"), and in some cases run out of their jobs:
Elizabeth Thatcher, a Christian council registrar from Kent in south east England, told the London Employment Tribunal that since the introduction of civil ceremonies for registered same-sex partnerships in December 2005, a "climate of fear" has grown among Christians working as marriage registrars. Christian lay registrars are said to be "terrified" that the homosexualist agenda will force them to either give up their jobs or violate their religious beliefs.
Thatcher said of a colleague, "She told me that she was terrified about herself or her authority being identified because she could be vilified or the authority put under pressure to remove her".
"I have heard of one Christian who has had to resign, but I know of others who have been accommodated," she told the tribunal.
The case being heard by the London Tribunal was called a "landmark" by the Daily Telegraph over whether employees can be required to act against their consciences. It was brought by Lillian Ladele, 47, and a Christian registrar, against Islington council in north London. Ladele says she was bullied and shunned and accused of "homophobia" for her refusal to carry out the civil partnerships.
Now more than ever we need congress to pass the Federal Marriage Amendment to protect our most sacred institution from judges who create law and a new standard of morality out of thin air. The judges in California have demonstrated that they have no respect for the law or the will of the people; only the Constitution can stand in their way.
It's truly sad that in nations that have been Christian for hundreds or thousands of years, governments are poised to force acceptance of immoral and unnatural behavior on their people.
However, in ages past and in many places around the world still, Christians have had to choose between their faith and their lives. As wrong as it is to force someone out of their job because of their conviction not to put a seal of approval on something immoral, at least it's not a matter of life and death.
Still, our prayers go out to those in England wrestling with this conflict.
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