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Disappointed

I don't ever talk about politics here, but....

Yesterday, President Obama announced that he is in favour of same-sex marriage. My jaw scraped the floor. I didn't think he would make a definitive statement about his position, but yesterday he minced no words about it.

Now, I'm not stupid. I understand why he did it, but I am not happy about it.

Strategically and numerically speaking, it was the right thing to do. Mr. Obama's poll numbers with the under 40 demographic have fallen off substantially since he was merely a candidate in 2008. Now this same demographic is by and large in support of same-sex marriage. If you add in the fact, that a majority of independents (whose votes Mr. Obama needs) favour same-sex marriage, the announcement seems inevitable.

So, yes I get why he made the announcement. I even get why he changed his views...

Many conscientious, hard-working, upstanding citizens are in the LGBT community and it just seems unfair that they are marginalized and not afforded the same rights as heterosexuals.

All that being said, I am disappointed in our president. He names the name of Christ and still takes this stance that is opposed to Christian beliefs. God Himself instituted marriage at the dawn of our time and ordained it to be one man (Adam) and one woman (Eve). Simple.

Is it fair to those who find themselves with strong attractions towards the same sex? Absolutely not. But fairness was not promised in this life.

Now the reason I am disappointed in President Obama is not so much because of his current views on the same-sex marriage subject. I am disappointed because at one point, he held the opposite view.Why did he change (read: evolve)? Honestly, it doesn't matter. What matters is that he did.

Meanwhile, Paul warns us to be steadfast and unmovable (1 Cor. 15:58). I guess that was too inconvenient for him.

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