Where do you stand? Or are you sitting this one out?

Last week, large crowds stood on the steps of the Supreme Court, taking a stand for or against gay marriage. But it is only one of several hot-button issues on the table these days. Is the cultural shift causing more controversy?  One thing is sure (and Independence Day is a good day to say it): we are a nation of people who love to exercise their right to take a stand.

That said, I find it pathetically ironic that just last week supporters of California’s Proposition 8 tried to take a stand against legalizing gay marriage, but were told they had no standing to bring it before the Court! Is this a sign of things to come? Will those with a biblical worldview be progressively marginalized?  Will we increasingly lose standing in the court of public opinion?

Who can know?  But this we do know: the Day is coming when we will stand before God’s judgment seat and give an account of the things we stood for (2 Cor. 5:10). And sitting that one out will not be an option!