Greetings and salutations. Welcome back to Life and Books and Everything. I'm Kevin DeYoung.

I want to read an article today entitled What Should Christians Think about same-sex marriage.

It's certainly been in the news a lot here in the United States in the past few days and weeks, but wherever you are, whenever

someone might be listening to this, no doubt this will continue to be a perennially important, difficult question.

And I think it's really important that Christians, and in particular I'm thinking of

Bible-believing evangelical Christians, think well, clearly and deeply on this issue. Why should Christians, or what rather, should

Christians think about same-sex marriage? This is an article right now that's up at Crossways

blog, and I'll make sure I link to it through my website and it's adapted from parts of my book.

What does the Bible really teach about homosexuality?

So you can go there for much more on this topic.

Why this issue matters?

I'm a pastor.

My concern is with the church, what she believes, what she celebrates, and what she proclaims.

Achieving some legal and political end is not my primary calling, and yet I'm concerned that many younger Christians,

ironically, often those most attuned to societal transformation and social justice,

do not see the connection

between a traditional view of marriage and human flourishing.

Many Christians are keen to resurrect the old pro-choice mantra touted by some Catholic

politicians, personally opposed, but publicly none of my business.

I want Christians to see why this issue matters and why, when same-sex marriage became the law of the land,

the integrity of the family was weakened and the freedom of the church was threatened.

I know this is an increasingly unpopular line of reasoning, even for those who are inclined to accept the Bible's teaching about marriage.

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