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PEAPAC Recommends: YES

Homosexuality is a sin; government should discourage sin (Rom 13), not promote it.

Summary

Bans public schools from promoting homosexuality.

Biblical Reasoning

In Romans 1, homosexuality is put in a list of sins such as fornication, covetousness, envy, backbiting, and disobedience to parents… Having said that, the Bible is the standard by which all men’s actions must be properly evaluated and governed. It tells us that civil government is to restrain certain sins by punishing evil-doers ( Rom. 13:4) . Clearly, the Bible asserts that homosexuality is wrong; it’s a sin, an evil, a violation of God’s holy Word ( Rom. 1; Matthew 5:17-48; Lev. 18:22; 20:13 ). As such, it must be strongly discouraged by the civil government.

As with all sins, the sin of homosexuality, in spite of the bondage it brings, can be overcome through the work of God in Jesus Christ. Part of the means God uses to effect conviction for this sin is a civil government that not only does not promote it via its schools, but also actively seeks its suppression from the public arena.

Romans 1 — “homosexuality is put in a list of sins such as fornication, covetousness, envy, backbiting, and disobedience to parents”
Romans 13:4 — “civil government is to restrain certain sins by punishing evil-doers”
Leviticus 18:22 — “Clearly, the Bible asserts that homosexuality is wrong”
Leviticus 20:13 — “Clearly, the Bible asserts that homosexuality is wrong”
Matthew 5:17-48 — “Clearly, the Bible asserts that homosexuality is wrong”

Election Results

47%
53%
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Voters rejected the prohibition of homosexual instruction (53% No).

Full PEAPAC Analysis

PEA P AC Explanation: If passed, Measure 9 would prohibit public schools from encouraging, promoting, or sanctioning homosexual or bisexual behavior. We support this Measure, and hope you’ll vote Yes on it.

Some say supporters of Measure 9 are homophobes, who fear and despise homosexuals. We believe this is true of some supporters of this Measure, and wish to distance ourselves from those who are motivated by a personal hatred or fear of men and women who practice homosexuality. In Romans 1, homosexuality is put in a list of sins such as fornication, covetousness, envy, backbiting, and disobedience to parents. We abhor the hypocrisy of those who choose to condemn homosexuality while engaging unashamedly in these other actions.

Having said that, the Bible is the standard by which all men’s actions must be properly evaluated and governed. It tells us that civil government is to restrain certain sins by punishing evil-doers ( Rom. 13:4) . Clearly, the Bible asserts that homosexuality is wrong; it’s a sin, an evil, a violation of God’s holy Word ( Rom. 1; Matthew 5:17-48; Lev. 18:22; 20:13 ). As such, it must be strongly discouraged by the civil government. On the face of it, then, Measure 9 should be strongly supported.

As with all sins, the sin of homosexuality, in spite of the bondage it brings, can be overcome through the work of God in Jesus Christ. Part of the means God uses to effect conviction for this sin is a civil government that not only does not promote it via its schools, but also actively seeks its suppression from the public arena. We hope you vote Yes on Measure 9.

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