National Review Going Ethically Crazy

5 Sept., 2019

Robert Verbruggen, writing for the “conservative” National Review, vies for approval andtoleration of sodomy (Sept. 3, 2019, “Death of the ‘Gay Gene’”; see https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/09/death-of-the-gay-gene/).  Since he finds persuasive evidence of  this “orientation” to be genetic, sodomymust therefore merit approval and toleration.  What is “natural” is goodand must be permitted – or, of course, even encouraged.

Quite simply we may answer, as (Biblical/Christian) conservatives,that the corruption of our minds and hearts (and genes) is not an excuse for –simply put – approving sin.  The ethicaland imperative prescription given by the Scriptures is that we“repent” and walk in righteousness. This repentances does not assume that we have no attraction for sin andrebellion and “same sex attraction.” Such are “natural” perversions since the fall of man.

It is this doctrine of “the fall” which plays sophilosophically crucial to an understanding of the legitimacy of law and theduty of obedience to it, despite our “disability” to obey.  We are called by God to obey even while weare yet disinclined – quite “naturally”- to do so.