Sadly, we have reached a point where political correctness has supplanted our faith. In this day and age, any preacher who explains to his congregation that homosexuality is a sin will have hell to pay from the gay Mafia and the liberal media. Examples are all around us: Radio pundit Laura Schlessinger was recently dubbed a hate monger for verbalizing her disagreement with the homosexual lifestyle. In Indiana, Liz Anderson was ordered to stop wishing her co-workers a "blessed day," because it was deemed offensive. In Florida, a Christian group was ordered to remove publicly posted ads for a seminar about "addressing, understanding and preventing homosexuality in youth." in Canada, Jerry Falwell reports that he must censor any remarks regarding homosexuality and partial-birth abortion on the Canadian broadcast of his "Old Time Gospel Hour."

Now, with the promotion of a homosexual bishop within the Anglican Church, it is no longer a matter of an oppressive cultural agenda eroding the word of God. The evil microbe is within us. It is replicating from within our most sacred institution, pulling the church away from the scripture.

I do not say this out of hate or fear. I am deeply sensible to the perils of discrimination. But I do not believe that political correctness should keep us from supporting what is right. Plainly, some things should not be relative. Biblical passages must be considered sacrosanct if they are to have any meaning whatsoever. Practicing religion ought not to be about cultural statements in general or gay rights in the specific; it ought to be about striving for the spiritual promise that the Bible holds out for us. This promise represents a sacred covenant between man and God and should not be censored.

This is not about anger or spite. It is about adhering to one's faith. It is about recognizing the supreme act of arrogance that occurs when man expects God to adapt to him. The Bible should not be subject to the vicissitudes of culture. Some things should be absolute. Without these principles, our lives lose meaning and our selfish decadence foreshadows our fall.

Ephesians 2.16 summed it up succinctly: "Once we were also ruled by the selfish desires of our bodies and minds. We had made God angry, and we were going to be punished like everyone else."