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Poll: Arkansans Favor Pro-Life Laws, Overwhelmingly Oppose Same-Sex Marriage

Nov 4, 2015Jerry CoxAbortion, HomosexualityAbortion, Homosexuality

The 2015 Arkansas Poll released by the University of Arkansas today shows Arkansans overwhelmingly oppose recognition of same-sex marriage.

According to the poll, 64% of likely voters said same-sex marriage “should not be recognized by the law as valid, with the same rights as traditional marriages.”

The poll comes as little surprise. Arkansans made it abundantly clear in 2004 they favor defining marriage as the union of a man and a woman; virtually every poll conducted since then has shown continued support for that definition among Arkansans.

The poll also shows 47% of likely voters favor laws making it “more difficult for a woman to get an abortion”–the highest percentage since 2003. Only 12% said it ought to be “easier” to get an abortion.

This number coincides with declining abortion levels in Arkansas–which have fallen drastically since the 1990’s–and new pro-life laws.

You can see the entire poll summary here.

Young Adult Literature “Disproportionately Gay”

Oct 2, 2015Jerry CoxHomosexualityHomosexuality

Eric Metaxas has written a commentary at BreakPoint.org discussing a growing trend in literature geared toward children and young adults.

Metaxas writes that the literature is disproportionately portraying homosexual relationships, saying,

“If you know the statistics on rates of homosexuality in the real world, you know that it’s somewhere around 3 percent, maybe less. Not so in the world of Young Adult fiction; there, it’s far more pervasive.

“Book reviewers on the Youth Reads page at our website BreakPoint.org, are noticing that the subject is coming up in more and more contemporary teen novels. It doesn’t matter if they’re romances or fantasy novels or any other genre—the theme runs through all kinds of books for this age group. Acclaimed author Rainbow Rowell is just one prominent recent example. She wrote a bestselling young adult book about a college girl who writes stories about a gay couple—and then Rowell wrote her own young adult book about the gay couple in her character’s stories!

“Given the state of the culture, all this isn’t surprising, but it’s worth a closer look. There are two main factors at work here. Authors who work to normalize homosexuality are trying to promote what they see as compassion, understanding, and acceptance. I believe they’re also trying to break down sexual boundaries of all kinds, to push what they see as ‘freedom’ as far as they possibly can.

“The result is far from healthy or edifying for young readers.”

You can listen to Metaxas’ full commentary below or click here to read it.

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Teach Your Church About Homosexuality

Sep 30, 2015Jerry CoxHomosexualityHomosexuality, LGBTQ, Marriage, Same-Sex Marriage

Today we continue our series highlighting special material our friends at Focus on the Family have provided for your family and your church.

Below are two guides Focus on the Family has released on teaching your church about homosexuality and gender confusion.

The guides outline:

The cultural shift we are seeing on homosexuality;
Ways in which gay activists have distorted biblical teaching on homosexuality;
God’s good design for marriage and sexuality;
How to lay a solid foundation for teaching your church about marriage and sexuality;
Ways in which the church can show Christ-like love to people who struggle with homosexuality without affirming the homosexual lifestyle.

These guides are designed to equip you as a leader in your family and in your church. You can download them below or from our “Resources For Your Church and Family” page.