Well, it is going down just like I said it would. In a previous post I wrote about how the gay activists have an underlying goal in mind when it comes to marriage - that is repealing the federal defense of marriage act (DOMA) signed into law by President Bill Clinton.

Click here for the latest efforts by the Democrat-controlled Senate to repeal DOMA.

Why is repealing DOMA a major goal of the gay activists? It's not really about letting gay people marry so that they can enjoy a life of monogamous committment within the bonds of holy matrimony. And it's not really about getting access to insurance and other benefits traditionally reserved for heterosexual spouses. While those two motives do apply in some cases, the real purpose for repealing DOMA is more sinister from a traditional Judaeo-Christian perspective.

The real reason for repealing DOMA is that it is a major barrier to normalizing same-sex relations in America. If DOMA is repealed there will be nothing but a few churches standing in the way of normalizing same-sex relations in America, and even some of the churches are giving in to pressure. 

Gay people deserve respect and, in some cases, our sympathies - it is certainly difficult being gay in a largely heterosexual world. But this does not mean that Christians should kowtow to the gay activists' demands. Latter-day Saints have been urged to take a stand for traditional marriage, not because we are anti-gay, as President Hinckley put it, but because we are pro-marriage. Taking a stand will certainly lead to more strife in the future, not because Latter-day Saints are unfairly prejudice or discriminatory, but because we recognize that marriage is a divinely appointed union between a man and woman.

(Gentle reminder: This is not a venue for venting or attacking the doctrines of the LDS faith.)