"And He who sat upon the throne said. "Behold, I make all things new!" (Apocalypse 2l:5). These words from the next-to-last chapter in the very last book of the Bible might be adapted to describe the mission that President Obama seems to have selected for himself, namely to promote a program of CHANGE so massive that it could prompt this appraisal from Newsweek's Editor-at-large Evan Thomas: "He [Obama] stands so far above us-he is like God!" The proposed reconstruction of our entire system of health care; the unprecedented assumption of control over major banks and financial institutions, not to mention the government's taking over much of America's automotive industry; the proposed imposition of an oppressively heavy carbon pollution tax in the interests of climate moderation; the extraordinary accumulation of a staggering new burden of debt; the implicit repudiation of certain  principles that used to govern our national foreign policy, with sweeping denunciations of the real or supposed blunders and the putative malfeasance of previous administrations; and the mounting of a campaign to transform America's thiinking (and ultimately America's laws) with respect, to what constitutes appropriate sexual behavior, with a looming redefinition of the nature of marriage-on all of these fronts a genuine revolution is gathering force, full speed ahead!

Thus far the president's most explicit challenge to the Judaeo-Christian moral code that has shaped our nation's character lies in his endorsement of homosexual behavior and in his advocacy of taxpayer subsidies for the killing of the innocent unborn. That such advocacy and such endorsement involve the rejection of basic truths of the Christian faith should be clear at once to anyone who takes the trouble to consult the following Passages of Scripture: with respect to homosexuality, Romans 1: 24-32; 1 Corinthians 6: 9-1 1; I Timothy 1:9- 11; and with respect to the killing of the innocent, I John 3:15 as well as Proverbs 6: 16-19.

Two recent reports from the electronic media shed light on the revolution that he is leading on the frontiers of public morality. These reports were issued on the last day of June, the month officially designated by President Obama as "Gay Pride Month".

Obama Celebrates Stonewall Anniversary, Denounces 'Worn Arguments' of Gay Rights Opponents
    June 30, 2009, Catholic World News Daily

Celebrating the 40th anniversary of the riots that marked the birth of the Gay Rights movement, President Barack Obama hosted an LGBT (Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender) Pride Month Reception at the While House and told his guests-including [self-declared gay] Episcopal Church Bishop V. Eugene Robinson-that 'There are still fellow citizens, perhaps neighbors or even family members and loved ones, who STILL holdfast to worn [out] arguments and OLD attitudes; who fail to see your families like their families; and who would deny you the rights that most Americans take for granted. And I know this is painful and I know it can be heartbreaking."

After reiterating his OPPOSITION to the Defense of Marriage Act, the "don't ask, don't tell' military policy, and "the discriminatory ban on entry to the United States based on HIV status," the president paid tribute to the birth of the Gay Rights movement:

"Now, 40 years ago, in the heart of New York City at a place called the Stonewall Inn, a group of citizens, including a few who are here today, as I said, defied an unjust policy and awakened a nascent movement.

"It was the middle of the night. The police stormed the bar, which was known for being one of the few spots where it was safe to be gay in New York. Now, raids like this were entirely ordinary. Because it was considered obscene and illegal to be gay, no establishments for gays and lesbians could get a license to operate. The nature of these businesses, combined with the vulnerability of the gay community itself, meant places like Stonewall, and patrons inside, were often the victims of corruption and blackmail.

"Now, ordinarily, the raid would come and the customers would disperse. But on this night, something was different. There are many accounts of what happened, and most have been lost to history, but what we do know is this: People didn't leave. They stood their ground. And over the course of several nights they declared that they had seen enough injustice in their time. This was an outpouring against not just what they experienced that night, but what they had experienced - their whole lives. And as with so many movements, it was also something more: It was a defining moment that these folks who had been marginalized rose up to challenge not just how the world saw them, but also how they saw themselves.

"As we've seen so many times in history, once that spirit takes hold there is little that can stand in its way. (Applause.) And the riots at Stonewall gave way to protests, and protests gave way to a movement, and the movement gave way to a transformation that continues to this day .... It continues in your work and in your activism, in your fight to freely live your lives to the fullest. "In one year after the protests, a few hundred gays and lesbians and their supporters gathered at the Stonewall Inn to lead a historic march for equality. But when they reached Central Park, the few hundred that began the march had swelled to 5,000. Something had changed, and it would never change back.

"The truth is when these folks protested at Stonewall 40 years ago no one could have imagined that you-or, for that matter, I-(laughter)-would be standing here today. (Applause.) So we are all witnesses to monumental changes in this country. That should give us hope, but we cannot rest. We must continue to do OUR part to make PROGRESS-step by step, law by law, mind by changing mind. And I want you to know that in this task I will not only be your friend, I will continue to be an ally and a CHAMPION and a President who FIGHTS with you and for you.

Thanks very much, everybody. God bless you.

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