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πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ Essay on Pride Month

λ„ˆν¬λŠ” μ„Έμƒμ˜ μ†ŒκΈˆμ΄λ‹ˆ μ†ŒκΈˆμ΄ 만일 κ·Έ 맛을 μžƒμœΌλ©΄ λ¬΄μ—‡μœΌλ‘œ 짜게 ν•˜λ¦¬μš” ν›„μ—λŠ” 아무 μ“Έ 데 μ—†μ–΄ λ‹€λ§Œ 밖에 버렀져 μ‚¬λžŒμ—κ²Œ 밟힐 λΏμ΄λ‹ˆλΌ

λ§ˆνƒœλ³΅μŒ 5:13

λ―Έκ΅­κ³Ό 영ꡭ과 같은 μ„œμ–‘ μ‚¬νšŒλŠ” 맀년 6월이 되면 광기에 μ‚¬λ‘œμž‘νžŒλ‹€. 6μ›” ν•œλ‹¬ 간을 β€œν”„λΌμ΄λ“œ λ¨ΌμŠ€β€ 라고 μ •ν•˜κ³ , μ„±μ μœΌλ‘œ νƒ€λ½ν•˜κ³  μ£„μ•…λœ λͺ¨λ“  것을 기리며 μΆ•ν•˜(!) ν•˜λŠ” μΆ•μ œμ˜ 기간이 λœλ‹€. 학ꡐ, νšŒμ‚¬, μ‹œλ‚΄ 거리 ν•  것 없이 거의 λͺ¨λ“  μž₯μ†Œμ™€ μ§€λ©΄μ—λŠ” λ¬΄μ§€κ°œ μƒ‰κΉ”μ˜ ν”„λΌμ΄λ“œ κΉƒλ°œμ΄ νœ˜λ‚ λ¦¬κΈ° μ‹œμž‘ν•˜λ©°, β€œλ™μ„±μ—°μ• μž 및 λͺ¨λ“  μ„±μ†Œμˆ˜μžλ“€(μ΄ν•˜ LGBTQ)을 μ§€μ›ν•©λ‹ˆλ‹€β€ λΌλŠ” 고백을 λͺ¨λ‘μ—κ²Œμ„œ λ°›μ•„λ‚Έλ‹€. 인터넷 상 SNS에도 μ„œλ‘œ μ•žλ‹€ν‰ˆ 자기 ν”„λ‘œν•„ 사진에 λ¬΄μ§€κ°œ 색깔을 λ„λ°°ν•˜μ§ˆ μ•Šλ‚˜, 또 거기에 μ§ˆμ„Έλž΄ λŒ€κΈ°μ—…λ“€λ„ λͺ¨λ‘λ“€ μžκΈ°λ“€ 둜고λ₯Ό λ¬΄μ§€κ°œμƒ‰μœΌλ‘œ μΉ ν•˜κ³  6μ›” ν•œλ‹¬ λ‚΄λ‚΄ 이 β€˜ν”„λΌμ΄λ“œ μΆ•μ œβ€™ λΆ„μœ„κΈ°μ— μΌμ‘°ν•œλ‹€. 

빌 클린턴과 μ˜€λ°”λ§ˆ λŒ€ν†΅λ Ήμ΄ κ³΅μ‹μ μœΌλ‘œ μ§€μ§€ν•˜λ©΄μ„œ μ‹œμž‘λœ 이 μΆ•μ œλŠ”, μ΄μ œλŠ” 맀년 6월이 되면 λ°˜λ“œμ‹œ 거쳐야 ν•˜λŠ” μ˜ˆμ‹μ΄ λ˜μ–΄ 버렀 κ·Έ μ–΄λ– ν•œ β€œμΉ¨λ¬΅μ  λΆˆμ°Έβ€λ„ ν—ˆμš©λ˜μ§€ μ•ŠλŠ”λ‹€. μžμ‹ λ“€μ„ β€œLGBTQ 동맹” 이라고 λΆ€λ₯΄λŠ” ν–‰λ™μ£Όμ˜μžλ“€λΆ€ν„° λͺ¨λ“  νšŒμ‚¬μ˜ μΈμ‚¬νŒ€, 그리고 언둠사듀과 빅텍(ꡬ글 페이슀뢁 μ•„λ§ˆμ‘΄)이 ν•˜λ‚˜κ°™μ΄ 이 ν”„λΌμ΄λ“œ μΆ•μ œ μ˜ˆμ‹μ„ μ§‘ν–‰ν•˜λŠ” μ‚¬μ œλ“€(μ €λ‘― 당원듀)둜 λ³€μ‹ ν•œλ‹€. κ·Έ μ–΄λ– ν•œ μž‘μŒμ΄λ‚˜ μ§ˆλ¬Έλ„ ν—ˆμš©λ˜μ§€ μ•ŠλŠ”λ‹€. νƒˆμ„ ν•˜λŠ” μžλ“€μ€ μ‹ μ†νžˆ 묻히고, μ·¨μ†Œλ˜κ³ , 징계λ₯Ό λ°›κ³ , ν•΄κ³ λ₯Ό λ‹Ήν•œλ‹€. 이 6μ›” ν•œ 달 κΈ°κ°„λ™μ•ˆ 찍 μ†Œλ¦¬ λͺ»ν•˜λ©° 자기 λͺΈμ„ μ‚¬λ¦¬λŠ” 직μž₯ λ™λ£Œλ“€μ„ 보고 μžˆλ…ΈλΌλ©΄, 20μ„ΈκΈ° λ‚˜μΉ˜ λ…μΌμ΄λ‚˜ κ³΅μ‚°μ£Όμ˜ μ†Œλ ¨, 또 λΆν•œμ˜ μ „μ²΄μ£Όμ˜μ™€ μ˜€λ²„λž© 될 정도이닀. 

상황이 더 그럴수둝, 우리 κ·Έλ¦¬μŠ€λ„μΈλ“€μ€ 이제 이런 곡포의 침묡을 κΉ¨μ•Ό ν•  μ‹œμ μ΄ 온 것은 μ•„λ‹κΉŒ.

λ¨Όμ € 우리 생각을 정리해 보자. μ‚¬λž‘μ€ 무엇인가? 이 세상이 λ§ν•˜λŠ” κ²ƒμ²˜λŸΌ β€œλ¬΄μ‘°κ±΄μ μΈ κ΄€μš©β€μ΄ μ‚¬λž‘μΌκΉŒ? 성경은 β€œν•˜λ‚˜λ‹˜μ€ μ‚¬λž‘μ΄μ‹¬μ΄λΌβ€λΌκ³  μ„ ν¬ν•œλ‹€. 고둜, ν•˜λ‚˜λ‹˜κ»˜μ„œ ν•˜μ‹œλŠ” λͺ¨λ“  것은 κ·Έ μžμ²΄κ°€ μ‚¬λž‘μΈ 것이닀. νƒœμ΄ˆμ— ν•˜λ‚˜λ‹˜κ»˜μ„œλŠ” μ²œμ§€λ₯Ό μ°½μ‘°ν•˜μ…¨λ‹€. 인간을 그의 ν˜•μƒμ„ 따라 λ§Œλ“œμ‹œκ³  ν•œ λ‚¨μžμ™€ ν•œ μ—¬μž μ‚¬μ΄μ˜ κ²°ν˜Όμ΄λΌλŠ” μ œλ„λ₯Ό λ§Œλ“€μ–΄ 인λ₯˜κ°€ λ²ˆμ˜ν•˜κ²Œ ν•˜μ…¨λ‹€. μ΄λŸ¬ν•œ ν•œ λ‚¨μžμ™€ ν•œ μ—¬μžμ˜ κ²°ν˜Όμ΄λΌλŠ” νƒœλ‘λ¦¬ μ•ˆμ—μ„œλ§Œ ν—ˆμš©λ˜λŠ” ν•˜λ‚˜λ‹˜μ˜ 좕볡이 λ°”λ‘œ μ„±(性)이닀. κ±°κΈ°μ—μ„œ λ²—μ–΄λ‚œ λͺ¨λ“  μ„±ν–‰μœ„(LGBTQ 포함)λ₯Ό ν•˜λ‚˜λ‹˜κ»˜μ„œλŠ” 죄라고 μΉ­ν•˜μ‹œκ³ , 그것을 ν–‰ν•˜λŠ” λͺ¨λ“  μžλ“€μ—κ²Œ νšŒκ°œν•˜λΌκ³  μ΄‰κ΅¬ν•˜μ‹ λ‹€.

사싀 μœ— λ¬Έλ‹¨μ˜ λ‚΄μš©μ€ 기독ꡐ인이라면 λ‹Ήμ—°νžˆ λ°›μ•„λ“œλ €μ•Ό ν•˜λŠ” ꡐ리이닀. κ·ΈλŸ¬λ‚˜ λ‚΄κ°€ λ°œκ²¬ν•œ μŠ¬ν”ˆ ν˜„μ‹€μ€, λ§Žμ€ 기독ꡐ인듀이 세상과 였랜 κΈ°κ°„ λ™μ•ˆ νƒ€ν˜‘ν•œ λ‚˜λ¨Έμ§€ μ–΄λŠμƒˆ 이런 미친 6월달 μΆ•μ œμ— κ·Έλƒ₯ μΉ¨λ¬΅ν•˜λŠ” 정도가 μ•„λ‹ˆλΌ, μ΄μ œλŠ” λˆ„κ΅¬λ³΄λ‹€ 더 ν™œλ°œν•˜κ²Œ μ°Έμ—¬ν•˜κ³ , 더 λ‚˜μ•„κ°€ κ·Έλ ‡κ²Œ ν•˜μ§€ μ•ŠλŠ” κ·Έλ¦¬μŠ€λ„ μ•ˆμ—μ„œμ˜ ν˜•μ œ μžλ§€λ“€μ„ λ°°μ—­ν•˜λ©° μžκΈ°λŠ” 이듀과 λ‹€λ₯΄λ‹€κ³  선을 κΈ‹κ³ , μœ„μ—μ„œ λ§ν•œ μ €λ‘― λ‹Ήμ›λ“€μ—κ²Œ ν•œ 번 더 칭찬을 λ°›μœΌλ €κ³  μΆ©μ„±λœ 개처럼 κΈ°λ‹€λ¦°λ‹€λŠ” 것이닀. μ„Έμƒμ˜ μ†ŒκΈˆμ΄ λ˜μ–΄μ•Όν•  μžλ“€μ΄ μ–΄λŠμƒˆ κ·Έ 맛을 μžƒμ€ μ†ŒκΈˆμ΄ λ˜μ–΄ 버린 것이닀. 

μ˜ˆμˆ˜λ‹˜μ„ λ―ΏλŠ” λͺ¨λ“  μ‹ μžλ“€μ€ 이 μ‹œλŒ€λ₯Ό ν–₯ν•΄ μ‚¬λž‘ μ•ˆμ—μ„œ 진리λ₯Ό λ§ν•˜λΌλŠ” 사λͺ…을 λ°›μ•˜λ‹€. 죄λ₯Ό 죄라고 λ§ν•˜λŠ” 것이야 말둜 제일 μ‚¬λž‘μ„ μ‹€μ²œν•˜λŠ” 것이닀. μƒλŒ€λ°©μ΄ ꢁ극적으둜 멸망을 λ°›λŠ”λ‹€λŠ” 사싀을 μ•Œλ©΄μ„œλ„ κ·Έλ“€μ—κ²Œ β€œλ¬΄μ‘°κ±΄ 적인 κ΄€μš©β€λ§Œ κ΄€μ² ν•˜λŠ” 것은 λ‹¨μˆœνžˆ λΉ„κ²ν•œ 것이 μ•„λ‹ˆλΌ, κ·Έλ“€μ˜ 멸망에 μΌμ‘°ν•˜λŠ” 것, 즉 μ‚¬λž‘μ˜ μ • λ°˜λŒ€κ°€ λ˜λŠ” 행동인 것이닀. 이제 우리 κ·Έλ¦¬μŠ€λ„μΈλ“€μ΄ 용기λ₯Ό λ‚΄μ–΄ μ„Έμƒμ˜ μ†ŒκΈˆ 역할을 ν•  λ•Œκ°€ μ™”λ‹€. 죄λ₯Ό 죄라고 λ§ν•˜κ³  λ³΅μŒμ„ μ „ν•˜μž. ν•˜λ‚˜λ‹˜μ΄ 세상을 이처럼 μ‚¬λž‘ν•˜μ‚¬ λ…μƒμžλ₯Ό μ£Όμ…¨μœΌλ‹ˆ μ΄λŠ” νšŒκ°œν•˜κ³  μ €λ₯Ό λ―ΏλŠ” μžλ§ˆλ‹€ λ©Έλ§ν•˜μ§€ μ•Šκ³  μ˜μƒμ„ μ–»κ²Œ ν•˜λ € ν•˜μ‹¬μ΄λΌ.

You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and be trampled by men.

Matthew 5:13

Every month of June, madness descends upon the Western society. It is the celebration (yes, a celebration!) of all things sexually immoral and deviant. The rainbow flag is unilaterally imposed on pretty much everything everywhere, and everyone is expected to vocally express β€œtheir full support for LGBTQ colleagues and friends”. Everyone and their dog are busy virtue-signalling by flying the rainbow flag across the twitter-sphere and on every other social network on the interwebs. Not to be outdone, every large corporation tints their logos in the familiar rainbow colours for the whole duration of June like clockwork. It has become such a rite of passage, that it is no longer acceptable to even stay silent and shut up and do nothing; your conspicuous inaction will be noticed by the Zealots that are the LGBTQIA+ Allies, the HR department, the media, and the Big Tech. Step out of line, and their retaliation will be swift: first by shadow-banning and de-platforming, and then by punishment through disciplining and firing. All of this is reminiscent of 1930s Germany, when the swastika was forced upon the population. 

This year, let us make the decision to no longer be silenced by the mob.

First, let’s get our definitions straight. What is love? Love is not unconditional tolerance. The Bible says that God is love; everything God does is by definition loving. In the beginning, God created the universe. God created human beings in his image. God created marriage to be between one man and one woman, and gave it to us for human flourishing. Sex is to be between a man and a woman in the context of marriage. God calls LGBTQ sin, and he calls to repentance all who partake in such activities.

Now, if you are a Christian, none of the points made in the above paragraph should be controversial. Sadly, however, I’m discovering that many Christians have grown so used to compromising with the world, and have become so emasculated by it, that they not only stay silent; they actively defend and promote such madness, and even throw their own brothers and sisters under the proverbial bus in an attempt to distance themselves from their position, in order to maintain their own good-standing with the Zealots. In short, they have (and I do not say this lightly) become salt that has lost its saltiness.

As Christians, we are called to speak the truth in love. We are called to call out sin for what it is, because that is the most loving thing you can do. Unconditional acceptance and affirmation is not only cowardly; it is deeply unloving and callous, when you know that the other person is headed for certain destruction. For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever repents and believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life.

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