Justified by Faith in LGBTQ:  The culture, long changing, has now changed overnight.  Like a game of tug of war, it begins with little pulls in either direction and ends all at once and decisively.  And that's where we are at now.  But why? An analysis of Crony Capitalism morphing into Cultural Cronyism will tell you it's all about the money.  And certainly, there's a large element of that.   People are afraid of losing their jobs, careers, and livelihoods.  Better to play it safe.  But what of the advocates, and all the new converts?  Well, we should recognize, this is at its heart a religious issue.  The rainbow flag is a dead giveaway.  Secular Liberalism is at its heart a belief, whose baptismal sacrament has long been abortion.  But while the secularists justify abortion, abortion doesn't quite cut it when it comes to justifying the secularists.  There has to be some cause, some belief, that sets a people apart, that brands them as good and righteous, and that is Gay Marriage, as encoded in the ever-expanding Confessional Documents of the LGBTQ agenda.  Bill Clinton, accused of rape and sexually predatory behavior got a pass, because he was on the right side of killing babies in the womb.  But, we want more than a pass, we want a way to make ourselves feel good about ourselves, to go to sleep thinking we are righteous.  Since the church plays no significant role in our lives, we need another path towards righteousness.  And that's LGBTQ.  Forget the cross, wear the rainbow.  It's the true crusade, a righteous conquering of all our enemies.  And, even more, it not only is a substitute for Christianity, but it aims to silence the Christians, whose message has too long nagged at our conscience.  The voice of the prophet must always be silenced.  Nothing can be said that would put into question the new religion.  Sociological studies showing a child's need for a mom and dad?  Silence!  Scientific studies question the validity of 32 genders?  Silence!  Reports that bathroom safety is a real issue and our daughters are at risk?  Silence!  There can be no debate, because then I might have to think a bit more deeply.  I may have to question my new god. Christians are not in the business of justifying themselves.  Christ does that.  It's his life, and his righteousness upon which we rely.   And in him, we live lives of love and kindness, along with a healthy dose of repentance for our own failures and selfishness.  But apart from Christ, there is only self-righteousness.  The Pharisees tried that by obeying all the laws, and when that wouldn't work, they created new ones, that the could follow more easily, and parade before the people.  And so also the gay rights movement, which, when it comes down to it, is little more than a parade, an assertion of goodness, the ultimate badge of community-acclaimed righteousness, that we hope can wipe away all our other sins.  Maybe, in all this, there is hope.  Maybe the secularists are afraid that there really is a God.  Otherwise, they would not be so concerned about themselves, so concerned about silencing the voices of dissent, which end up being voices in their own conscience, making them question if  they are really as good as they think.  So, what to do?  Keep speaking the truth.  The truth about our humanity, human sexuality, the goodness of marriage, the complementarity of male and female, and yes, keep speaking about Christ, our Bridegroom, the one who loved us so much that he gave up his life for us, that we might abandon all attempts at self-justification, and find rest and grace in him alone.