Standing Under the Wrong Rainbow entwines insights from the Bible with the opinions of the author, G. Deon Thompson, to make the case for the durability of the traditional view of marriage as the lifelong union of one woman and one man, while exposing the shortcomings of modern arguments that speak in favor of gay marriage. Chapters treat a variety of topics, including the history of the notion of "rights" the scriptural grounding for the traditional morality of marriage, philosophies of truth, the challenges of modern life, the sacrificial nature of godly love, and the essence of marriage as God intends it for human life. If you have found yourself struggling with contemporary debates over the nature of marriage, if you wonder whether the church's traditional teachings still apply in the twenty-first century, and if you feel a growing divide between the practice of your faith and the life of the wider community, then Standing Under the Wrong Rainbow serves as a wake-up call and a guide to reclaiming the power of longstanding tradition.

Auszug. � Genehmigter Nachdruck. Alle Rechte vorbehalten.

Standing Under the Wrong Rainbow

By G. Deon Thompson

Abbott Press

Dedication, vii, 
Acknowledgements, ix, 
Introduction, xi, 
Chapter 1 What Rights Are We Talking About?, 1, 
Chapter 2 The Dimensions of Marriage, 21, 
Chapter 3 The Born Identity, 48, 
Chapter 4 The Practical Truth about Truth, 52, 
Chapter 5 The Moral Dilemma, 80, 
Chapter 6 The Dark-side of Love, 96, 
Chapter 7 The True Essence of Marriage, 133, 
Conclusion, 235, 
About the Author, 301,

CHAPTER 1

What Rights Are We Talking About?

I can recall laying on my bedroom floor years ago listening intently to the vinyl recording of the 'I Have a Dream' speech by Martin Luther King. That speech built a sense of pride in my soul as I held onto each word he uttered. My understanding back then was more attached to the eloquent way he spoke and the image he painted of children playing together in peaceful harmony.

Years later and I find myself cringing each time that I listen to a debate on gay rights and someone attaches the walk of African Americans who fought for naturally ascribed 'life' rights, to the agenda of gay rights activist.

Automatically that agenda became a topic of discussion for this book. To me; the extended debate on Gay Rights and the synergy to Civil Rights (of African Americans) has become a defence mechanism (this term will be repeated several times throughout this writing in acknowledgement of other similar actions) of sorts for gay rights advocates who use it as a certified precedent. In my personal opinion; this mechanism (similar to the 'race card') has drawn sympathy and support from many in the African American community.

The entire question of rights is brought to the debate table to understand whether blacks are entitled to constitutional rights based on naturally ascribed rights; or whether their fight was based on an expression of assumed rights simply from a desire or misdirected belief that they should participate in life endeavours similar to an elite (white) race of people. I also needed to qualify whether gay rights are mirrored to the rights of African Americans and why.

Natural Rights

Let me say first that, I believe the foundation of all human rights was established by God in Genesis and throughout the Bible. I believe these rights to be natural to man's existence. Here are just some of the rights God gave to man.

i. Genesis 1: 26 – God gave man the right to have dominion over all things on Earth (fish, birds, cattle, bugs). The word dominion in Hebrew, primarily translate as 'radah', which means to either rigorously rule or dominate. God's intention therefore, was to issue charge of the world to man. He gave man the right to be masters (equally) over his earthly surroundings. This means that man has dominion rights to property and land; rights to food and housing.

ii. Genesis 1:28 – God gave man the right to walk in His blessing. God's blessing is never to be taken for granted.

* His blessing gives us the right to walk in the wealth of His liberty and happiness without extortion and cruel suppression according to Proverbs 10:22.

* His blessings gives us a right of reprieve against injustice; a right to mercy; a right to peace; etc. (Matthew 5:12)

iii. Genesis 1:28 – God gave man the right to have a family. iv. Genesis 9:6 – God gave man the right to be free from attack and murder because he states that man is made in His own image and therefore a punishment exist for those who would spill the blood of man.

Man's 'God-given' right to have 'dominion' was a right which did not discriminate. It did not speak of specific ethnic types or races. It spoke of mankind. What I have not found in the Bible are specific rights which are only proportional to homosexuals. That is not shocking because neither have I found rights specific to Blacks or Whites or Asians, etc. What I did find was that rights were attributable to 'man' universally which meant that everyone is entitled.

Where the problem comes in, is interpreting homosexuals into a 'new' or different class of humanity as if they are a race unto themselves who deserve a special consideration of rights entitlement.

WHAT ARE RIGHTS?

What are the rights entitled and where do they come from? I would say that I have already answered that question but let's take this further. If we consider the question of 'what is a 'right' within the context of gay rights and civil rights of African Americans; we would have to place that question at the doorstep of the US constitution which was formed as a result of independence. The formulation of those rights had to be based on a tangible quality which was able to be standardized.

Here is what the Declaration of Independence conveys in its' very first line as justification of why the 'act' of independence must take place and where the precedent authority for the rights sought in the act, come from; 'When in the course of human Events, it becomes necessary for one People to dissolve the Political Bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the Powers of the Earth, the separate and equal Station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent Respect to the Opinions of Mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the Separation.' From that stand point it would appear clear to me that the act of independence was based on natural entitlements that were ascribed from God.

Let's examine the rights further as they relate to African Americans and the LGBT community.

Throughout the development of the ancient world and world religions, there are numerous instances of qualifying rights which various societies naturally attributed to citizens. The 'right to be free' is a theme that can be found preserved in history as far back as the story of Moses and throughout Roman society where persons who were kept as slaves could work and buy their freedom.

'Human Rights' as a collective theory, although encapsulated in the Bill of Rights in the US, really came into force due to concerns about possible atrocities being committed during World War 2.

In a modern context and germane to this debate; when persons refer to or speak of 'rights', they are referencing either to civil rights or civil liberties. In the US, those rights evolved from privileges enshrined in the Bill of Rights which initially protected freedom of religion, the right to keep and bear arms, freedom of speech, the freedom of assembly and the freedom to petition.

Significant to the rights of African Americans in the US is the fact that they could not exercise rights ascribed from the constitution because circa 1870, slavery remained legal in many States. It was a time when Black people were seeking the entitlement offered through the words of Thomas Jefferson, which although quite true, fell short of delivering the truth of his decree. He said in the Declaration of Independence that "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights that among these are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness."

CIVIL RIGHTS and THE AFRICAN AMERICAN

The path to civil rights for African Americans is a deep quagmire of historical facts which could be considered from the crossing of slave ships from African states...

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