All Over Now?

US President Barack Obama has ended months of hedging on the issue of gay marriage by saying he thinks same-sex couples should be able to wed.
He has become the first sitting US president to back gay marriage.
Mitt Romney, the Republican who is set to challenge Mr Obama for the White House in November's elections, promptly said he was against gay marriage.
In recent days, Vice-President Joe Biden and cabinet member Arne Duncan had expressed support for gay unions. (Courtesy of BBC News)

We also know that the law is made not for the righteous but for lawbreakers and rebels, the ungodly and sinful, the unholy and irreligious, for those who kill their fathers or mothers, for murderers, for the sexually immoral, for those practicing homosexuality, for slave traders and liars and perjurers—and for whatever else is contrary to the sound doctrine that conforms to the gospel concerning the glory of the blessed God, which he entrusted to me. I Tim 1:9-11 NIV

The US President is arguably the most important and powerful man in the world, at least politically. What he says in general, is listened to, and acted on by many  other leaders around the globe, so this news was shocking to me at least, but answered one of those questions which puzzled me and haunted him - he is certainly not a Muslim! It seems that none of the leaders in any nation use the Bible as a tool to guide their decisions, although the early US Presidents and UK Prime Ministers certainly did. Times and morality have changed at the very highest level. Does Ephesians 6:12 fit here? I for one think so.

For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.

Will the US as a nation follow the lead of the current President? I think yes, as will the UK (including Scotland, independent or not) and many other ‘advanced’ nations. But think on this: We may have lost this battle, but we know who wins the war! We also know the end of the story, so thank you, Lord. Question: Does this make me homophobic, or just not ‘Politically Correct’?