Here is a tremendous story by Eliran Aharon and Maayana Miskin from the June 30 issue of Arutz Sheva titled "RABBI ON DOMA RULING, MORALITY AND ISRAEL" quoting Rabbi David Elgazi of Queens, New York City:
The United States Supreme Court was not making a moral decision with its ruling on the Defense of Marriage Act, but DOMA is a moral issue nonetheless, says Rabbi David Elgazi, one of the leaders of the Jewish community of Queens in New York City.The court"s ruling was "more of an economic, civil rights decision" than a moral decision, he explained. "In some ways I understand the decision of the court not to discriminate against a certain group of people," he said.
However, he said, referring to homosexual relationships as "marriage" is a change. "Blurring the lines of language has a very dangerous impact on the morality of society," he warned....He noted that Israelis have to be particularly careful when it comes to demanding "gay marriage." For Israelis to reject Torah law on a personal level is one thing, he said, but to reject Torah law on a societal level could put Israel on the path to ultimately no longer being a Jewish State.
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/169447#.UdBCnDuWbCo
I find Rabbi Elgazi's discussion of this consequence of the blurring of biblical language helpful. He views it as a threat to the Jewish state, which has a tie to Torah law. I also view it as a threat to the church. The church now has to fight to preserve that language. This is not about gay people, or their rights. By moving toward a redefinition of marriage the United States Supreme Court confuses traditional and biblical terminology. That makes it more difficult to talk about our Lord and to understand scriptural family images, such as Adam and Eve becoming one body, God as father, son and holy spirit, the church as the bride of Christ, believers as children of God, and marriage as an image of Christ and the church.
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