Slippery Slope Reversal

Whether it is abortion, euthanasia, sexual preference or a different moral issue, the words “Slippery Slope” will inevitably appear in the debate, often from the side wishing for a more traditional/conservative approach. The homosexual rights that appeared in Canada in the 1990’s came from small changes to the Human Rights Code. The addition of “Sexual Orientation” to the code made way for legal challenges to other laws eventually leading to a clear change in the definition of marriage.

When the initial change was made, the “slippery slope” outcry was fierce. Petitions from religious congegrations and some ethnic groups flew into Ottawa warning about going down the path, wanting to protect against pushing our moral compass down the cliff side. The politicians that were for the changes said that it was fear mongering and that the change was necessary to protect the special interest group from hate crimes, regardless of the fact that laws were already in place for this.

The liberalization of Canada took place over 13 years of Liberal Party control. The Conservative party is back in place but it is pretty clear that the party is not made up of enough socially conservative politicians to ram through changes to the laws to “institute morality” back into Canada.

As a Christian, I am not surprised that Canada is falling apart morally. It is written in the Bible that in the last days, the moral compass would point downhill and that sin would become accepted and even promoted which happens daily in our public schools. It doesn’t mean that Christians should sit back and bemoan the loss of morality. In fact, it is clear that our responsibility is to reverse the slope.

How can Christians do this in Canada? How can a small minority go against the mightier foe that took us down the hill in the first place?

For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places….

This verse in Ephesians 6:12 makes it clear that we are to focus on the spiritual battle. If we focus on prayer, fasting and obeying the commands the Bible gives us as Christians, we will be starting the process of reversing the slippery slope. If we were to be more like Jesus, and less like Peter cutting off the soldiers ear, we would see more individuals come into the kingdom.

The homosexual movement began as a very small group of people that made it their goal to impact culture by taking away the stigma associated with the action. When they were able to make it seem like it wasn’t as bad as previously thought, they were then able to make it acceptable and soon after, a legitimate sexual preference. They did this through their use of the media’s ability to transform culture.

From Seinfeld’s “Not there’s anything wrong with that” quote to the sitcom, Will and Grace, the media has changed the way culture looks upon homosexuality.

Touched by an Angel and Seventh Heaven are two examples of Christians trying to impact culture through the media but we have not seen it occur.

Personally, I don’t think strategically using the media to impact culture will work unless Christians do a better job of promoting the qualities that Jesus did. Love and acceptance are two qualities that Jesus portrayed. If you ask the average person on the street if Christians are loving, I highly doubt you will get a “yes” answer.

Begin the reversal of the slippery slope in your own life. Be more like Jesus nations will be transformed.