With political polarization sweeping America, it is very fitting that the Ottawa County Republican Party passed a resolution declaring 2023 the Year of the Bible.
A couple months ago, my daughter in college had a choice regarding her Saturday night activities: attend an LGBTQ senior-barrel party or Easter mass at the Catholic church. The stark contrast between my daughter’s options (an identity group themed party versus the traditional church) really sums up where we are as a society.
The LGB community has been hijacked by T and Q. Regardless of your views on the topic, sexuality is on display for everyone to see. Pride flags hang in schools, in yards, and are printed on t-shirts. LGBTQ people are on beer cans, in sit-com television shows, and in Disney cartoons. It is sometimes difficult to distinguish the sex of people in public. Dresses worn by teens are so short that their underwear shows. Christianity is also more visible. On Sunday nights in downtown Grand Haven, Christian music concerts can be heard at Lynne Sherwood Waterfront Stadium. Groups of people gather in circles around flag poles to pray before school board meetings. Billboards have popped up on highways across America proclaiming God is King and Only Jesus Saves.
People everywhere are beginning to understand objective truth and are turning towards the Bible. Before March 2023, I had never attended a church service. A friend of mine recently told me he read the Bible for the first time last year, and it changed his life. Another friend said she was raised in a Christian church, but only recently became a believer.
Forty years ago, the United States Senate and House of Representatives declared 1983 to be the Year of the Bible and on July 27, 2023, the Ottawa County Republican Party followed in their footsteps. This powerful resolution recognizes where we are as a nation today, and shows us a path for a brighter future. Every American has the right to make their own decisions and follow their own path. Where will your path lead you?