Everybody has his or her own opinion on North Carolina's controversial House Bill 2, and NFL star Benjamin Watson, the tight end for the Baltimore Ravens, recently weighed in.
The Christian athlete wrote a lengthy post regarding the matter on his Facebook page and tried to assess the views and feelings of those who are supporting the law and those who are against it.
"If our only reason for determining our social norms is popular opinion, we will continue to reset them with each new generation. We simultaneously live in the past and the future," he wrote.
What people should do, according to Watson, is to base their thoughts and decisions on the Word of God. "God's Word is the only absolute truth given to mankind and any individual, community or nation that turns their back on it can expect to ultimately fail. Change IS good. But only that which upholds or institutes HIS prescription for life, freedom and equality," he said.
Watson said he is not in favour of any legislation that seeks to spite or demean people. What he wants to uphold is legislation that "governs human activity in a way that would be pleasing to the Lord." For him, House Bill 2 seeks to do just that, since it was created to protect women and children from sexual predators.
Maybe those who are opposing the law simply want their lifestyles to be affirmed or legalised, but Watson says that "as honest as these desires may be, self-fulfilment and public endorsement does not always determine the validity of an action."
He said God created men and women to complement each other, and there is great beauty in masculinity and femininity working together in marriage. If people begin to "blur" these things, then they are "tacitly reject[ing] God's design and condon[ing] what He has created as a reflection."
"This is the danger we face, not only with this issue but with any issue, when our feelings, genetic predispositions and desires take precedence over His principles," he warned.
