If you are talking about the life of an individual, that might be a logical starting point. But if you are talking about the bigger picture of God’s creation and the ills of society that result from being fallen creatures it doesn’t sound like a starting point but rather just one important point of many. After all, why are there so many women who find themselves in that horrible position? Where are the fathers? Where are the families that support young mothers? Where is the medical care for poor women during their pregnancy? In today’s news I read of a nine year old girl who gave birth to a baby? Where is the church in a story like that? Perhaps the church is preoccupied with the great battle against abortion… Abortion is one horrible symptom of a great many social and moral ills that plague society. My point is that right wing extremists like the politicians you probably support refuse to ever let government do anything about addressing those greater social ills. They try to dumb down the incredibly complex issue and act as if one legal step (overturning RvW) would solve everything. It’s an incredibly shallow and insulting approach. On the other hand, the politicians who take the social ills seriously (and get labeled as “socialists” by the right wing extremists) refuse to recognize that abortion is a violation of the sanctity of life and act as if it were only about women’s right to choose… That is why I say that both sides fail on this issue.

As far as God blessing or not blessing the U.S. or any nation, scripture would suggest that it has far more to do with how a nation treats the foreigners, the immigrants, the poor, the sick, the needy and the disenfranchised in her midst than rules about marriage. You say, “You can have all the social justice you want, but it won’t result in lives in eternal life.” but that runs completely counter to what Jesus says. Look at how he defines his ministry and his kingdom when the disciples of John the Baptist inquire of him. Scripture drives home the point again and again; if we fail to practice social justice we forfeit our own eternal life. Read Mt. 25:31-46 if you don’t get it.

And for what it’s worth, while you spend so much energy worrying about the sexual immorality of homosexuals, the fact remains that heterosexuals commit far more sexual sin than do homosexuals. What percentage of rapes in the U.S. involve homosexuals? What percentage of premarital sex in the U.S. involves homosexuals? What percentage of extra-marital sex in the U.S. involves homosexuals? What percentage of pornography in the U.S. is homosexual? Probably the only area where homosexuals commit as much or more sexual sin than heterosexuals is in cases of Christian clergy who sexually abuse children! We probably need to clean up our own house before worrying too much about others.

Romans 1:32

32 and although they know the ordinance of God, that those who practice such things are worthy of death, they not only do the same, but also give hearty approval to those who practice them.