Regarding the Vent, “Can the flogging end,” a great battle rages within our nation to determine whether the very foundation of our society — one man and one woman joined in marriage — will survive. Advocates of same sex marriage fiercely fight for the new rights focusing on individual emotions and government benefits. God the Creator has written the rule book, the Bible, for his creation and despite re-interpretations and explanations by activists and some members of the clergy, His word undeniably condemns homosexual behavior. He despises it as it says in Leviticus 18:22.