Ours is a culture in which values seem to be constantly changing. That impression is reinforced by news and entertainment media that strive not only to report cultural trends but to influence them. People who hold to “traditional” values are often portrayed as closed-minded bigots, loveless and judgmental hypocrites, unwilling and unable to change with the times.

For Christians, the values we hold dear are not simply traditional values that have stood the test of time. Rather, the values that we defend are biblical values. We hold to them because these are truths that God himself has revealed to us. It is God himself who has determined what is right and wrong, what is pure and what is vulgar, what is true and what is satanic deception. We can say, without apology, “We believe these truths because they are God’s truths.”

We uphold the sanctity of marriage and recognize that marriage is the lifelong union of one man and one woman in a relationship of love and faithfulness. As state governments begin to redefine marriage as something other than that, and while even Christian denominations are increasingly hesitant to uphold this truth, we take that stand boldly and without apology.

We affirm that God’s gift of sex is a blessing intended by him to be used within the bounds of marriage. It is in marriage alone where sexual relations between a man and a woman are an expression of the oneness that God has established and a beautiful way for husbands and wives to demonstrate their selfless love for one another. We believe that the blessings that God intends to give through this gift are lost or spoiled when sexual relationships take place outside the bonds of marriage. Upholding and defending marriage is not simply holding to traditional values; it’s holding to biblical values.

Together we uphold and defend the sanctity of human life. Those who speak in favor of a woman’s “right to choose” conveniently ignore the fact that the choice does not involve the body of the woman alone. It very clearly is a choice that impacts—yes, ends—the life of another human being. There will be many who attack us for our opposition to abortion. In response, we will continue to defend God’s exclusive right to give and take human life—not because it is a traditional value but because it’s a biblical truth.