8 Things Christian Believers and Churches Can Do in Light of Recent SCOTUS Ruling on LGBT

1. State Level

• Contact your congressman/senator for available options. Write your governor without hesitation
• Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed a bill allowing clergy to refuse to officiate same sex ceremonies
• Texas Attorney General fights back against Supreme Court
• First Amendment Defense Act Sen. Mike Lee of Utah introduced

2. Personal Level

• Inform yourself and your family of the clear Biblical principles for love and holiness applicable in this situation
• Pray daily for the protection of your family and the salvation of many souls
• Be faithful to your husband/wife and children

3. Corporate Level

• Hold on to your Christian standards for doing business
• Support other Christian businesses
• Forgive and forget, but watch and pray

4. Local Church Level

• Join in corporate fasting and praying in the Spirit
• Uphold the Biblical standard of holy living
• Preach the truth as you have received it
• Adopt local church resolutions on the sanctity of the family

5. Denominational Level

• Adopt resolutions on the sanctity of the family applicable to all your churches internationally (not just North America)
• Adopt resolutions on same-sex marriages, transgender, abortions and all similar issues applicable to all your churches internationally (not just North America)
• Stand along members, ministers, local congregations and Christian schools under attack for upholding the Biblical standard of holy living

6. Christian Alliances Level

• Stay informed of all legal protests and options
• Learn about upcoming IRS changes and alternative exempt options
• Consult with legal council about your rights and obligations under the law
• Join with other Christians in legal measures for upholding the Biblical standard of holy living

7. International Organizational Level

• Beware of what Christian churches are doing internationally to protect their members, ministers, local congregations and Christian schools
• Examine your current tax status and consult your CPA, attorney and insurance agents about the various possibilities to protect your church and ministry
• 2015 ANGLICAN CHURCH Communique
• Methodist church Faces Schism Over Same-Sex Marriage

8. Get good insurance with adequate coverage and experience in the matter

• A good example from Brotherhood Mutual Ins. 

READ ALSO: 

• Statement of the Church of God Regarding Same-Sex Marriage Court Decision
• AFA: 3 things your church must do immediately to protect itself
• Church of God Instructions for Ministers: Marriage and Same-sex Relationship (75th A., 2014)
• SOUTHERN BAPTIST ADF PLAN TO RESIST ANTI-DISCRIMINATION LAWS
• Web-cached copy of ADF PLAN TO RESIST ANTI-DISCRIMINATION LAWS
• Brotherhood Mutual Ins: What should churches and ministries know?
• 6 More Things To Do after the Supreme Court Decision on Gay Marriage
• Why the church should neither cave nor panic?
• How Will the U.S. Supreme Court’s Same-Sex-Marriage Decision Affect Religious Liberty?
• Why Evangelical Churches Need to Address the New Reality?
• Will High-court ruling affect church weddings?