Definitions

To have the ability and/or responsibility to define things, such as giving something a name, puts one in a position of power.  When God created Adam and put him in the garden, he gave him the job of naming all the animals.  As parents, we name our children, and the names we give them, in a very real sense, define them.  Nowadays, the US state and federal governments have taken the job (illegitimately I would argue) of defining life and defining marriage.  In 1973, the US government declared that unborn babies are not human beings and therefore can be killed.  They defined life.  The interesting thing is that their definition did not actually change reality.  The millions that are aborted each year ARE still humans.
 Today, the US federal government has started to define marriage.  On one hand, I could care less, because regardless of how the government defines marriage, it is not their responsibility.  Marriage is a sacrament instituted and defined by God, and the church alone has the responsibility to form these unions.  On the other hand, it greatly disturbs me that the government is doing so, because the manner in which they speak will move our culture.  Those in positions of power will have to answer for the influence they have upon the millions in America.