What if your faith costs you your job? Is that a price you are willing to pay?

Some have already decided to keep their faith hidden, secret, in order to ensure they have no trouble at their place of employment. They’ve forgotten the words of Jesus, “you cannot serve God and money,” and determined that it’s too high a price and a sacrifice they are not willing to pay.

Our Christian brothers and sisters around the world are being faced with life or death for their faith and, like pregnant Miriam Ibrahim or Pastor Abedini, refuse to renounce Christ in the face of certain death. And yet American Christians aren’t willing to lose their jobs. Something is wrong.

We’ve heard the stories about the photographer in New Mexico that was convicted of “discrimination” for refusing to photograph a same-sex ceremony because it would violate her religious convictions. We’ve heard about the florist in Washington that is facing criminal charges for refusing to create floral art for a same-sex ceremony because it would violate her religious beliefs. And we’ve heard about the cake maker in Colorado that was ordered, upon pains of fine or prison, to make a cake for homosexuals even though it would violate his religious convictions.

The cake maker, Jack Phillips has refused to comply and said he would close his shop and go to jail before he violates his faith. It’s not only a shining example of the kind of conviction needed in America, it’s a sad example. It’s sad because we’re not talking about some foreign country where freedom and liberty are not the law of the land. We’re talking about America, where the religious freedom to live by one’s convictions was one of the central purposes for the Pilgrims and Founding Father’s establishing this great land.

But now, the politically correct progressives seeking to fundamentally change America are demanding that Christians choose – your job or your convictions; your freedom or your convictions.

If you think these are isolated cases you are dead wrong.

Another company, Ashers Baking Company, is being ordered to do the same thing. What makes this case so puzzling is that it takes place in Ireland. The reason this is puzzling is because same-sex “marriage” is not legal in Ireland. And yet the government says this baking company is guilty of sexual orientation discrimination and must bake the cake even if it violates the religious convictions of the owners. The company’s manager and directors responded:

“We are Christians and our Christianity reaches to every point of our lives, whether that’s at home or in the day-to-day running of our business. We thought that this order was at odds with our beliefs, certainly was in contradiction with what the Bible teaches.”

The legal group representing the baking company also responded by saying:

“This is a sign of things to come exactly as we predicted. The government repeatedly failed to listen to members of the public, lawyers, constitutional experts, even its own MPs when they called for safeguards to protect those who back traditional marriage, whether at work or in business. All the McArthurs want is to run their bakery according to their Christian beliefs.”

Cases like these – whether in Ireland or the U.S. – underscore the fact that the rights the LGBT movement are seeking will inevitably conflict with the religious freedoms and liberty of others. While they call for tolerance and say they just want to live in peace, they seem to be more interested in starting conflicts with anyone that does not affirm their lifestyle.

So the Brendan Eich’s, Phil Robertsons, Chick-Fil-A’s and bakers of the world are targets. For that matter all who hold to any view of sexuality that does not affirm any kind of sexuali activity will be a target. So maybe you are okay with homosexuality but you “draw the line” at polygamy, polyamory, or pedophilia; you will soon be just as much a target as those who currently oppose homosexuality.

This is the game, a game of degrees. The way it’s played is to slowly but surely take steps toward the ultimate goal. Those seeking to redefine marriage know full well that to come out and say “we don’t want marriage to exist” or “we support polygamy, pedophilia, and bestiality” would result in nothing less than an overwhelming defeat for their movement. So they move slowly, with what they believe is most palatable to society, two consenting adults that just want to love each other. And, like a great fisherman, society has taken the bait and the hook is sunk.

Now the nest steps are being implemented, societal acceptance for polygamy, and polyamory. Hey, if it’s acceptable for two consenting adults to love one another, why not three, or four, or five? What moral ground is there to stand on in opposition to polygamy and polyamory? And really, if it’s acceptable for teens to have sex, as Planned Parenthood and other groups assert, why can’t they be consenting to sexual relationships with adults? Is pedophilia really a big deal?

You see, a game of degrees. Inch by inch the line is moved until there is no line. Until we arrive at a destination that sees sexuality as just another personal, fluid choice – sort of like fashion. And sexual activity is viewed as a right rather than a responsibility. And anyone that opposes such an agenda will be targeted and silenced.

So the questions remains: what will Christians do? Will Christians continue to be silent, thinking “this doesn’t affect me”? Are Christians willing to lose their job in order to adhere to their religious convictions? A recent article suggests that your beliefs could very well cost your job soon.

What will you do?