“Anti-LGBT
attitudes are terrible for people in all sorts of communities. They
linger and oppress, and we need to stamp them out, ruthlessly,” tweeted
Josh Barro, a writer for the New York Times. In subsequent tweets he
made clear that those who believe in traditional marriage are not
worthy of respect or civility and, most alarmingly, that the government
has the power to redefine words such as marriage.
In
fact, enormous energy is being expended by the left in America to make
Christianity and Christians unacceptable. A New York Times writer wants
to stamp out those views “ruthlessly.”
In Houston, Texas, ironies upon ironies abound in an anonymous group
publishing the names and addresses of citizens opposed to a gay rights
measure. This also happened during the Proposition 8 campaign in
California. People who gave money to support traditional marriage had
their employers and addresses exposed, and then became subject to
harassment.
In New Jersey, a church had its tax-exempt status revoked on property
on which it refused to allow a gay marriage. In Colorado, New Mexico
and Oregon the nation has seen photographers, florists and bakers
compelled against their will to provide goods and services to gay
marriages. The gay couples could have gone elsewhere, but instead
decided to target these small businesses for ruin because of their
religious beliefs.
President Obama and many Democrats no longer talk about “freedom of
religion.” Instead, they talk about “freedom of worship.” One is no
longer allowed to live and practice one’s religion in the public
square. They are only permitted to worship from 11 to noon on a Sunday.
At
the liberal web publication Slate, a writer whose job is to advocate
for LGBT issues treated with seriousness a study that purports to show
religious children are more likely to believe in fantasies than secular
children because they might believe crazy things such as a story about
a crucified man who rose again from the dead. Interestingly, every
example given was a story from the Bible, not the Koran or books of
other religions.
In fact, enormous energy is being expended by the left in America to
make Christianity and Christians unacceptable. A New York Times writer
wants to stamp out those views “ruthlessly.” He describes those with
orthodox Christian views on marriage as unworthy of civility. Anonymous
groups expose the home addresses of mostly Christians and subject them
to harassment. This is not happening to orthodox Jews or Muslims, but
to Christians.
It raises a serious question Americans must confront — are gay rights
and Christianity compatible? The answer appears to be no. As gay rights
activists use the tactics of Bull Connor to push for what they declare
civil rights, they are targeting churches, religiously affiliated
groups and Christian businesses for harassment and lawsuits.
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On April 2, students protested for and against the
removal of the statue outside the Hofstra student center. Some students
held the American flag in front of the statue and protested against the
erasure of history, while others carried signs reading “SLAVER” and
demanded the founding father’s removal.
