“The truth has become an insult.” ― Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
This is strictly politics;
however, politics need not be bad. I think that in a democracy we as Christians
should be involved. To what extent and how is up for grabs, and I don’t pretend
to have all the answers. The principle of purpose, however, is the Golden Rule
with love as foundational in all things political. Not just any love, but the love of Christ. Do
I hear an amen?
Racism is absolutely an anathema
for any sensible Christian. The highly controversial border wall may be
practical, but practical is not what we are called to be. We are called to be
Christians, that is followers of Christ, who said,
“Let the little
children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs
to such as these(Matt.
19:14).”
Now, that being the case, can we
say any less? James also reminds us that
“Pure and
undefiled religion before God and the Father is this: to visit orphans and
widows in their trouble, and to keep oneself unspotted from the world (James
1:27 NJKV).”
A heart of love does not stop at
the border, it penetrates such barriers. As Christians we are not called to be
pragmatists, we are called to be disciples, wall or no wall.
On another matter altogether.
Have you noticed that Russia is the new convenient boogey-man? Poor old Devil
seems to have been robbed of his power to influence elections. May I remind us
that it has not been Russia that convinced a predominantly depraved majority in
congress to sit sidesaddle on antiabortion legislation, or compassionate health
care for all, or the means to afford a college education without having to hock
the family farm, and a host of other issues. These are the issues that are
driving the political process, and, may I say, selfishness underlines most of
the decisions. Now, mind you, I am aware that there are grey areas there, but
we are also called to deal with grey areas as Christians.
As for me, I am a conservative,
that is, Jesus is always, hopefully, my default position. Not so with the
politically correct crowd. The default position there is, “I decide what is
right and wrong, and if we disagree, I will do my best to expose you for the hypocrite
that you are!” The problem is the ways of men and God are not always the same.
Besides that, there are times (since they have highjacked the English language)
that I am so confused that I am at odds with what to say, and how to say it
without offending one of them. Words like: race, gender, marriage, truth, and a
host of others have been so morphed by the politically correct crowd that I had
just as soon not talk to most of them, particularly when they get up on their
high and mighty soapbox. Now, granted I don’t have a hold on the way words are
used, but neither do they.
Furthermore, to take a good
honest jab at these purveyors of insanity I don’t see any Godly value it
surgically mutilating a male into a female, particularly when they haven’t even
reached puberty yet. Nor do I feel comfortable with calling she, he or he, she just because they loath their birth gender. Makes about as much sense as
one young college student that insisted that her classmates address her as
“Hippo” since that is the species with which she had a kindred spirit. No, she
wasn’t overweight, just felt that she was meant to be a hippopotamus, and
somehow nature got things all mixed up and put her in the wrong body. Now, mind you she was dead serious, so much
so, that college administration had to call a high-level staff meeting and
consult with the ethics committed to determine whether the law or moral ethics
was broken if they choose not to honor her kookiness. Sympathy, yes, or perhaps
pity, but as far as I am concerned, this is carrying things a bit too far. The
girl needs help, not validation.
So, much for commonsense.
By-the-way, were is Isaiah when we need him? He hit the politically correct
response right on the head when he wrote:
“Woe to those
who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for
darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter (Isaiah 5:20).”
Shame on us, if we don’t shout a
loud amen in response to the words of this ancient prophet, who was truly a
friend of God. Now, as far as I am concerned political correctness is much more
harmful to our society than haggling over banning assault rifles before even
deciding what an assault rifle is. Now, mind you, I am not an NRA guy, nor do I
own a gun—never have, and suppose that I never will. But I do have a tongue and
I reserve the right to use it as an expression of love as long as I live.
Otherwise, to pot with the politically correct crowd.
As with the Apostle Peter and those
early apostles,
“We (too) must obey God rather than men (Acts 5;29)."
JimR_/
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