By David Limbaugh
Tuesday, May 13, 2014
Before I begin, I want to pose a question to the powers
that control our society today: Am I allowed to comment on issues that pertain
to homosexuality if I don't echo the views of our masters?
Will people who read this column willingly twist what I
say to justify condemnation of anyone who disagrees with them? They certainly
do it to many other people.
Note to those waiting for an excuse to pretend to be
offended so they can cram their views down our throats with McCarthyite
tactics: Please read precisely what I say and don't draw unwarranted
inferences, for there are no hidden meanings here and there is no concealed
agenda.
My intent is not to comment on the propriety or normality
of homosexual behavior or same-sex marriage, though I will not run from my
previously stated position that I oppose formal societal sanctioning of
same-sex marriage and believe that marriage is between one man and one woman.
So sue me. No, please don't. That is just an expression. Some of you might take
that seriously and test your standing, and in this culture, who knows how that
would end up?
What greatly concerns me is the increasing discrimination
against people whose views don't conform to the dictates of the leftist thought
and speech police. Have leftists become so emboldened by their organized
bullying of their opponents that they openly support outright discrimination
and legal penalties against them? In their self-righteous zeal, have they
morphed into the very ogres they crusade against?
So what if someone doesn't believe homosexual marriage
ought to be sanctioned? Does that person not have a right to say so without
fear of formal reprisal? People who disagree certainly have a right to be
offended -- if you can call that a right -- but do they have a right to be
protected from being offended? For example, Miami Dolphins player Don Jones has
just been fined and suspended by the Dolphins because he posted two tweets
either critical of or making fun of Michael Sam, the first openly gay person to
be drafted to the NFL. Jones will be allowed to rejoin the team only after he
completes "educational training."
Let's take it a step further. What if someone believes
that the Bible teaches that homosexual behavior is sinful and also believes in
following the Bible? Are we getting to the point that Big Brother not only gets
to disapprove of such beliefs but also is entitled to punish and muzzle those
who subscribe to them?
Which is a greater evil and which is a greater threat to
our formerly free society, to believe that homosexual behavior is sinful and
same-sex marriage ought not to be sanctioned or to ban the expression of such
thoughts?
Leftists can deny that they want to control thought --
just as they send another "homophobe" to sensitivity training not to
teach him to treat all people well but to re-educate him on the issues. Don't
fool yourselves. The left isn't simply demanding that we treat all of our
fellow men and women with respect; it's insisting that we all march in lock
step with its view of the moral propriety of such relationships.
Are there any proponents of same-sex marriage out there
who are concerned by the utter totalitarianism we are moving toward? Will they
stand up against it, or will they allow their views to be merged into the
dangerous groupthink that is enveloping our collective psyche like the blob?
Particularly disturbing is the left's despicable tactic
to label as haters those who believe in traditional marriage. This is the worst
kind of dishonest intimidation I've witnessed by a large group in our society
in years.
I shouldn't even have to say this, but people who oppose
same-sex marriage do not hate homosexuals. They don't dislike them. They don't
want them to be mistreated. They just don't want society to sanction marriage
outside its traditional definition.
Christians believe all kinds of behaviors are sinful but
don't consequently hate the sinners, not only because they are commanded not to
hate sinners but to love them but also because if they hate sinners, they will
hate themselves, as we are all miserable sinners. Is it a stretch for
Christians to wonder how long it will be before the expression of some of their
views will be outlawed?
This appalling effort to taint opponents as haters is
rampant because it is what fuels the mob mentality against dissenters and
empowers the thought police.
If leftists are so intent on normalizing homosexual
behavior, why are they browbeating us with the issue by glorifying homosexuals,
demonizing same-sex marriage opponents and sending those who publicly disagree
to re-education camps when they can get away with it? Was it really necessary,
for example, for President Obama to give a shoutout to Michael Sam for being
the first openly gay player drafted to the NFL? So what? If homosexuality is
normal, then just let it go without comment. Why do leftists have to politicize
everything?
I don't care that Sam is gay and he will play in the NFL.
More power to him. I do care about our society's becoming Stalinist. Do you?
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