May 12, 2014
As the Constitution of the United
States and its associated Bill of Rights continues to be gutted by a government
that chooses to no longer be restrained by its tenets, I am appalled, amazed, broken-hearted,
and frankly a little frightened at the dissolution of protections I believed
that document provided. The first
amendment is being trampled upon with abandon.
Somehow freedom of religion has been morphed and twisted into freedom
from religion. Freedom of speech is now
freedom to speak what has been deemed politically correct. You are no longer free to express any opinion
or conviction that might offend anyone (except Christians). Period.
If you do, you may well forfeit your job or your business. The Progressive crowd can’t (yet) put you in
chains, but they have the governmental clout and permission to make your life
miserable.
Lest there be some who say I
exaggerate, allow me to cite three recent examples.
Example one:
Donald Sterling, owner of the Los
Angeles Clippers. He has become the
poster boy for what happens when you make remarks that are racially insensitive
and inflammatory. Mr. Sterling made
blatantly racist remarks in a private conversation with a female acquaintance. These remarks were recorded and made public. The result?
The eighty year old has been banned for life from the NBA. The league claims the legal right to force
him to sell his team. It has hit him
with a 2.5 million dollar fine. He has
been vilified and denigrated and turned into a monster.
Donald Sterling is unquestionably
an insensitive, bigoted idiot. He made
racially charged, insensitive remarks IN A PRIVATE CONVERSATION made public. Since
when did privately held convictions and private conversations become the basis
for publicly executing someone? Because
he embarrassed the NBA do they have the right to strip him of ownership of his
team? We’re heading down a road here
that has some very scary implications.
Mr. Sterling did not buy racist ads.
He did not support racist organizations (unless you consider the NAACP
as such). He had done nothing publicly
to promote racism. IN A PRIVATE
CONVERSATION he said some things most people find objectionable.
So are we now officially
promoting the complete dissolution of the line between private and public? Can I no longer voice privately held
convictions to anyone without the knowledge that those convictions can
literally be used against me in a court of law to strip me of my business? Are we, as a country, really ready to go
there? Again, I’m not defending what
Sterling said. I am defending the man’s
right to say even stupid, objectionable things in private. Why? Because there are some moral convictions I
hold in this increasingly libertine society that are deemed objectionable by
the PC crowd. And if they can
successfully destroy Sterling’s life, they may try it with mine as well. You
had better be very aware of what you say and to whom you say it. The PC police may be standing at the door.
Example number two:
David and Jason Benham were about
to premiere a show on HGTV called “Flip It Forward.” The show’s focus would be on the twin
brothers transforming a fixer-upper into a livable, marketable home for a
deserving family. The show was abruptly
cancelled last week by HGTV. The reason?
In the past, the brothers had supported anti-LGBT
efforts. They are known to hold a
Biblical stance against the practice of homosexuality. Therefore, the LGBT lobby brought pressure
against the network to cancel the show.
Understand, they are not accused
of anything other than holding a non-PC stance on homosexuality. They have not been accused of discrimination of
any kind in their work, nor of actively producing or supporting some sort of hate
speech (other than living out their privately held convictions). Yet, their show, which has a clearly
charitable, humanitarian thrust, will not go forward. They are being severely punished merely for
what they believe.
Example number three:
Michael Sam, co-defensive player
of the year in the Southeastern Conference, was just taken as the 249th
overall pick in the NFL draft by the Saint Louis Rams. Sam’s prior “coming out” as a homosexual to
his Missouri Tiger teammates had been celebrated by the PC crowd with feature
stories on his courage and fortitude. Upon
notification of his being drafted, several news outlets couldn’t wait to share
footage and photos of him sharing a kiss with his male lover. The White House posted a statement from the President
congratulating him. Articles were penned
and news reports filed celebrating what a landmark moment this was in the history
of the National Football League.
In reaction to Michael Sam being
drafted, and the accompanying coverage, Don Jones, a second year player for the
Miami Dolphins, committed what may have been an unforgivable sin to the PC
crowd. He tweeted “OMG” and “horrible.” As soon as Dennis Hickey, general manager for
the Dolphins, was made aware of what his young player had tweeted, he immediately
made it public that he and the Dolphin’s organization were “disappointed by
those comments.” He also made it clear
that the team plans to “sit down” with Don Jones and “handle it (the Twitter)
appropriately.” Clearly, no longer does
a player in the NFL have the right to express distaste or disgust for two men
exchanging a kiss. Homosexual PDAs are now officially fine; an honest objection
to such a display is, however, subject to condemnation and reeducation.
"In Germany they came
first for the Communists, and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Communist.
Then they came for the Jews, and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Jew. Then
they came for the trade unionists, and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a trade
unionist. Then they came for the Catholics, and I didn't speak up because I was
a Protestant. Then they came for me, and by that time no one was left to speak
up."
-- by Martin Niemöller,
prominent German anti-Nazi theologian and Lutheran minister
As
Christians, it’s time we quit kidding ourselves. We’re in a war. The militant gays have come out of the
closet, and they are very set on shoving as many of us Christians as they can
into that closet. They want to shut us
in and shut us up. The evil one and his
minions are playing for keeps. They don’t
seem particularly interested in taking prisoners. If we want to continue to enjoy the freedoms
guaranteed by our Constitution we’re going to have to fight for them. That means speaking up and speaking out. We have to let the media and networks know we’re
not happy with their bias. In particular
it means paying attention to the people we send to Congress to represent us. If the moral reprobates who presently hold
sway are allowed to continue their attack on Christianity without resistance, I
truly believe the days of the freedoms of religion and speech we have enjoyed
in this country are numbered. I would
encourage you to pray for the leaders of this country (1 Timothy 2:1,2). But I would also encourage you to do
everything you can to hold answerable those in government and media with a
clear agenda to destroy us. If we don’t,
as it was with Niemoller, they’ll soon be coming for us.
Dan
Rouse
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