The other day I was watching a CNN newsroom discussion where
four republican representatives were discussing the debate on same-sex
marriage. As I sat, I watched these four professionals (plus the host) argue
like uneducated adolescents. Only one of the five reps defended the traditional
definition of marriage, while the other four ganged up on him and started
bringing up the civil rights movement and slavery, accusing this man of bigotry.
As in many political discussions, while watching this discussion I even heard
some form of name-calling. Interestingly
enough, I noticed that these accusations were not coming from those who have
been deemed as the “haters”, but were coming from those who claim to be discriminated
against. So who is really being victimized here? Unfortunately, it has become
increasingly difficult in this nation to take a stance against same-sex
marriage without being perceived as a bigot, or a hater. This ought not to be.
We should be granted the right to equally express our beliefs without any form
of degrading remarks from the opposition. Love one another, come on guys…
Isaiah 5:20 "Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for
ReplyDeletelight, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!"
It is becoming increasingly common in today's politics to label one party, viewpoint or opinion as "evil" without considering the good in it, which leads to the squabbling and contention we see in situations like this. It happens on both sides of every issue.
Don't you love how they make it a 4 on 1 fight? Media bias (on both sides) is one of my pet peeves.