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Tuesday, March 29, 2016
Avoiding Sinners, At All Costs
AS WE ALL KNOW, or should know, there are at least two sides to every circumstances, usually more. In Georgia, U.S.A., the state legislature passed a law which exempted faith based enterprises from non-discrimination laws, thus enabling Christian entrepreneurs to legally refuse service to gay, lesbian, and transgender human beings, and presumably, whomever the hell else they choose. And, hell, why the hell not? What self respecting man who used to be a woman, or woman who used to be a man, or man who is sexually attracted to men, or women...well...what self respecting person of color, non christian creed, or sex change would even be interested in entering into a house of sanctimonious bigotry, and laying down perfect good hard earned lucre for goods or services offered for sale by the spiritually and compassionately challenged, of the religiously zealous dogmatic narrow minded variety? None, one might hope, but, well, it takes all kinds, as we often say. The governor, who, if a republican, sure as hell aint acting like one, vetoed the bill, much to his open minded and commerce seeking credit. And what self respecting Christian would want to deal with anyone who is not a perfect mirror image of thyself? Let them go their separate but equal ways! But when corporate entity after corporate entity threatened a boycott of the peachy state, it was a no brainer for the gov, as it would be for anyone holding the office who wants to attract, not repel, business enterprise. Folks these days, including capitalists, who are usually themselves Christians, if they know what's good for them, tend in general to oppose bigotry, exclusion, narrow minded judgmentality, much to the credit of their sweet money makin' hearts and souls. And again, kudos to the govnah. But also, let's take a quick peek at the other side of that which we ought to render unto Caesar. It would almost seems as if members of the Christian community should have a perfect, sanctimonious right to not fellowship, capitalistically, or any other way, with those of whom they approve not, which, of course, leaves it wide open. Why on earth or in heaven should a good fellowshipping Christian be forced to transact business, or to do anything else, with gays, lesbians, transgenders, non Christians, including Moslems, agnostics, and of course those worst of all sinners, atheists, liberals, democrats, African-Americans, or anyone otherwise unsuitable and beneath them? maybe they shouldn't be, and for that reason, the Georgia state legislature, conservative republican dominated, again enters the picture, bless their lil ole conservative bigoted hearts, and now threatens to keep right on passing laws overriding vetoes, standing up for the right to sanctimoniously discriminate. You wouldn't even be surprised if said legislators tried to impeach and remove from office, the very gov himself. After all, that's what the sanctimonious among us do, when given the chance to speak right up for religion freedom, which includes, or at least should include, the sacred right to be downright mean.
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