I just don’t see myself to be as judgmental or negative as
some of my conservative friends. I never attacked George Bush personally. I
never questioned why, as a Christian, he seldom went to church. I never thought
that he was evil or un-American or that he was out to ruin the nation.
I did take part in the loyal opposition the Constitution
talks about. I think Democrats worked with him on tax cuts and gave him a lot
of leeway when it came to going to war without raising taxes. They did manage
to keep the President from destroying Social security but allowed him to expand
Medicare without funding it properly. I always called him my President and
never treated him with any disrespect.
I did have some problems with some Republicans because of
the way they attacked the Left as unpatriotic or un-American. I had trouble
with the way evangelical preachers would blame Aids on the immoral lifestyle of
gays or blame each and every natural disaster as a revenge act from God to
teach us a lesson.
That is why I find this week’s statement by the owner of Chic-Fil-A
that gays are not traditional couples but people that are not following a good
Christian lifestyle. Then this morning I
read that Donald A. Perry, the vice president of corporate public relations for
Chick-fil-A, died of a heart attack on Friday morning. I do not connect this death with the position
of the owner or see it as punishment from God.
I have a feeling though that if this had happened to a
Democratic gay rights supporter the Right would not be as kind.
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