Redstate
Evil
Preaches Tolerance Until It Is Dominant, Then Seeks to Silence Good
By
Erick Erickson
December
20th, 2013
In
1987, Andre Sarano took a photograph of Christ on the cross in a jar
of urine. It won the Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art’s
“Awards in the Visual Arts” competition, which was sponsored in
part by taxpayers.
Outraged
Christians were told they didn’t have to see it. They did not have
to go to the museum. Their money, of course, had to fund the National
Endowment for the Arts, but they themselves just needed to ignore it.
Christians needed to show tolerance to for the diversity of others’
thoughts.
Robert
Maplethorpe spent many years touring the United States with artwork
depicting, among other things, people drinking urine, bondage and
sadomasochism, and a picture of himself with a whip inserted in that
part of his body Phil Robertson does not find very attractive.
Conservatives
offended by this were instructed to be tolerant, not go to the
exhibit, and just turn the other cheek.
In
1996, Chris Ofili created a painting of the Virgin Mary. He
pornographic images and elephant dung. Rudy Giuliani, then Mayor of
New York City, tried to yank funding for the Brooklyn Museum because
of the painting. Giuliani was pilloried in the press for doing so.
Tolerance was demanded. Christians did not have to go to the museum
if they wanted.
And
now we’ve reach a new level.
Phil
Robertson is an evangelical Christian. He called sin illogical,
stated his preference for women, and lumped gays in with other
sinners such as drunks and terrorists. It is that last one that has
really caused all the problems. Nevermind that Phil Robertson said
Christians are to love everyone and not judge anyone. Nevermind he
made it clear he was not condemning anyone. He just stated his
belief...
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