When it comes to Christians, the problem is not that we often get the facts wrong or that we don’t have the right to free speech and so forth. The problem is that we are letting the facts and our rights trump Jesus’s command to love our neighbor. And sometimes that means giving up our rights, even when we are factually correct and within our rights.
Month: June 2020
I Was Told There Would Be Winning!
A vast majority of religious conservatives voted for Trump solely or primarily (or at least substantially) because they believed that he would put conservative judges on the Supreme Court, and that would make things all better. Conservative judges will fix what ails us, and that’s all that counts. Unfortunately, history has shown us time and time again that that voting strategy doesn’t work.
The Problem with Libertarians
I struggle with people who call themselves libertarians. To judge from the comments on their Facebook pages, “libertarian” seems to be a not-so-subtle code word for “anarchist.” The main problem I have with libertarians is that they tend to focus pretty exclusively on their rights as they apply on an individual basis, and they tend to ignore those very same rights as they apply on a societal basis.
Qualified Immunity Is a Solution, Not the Problem
If we take away qualified immunity from already lawsuit-jittery cops, we will lose a whole lot more good cops and be left with a whole lot more power-hungry cops. The cure would exacerbate the disease.
