Greetings Dear Reader,
It seems that both the right and the left have a blind spot
that I am not sure how to heal. They
both seem to demand that if I side with their side on anything that I must side
with their side on everything. When I
offer a penny, each side demands a pound.
Some of these arguments for consistency are logical. I cannot want equality in an area without
wanting it for all humans. I cannot
speak of the value of life without speaking to the value of every life. Where the demand for pounds over pennies
confounds me is in the assumption of cross-pollination of values.
My faith does not allow me to accept every position of
either side. I cannot claim to follow
Christ and accept hatred of any kind. I
cannot promote violence and follow the Prince of Peace. I cannot worship the Father and allow the
slaughter of children.
It is my experience, however, that both sides demand that I
follow in the extreme no matter how illogical the position becomes. To bolster this untenable dichotomy false syllogisms
are created. It is assumed that because
I disagree on a point that I disagree on all points. In the
inverse if I support either side’s position on a single point it is assumed
that I support it on all points.
I can oppose the murder of the unborn without feeling that
women should have less rights than men. I
can believe that all people should have access to quality affordable healthcare
without being a communist.
What I must do is follow Christ no matter who it
offends. As with so many things the
demands of both sides make no room for the things that are reasonable. The truth is often somewhere in the middle. I must seek Christ and the truth no matter
what the cost; penny or pound.
Wishing you joy in the journey,
Aramis Thorn
Mat 13:52 So Jesus said to them, "That is why every writer
who has become a disciple of Christ’s rule of the universe is like a home
owner. He liberally hands out new and old things from his great treasure
store.”
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