KH: The Blog

Came across this interesting quote from email Matt Welch quotes exstensivly:

I identify as ?gay? cuz I’m a guy who likes lookin’ at nekkid guys.
I identify as right of center (conservative), cuz I believe change should happen slowly and deliberately, to avoid making the situation worse than it already is — the law of unforeseen consequences, and the risks associated with throwing the baby away with the bathwater — a potential cure that is worse than a disease, to use up all applicable aphorisms.

I identify as Christian because I believe in that Amazing Grace that saves a wretch, like me.

Take out the nekkid guys part and I am right there with him. It really bugs me that certain groups would let the single fact that he is gay change their entire conception of this guy and likely treat him poorly or make him feel uncomfortable. Now don’t get me wrong. We would likely have some major disagreements about homosexuality, Christianity, etc. But I see absolutly no reason why I should not treat him with respect and courtesy. I don’t have the right to assume I understand everything about him or that I can label him or put him in a box because of this one attribute. It is sad that those on the left want to force gays to toe the party line while too many (not all or most but too many) conservative can’t get past the issue enough to treat people properly.

I could quible a bit with his summation, however,:

I believe I can, and do, hold these views without contradiction — without hypocrisy (I hope) — with attempted consistency, and with integrity as a goal. Anyone who suggests otherwise, is either wrong, or ignorant, about me, or what it means to me to be gay, or Christian, or right of center, or Republican.

Perhaps, he could be wrong as well. I have proved to be wrong about my faith, politics, etc. too many times to recount. I think it is best to assume that the fault may lie within in some cases.

Still, the email is worth reading and thinking about . . .