And my LTTE:
I'm writing to question the folks outraged by
the use of the creche in the editorial cartoon. It's fine to upset, but doesn't
the inspiration for it bother you? No one mentions that. The cartoon doesn't
exist in a vacuum. "Take Joseph and Mary. Mary was a teenager and Joseph
was an adult carpenter. They became parents of Jesus" (Jim Ziegler,
Alabama State Auditor). That's the Holy Family used to defend the candidacy of
an alleged sexual predator. I'd hope you're not cool with a moral equivalence
between Joseph of Nazareth and Roy Moore. As a regular parishioner, my greater
concern is being linked to Christian supporters of Moore.
I've been told,
thankfully not by anyone in my church, that liberals cannot be Christians.
That's a stereotype that made me reluctant to return to worship. Luckily, our
Judge is not on Earth. In a few weeks, there'll be many attending service that
don't normally. There are Christians, thankfully not in my church, who vocally
back the policies of Donald Trump and Roy Moore. There are also many who
consider the brand of moral justice espoused by Jesus to be opposed to the
views of men such as these and want to work toward that. Don't be put off by
the loud minority. Come and celebrate His birth. Then come back. "All that
the Father giveth me shall come to me;
and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out."
I'll see if that gets me crosswise with anyone.