Abbey-Roads: From the Opinion Page: Homophobia on the rise in Minnesota.My response:
The whole purpose of my blog writing is to combat the 'scapegoatism' that is rampant in our world today. And If I were you, I would be doing all I could to combat it, too. It is a many-headed monster that can quickly turn on...you.
Parents beating on each other, on their children. School, church and work 'cliques' that have to size themselves up as the 'in' against those they deem 'out'. Bosses and supervisors that manipulate, torment and use employees. Ignorant, malicious bullying around every second and every corner. More rape is committed in the home by family members. More abuse goes on there, too.
If homosexuals is the faddish subject to 'oppose' then the need for projecting one's own evil latches on to them. It is on the rise, in my humble opinion, because the whole society and Christian Church, in its embarrassment and sinful cover up, seeks to focus on something else besides dealing with the 'why' and so someone else is carrying its shadow. Look at your music, your games, your videos, your movies and tell me what business you have of accusing or judging anyone. Each of us better get on our face before God for allowing such things.
When a projection is particularly virulent then that sinful 'feeling' or forgotten sin memory inside looks for a victim. If one beats up on a 'gay' person I would have to ask why? What resides within your heart that you are not facing? I don't see too many men outside strip bars beating people up because they are committing lustful acts. I don't see too many people protesting with placards when male bosses screw around with every secretary or female worker they can. It's adultery, fornication...in the eyes of God. Why are so many abused wives and girl friends so terrified that they remain silent? Because everyone in this culture is 'uncomfortable' in being asked to do something about it. And no matter how rich your bedroom, your clothes, your title...adultery and fornication...are still...adultery and fornication.
And no matter how many other people you beat up or torment, your sin not only remains within you, you are just adding to the pile you refuse to clean up before God. There's a hell of lot more sinful weird sex in those strip clubs with almost all the males within a 100 mile radius participating at one time or other...in and out of church membership. And the trillion dollar pornography industry? You know, the what stays in Vegas thing? And everybody 'smiles'? The scapegoatism of these gangs of bullies is evil. So, if they are singling out homosexuals perhaps it is to make themselves look good to....because....? They are certainly not pleasing God and they are certainly not doing anything good. Every time you have to put someone down or torment or bully or harm someone else to make yourself look good, the greatest harm is to your soul. It is diminished greatly and becomes more evil each time. For Catholics it is a deadly sin.
Unfortunately we continue to be a witness to the continual pummeling in all areas of our world against women, against Jewish people, against Christians, and even Muslim sect against Muslim sect. And, then there's Ireland...you know, North and South...Protestant and Catholic...not counting all the rest of the
ad nauseum.
Scapegoatism can be defeated only if each person owns up to their own capacity for evil, repents for the actual evil they are committing and does something to change. Jesus said, "Out of the heart all these things come." That includes you. We live "after the Fall." "Sin crouches at the door" moment by moment. If you do not realize that
the worst sinning that could ever be resides within you under the right circumstances, then you are ignorant and foolish. Once that is "faced" and dealt with in reality, then you will not need a 'scapegoat.' There but for the Grace of God go I.
It distresses me to see scapegoatism on the rise. It always mean evil people are going to take
their evil out on someone else. And inevitably after the dust settles and the blood is drawn if one compares the self-righteous bullies with those they just beat up or harmed, the victim almost always is more innocent.
