Re: Ron Brown -- Long Rant
From what I understand, Ron Brown has taken a public stance against a local ordinance that would ban discrimination against gays/lesbians. And because of his public speech, he is being eviscerated in the press.
For example, there is this gem from Gene Wojciechowski at ESPN: "And if he continues to confuse faith with a person's fundamental right not to be discriminated against, then Perlman and Osborne should fire him. Because while his religious beliefs are his own -- and his opinions protected under the First Amendment -- Brown remains a representative of a university whose core values stress the 'diversity of ideas and people.'"
I love it. "Diversity of ideas and people" but ONLY those ideas and people that I, Gene W., and others in the PC crowd agree with.
From what I understand, Rob Brown has never said that he would discriminate against a gay player on the basis of the player's sexual orientation. If Brown did, then I would support his firing. But I have seen no allegation to this effect. Notably, the outcry concerns his general speech against homosexuality in general.
I suspect the very public outcry over Brown's statements is one of the issues he is trying to raise. As this episode illlustrates, all too often the thrust of these "non-discrimination" laws is not so much to prevent actual discrimination on that basis (firing because of sexual orientation, etc., which is generally unobjectionable to ban) but to silence any and public debate or dissent on the broader issues.
There is nothing wrong with people objecting to and debating the substance of Brown's public statements on homosexuality. But as this episode illustrates, all too often the "tolerant" and "diversity" crowd utterly pervert the words to mean toleration of and diversity in a relatively narrow set of ideas (pro-gay, anti-Christian, etc.). If you are an anti-Christian gay man like David Savage, you can publically attacked high school students in a speech for their Christian beliefs, use sexual innuendo, and essentially **** all over the Bible. After a number of students began walking out on the speech, Savage began heckling them in front of everyone. Anti-Bullying Speaker Curses Christian Teens | FOX News & Commentary: Todd Starnes There was no sincere apology from Savage or the speech organizers. They just said they were sorry if anyone was offended. LOL.
Ron Brown's manner of communicating his speech is far less objectionable, yet he must be silenced because of the substance of his speech . David Savage promotes the narrow set of ideas that are in favor with the "tolerate and diverse" crowd so it doesn't matter that his manner of communication is patently offensive.
In the end, every time I hear somone laud "diversity" and "toleration" I laugh on the inside. It is such a joke. Diversity and Toleration are noble ideas, but have been perverted in practice. Today, all it means is complete and protected speech for those who support a narrow range of ideas, but rejection, public ridicule, and an attempt to silence the speech from those who do not support the ideas of the "tolerant and diverse" crowd.
I, for one, am sick of it.
From what I understand, Ron Brown has taken a public stance against a local ordinance that would ban discrimination against gays/lesbians. And because of his public speech, he is being eviscerated in the press.
For example, there is this gem from Gene Wojciechowski at ESPN: "And if he continues to confuse faith with a person's fundamental right not to be discriminated against, then Perlman and Osborne should fire him. Because while his religious beliefs are his own -- and his opinions protected under the First Amendment -- Brown remains a representative of a university whose core values stress the 'diversity of ideas and people.'"
I love it. "Diversity of ideas and people" but ONLY those ideas and people that I, Gene W., and others in the PC crowd agree with.
From what I understand, Rob Brown has never said that he would discriminate against a gay player on the basis of the player's sexual orientation. If Brown did, then I would support his firing. But I have seen no allegation to this effect. Notably, the outcry concerns his general speech against homosexuality in general.
I suspect the very public outcry over Brown's statements is one of the issues he is trying to raise. As this episode illlustrates, all too often the thrust of these "non-discrimination" laws is not so much to prevent actual discrimination on that basis (firing because of sexual orientation, etc., which is generally unobjectionable to ban) but to silence any and public debate or dissent on the broader issues.
There is nothing wrong with people objecting to and debating the substance of Brown's public statements on homosexuality. But as this episode illustrates, all too often the "tolerant" and "diversity" crowd utterly pervert the words to mean toleration of and diversity in a relatively narrow set of ideas (pro-gay, anti-Christian, etc.). If you are an anti-Christian gay man like David Savage, you can publically attacked high school students in a speech for their Christian beliefs, use sexual innuendo, and essentially **** all over the Bible. After a number of students began walking out on the speech, Savage began heckling them in front of everyone. Anti-Bullying Speaker Curses Christian Teens | FOX News & Commentary: Todd Starnes There was no sincere apology from Savage or the speech organizers. They just said they were sorry if anyone was offended. LOL.
Ron Brown's manner of communicating his speech is far less objectionable, yet he must be silenced because of the substance of his speech . David Savage promotes the narrow set of ideas that are in favor with the "tolerate and diverse" crowd so it doesn't matter that his manner of communication is patently offensive.
In the end, every time I hear somone laud "diversity" and "toleration" I laugh on the inside. It is such a joke. Diversity and Toleration are noble ideas, but have been perverted in practice. Today, all it means is complete and protected speech for those who support a narrow range of ideas, but rejection, public ridicule, and an attempt to silence the speech from those who do not support the ideas of the "tolerant and diverse" crowd.
I, for one, am sick of it.
