understanding politics, considerations

The (Unintended?) Consequences of Intolerance


January 7th, 2010 · Religion

In case you missed it, I encour­age every­one to read Amer­i­cans’ Role Seen in Uganda Anti-Gay Push in Monday’s NY Times.

When you say that “Some of the nicest peo­ple I have ever met are [insert adjec­tive here] peo­ple,” yet pub­licly denounce those peo­ple as hav­ing a “hid­den and dark agenda” and claim that the way they act in pri­vate is akin to a dis­ease that must be cured, how can you but expect that some peo­ple might take the next log­i­cal step?