Mea Culpa

Mea Culpa

In the past, I have been very hard on Christians and Christianity in my writings on this Blog. I realize that I too have a long way to go on the road to tolerance and realize that prejudice on any level, for any reason, isn’t valid. While I still fundamentally oppose the integration of government and religion, I recognize that people have the right to their own private ethics and opinions on any subject. I would not want anyone censoring or denying me the right to my spirituality and as such, I shouldn’t deny anyone else theirs.

I also want to take a moment to acknowledge those within the Christian community who have had the courage to do what so few others (in public and private life) have. In the past couple of years schisms have begun to form in almost every major Christian Religion over the treatment of Gays and Lesbians. In a time when civic leaders won’t stand up for the rights of the GLBT community, churches have stepped up to the plate and have risked everything for what they believe to be right. I for one, would like to publicly thank those leaders for their courage.

I will continue to take on those who I feel teach hatred and intolerance, but I will also try to recognize those who choose to not use the Bible as a weapon.

Inspired in part by this Craigslist Posting.