Monday, February 24, 2014

Again, Arizona?

By now you've probably heard of SB 1062, Arizona's newest attempt to climb back into the primordial ooze. In a nutshell: businesses can refuse service to gays and lesbians as long as the business owners assert their religious beliefs. The governor will sign or veto this week. By now, some of the support for the bill is waning and some of the Republicans who voted for the bill are calling for its veto.

More and more, it seems like SB 1062 won't become law, but yeah, it could be.

And if it does, I'll be one of the pastors working for its repeal. Yes, I've called the governor's office and signed a petition asking for veto, if you're wondering.

What drives me craziest of all, though, is the fact that, yet again, the voices calling themselves Christian aren't saying anything close to what Jesus Christ said. At all.

The voices we're hearing are the same voices that used Christianity to support slavery and segregation. These are the same voices that use Christianity to oppress women. Somehow, they've managed to use Christianity to support bigotry over and over again. In doing so, they've ignored more of what Jesus said than they're paying attention to.

And please, don't think for a moment those voices calling themselves Christian speak for all of us who call ourselves Christian.

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