I’ve been reading the news a lot, and since I haven’t posted in a long time, I have been holding back a lot of commentary on some articles. It has been weeks since I have wanted to say something about this one and I didn’t want to let it pass…
“Under an anti-discrimination directive passed by the European Union Parliament in April, Christian churches, schools, and social services in Europe cannot limit their membership to those who share their beliefs. The directive, which the parliament passed by a 360-277 vote, must be passed unanimously by member states for it to become law…”
I read this and cringed at the thought of how blatent attacks on Christianity have become. When you have an organization or an institution, it only makes sense for the man or woman at your front desk to represent the image that you want to portray. That goes for any company. The guy at Abercrombie pops his collar. The girl at Hot Topic can’t count her piercings. But it may not be long before a church may be forced to put an atheist at their front desk. I don’t think I should have to ask you if that makes any sense. It’s the dumbest, and one of the most blatent attacks on all that is sacred so far.
But I guess if this law passes, I may have the chance to move to Europe and work for P.E.T.A. I would make sure that the pictures on my desk include me and my family at our most recent family barbecue. And of course I would eat meet during lunch breaks… with my co-workers. Just can’t live without it. I know that my co-workers would be preaching up a storm against it, but it would be good for them to expand their horizons… right? After that I’m gonna join the KKK. They need a little bit of color in their organization.
By now, I’m sure you know that I’m kidding. Anyone who’s ever eaten with me knows how much I love the taste of animals. That’s why I have no interest in working for PETA. (A friend of mine from Felicity used to joke about being an advocate for the “People for the Eating of Tasty Animals”–PETA. I’m right there with him). And of course I have no interest in joining the KKK, unless I could somehow cause it to collapse from the inside. Kinda makes you wonder about the people who want to force themselves into religious institutions…
You’ve got to admit it (although stating it may sound “dangerous”)… sometimes discrimination (not racism or subgroup persecution) can be a good thing… Sometimes discrimination is necessary in order to hold on to integrity. Universities choose the best and the brightest in order to be the most prestigious, militaries choose the fittest in order to be the most effective, and organizations with a cause choose those who agree with them and are passionate about their agenda in order to propagate their message through the union of voices. Anything else would be institutional suicide. I don’t think that anyone can disagree with that…
