Saturday, April 9, 2016

On Political Correctness

"Political Correctness" (PC for short) is the regulation of speech, attitudes, behaviors and policies propagated by society, mainly by the media and progressives, which are intended to insure certain groups of people are  not offended. While offensive language is hurtful for some, the control of speech is in violation of the First Amendment in the Bill of Rights; "the right to free speech". This raises the issue to many "Is free speech as a 'right' more important than protecting the feelings of another from hurtful thought?"

This question is phrased that way for a purpose because when speech is controlled "free thought" is suppressed. Truthful and valid speech cannot be expressed because someone might be hurt by truth! Of course there is no "right to comfort" in our Constitution. Even in scripture there is no "right to be stress free" although "eternal hope" alleviates stress. Consider this:
Matthew 23:33 "Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, how can ye escape the damnation of hell?"
Jesus Christ said this to a sensitive and small group of people who were highly offended!  He called them "snakes" and essentially told them they were hell-bound! That would not be considered PC in today's world. Why did Jesus say such a thing? Did he not know that their feelings would be hurt and that they would be angry? He sure did! He wanted them to be uncomfortable!

Before people can change it's imperative for them to know that what they are doing or believe is unacceptable to society or to God. When that's pointed out, it's not hateful if it's truthful. In this case the Pharisees plotted to undermine this group of people who would come to be called "Christians". They needed to be called out! Jesus did just that. He failed to be either PC nor "religiously correct" (RC), telling the simple truth in spite of others having their feelings hurt!

I just introduced another form of "correctness": "religious correctness" (RC). Nowadays society not only must be PC, but RC as well! They are entwined. For instance scripture speaks out against homosexuality. Society demands that everyone accept that behavior and same-sex marriage, and ostracizes those who fail to toe the line. It's not PC to condemn same-sex marriage, but for a church to even condemn it is not RC! In other words, society is determining church doctrine and denigrates even the Word of God because it's at odds with modern thought! It's dangerous when society creates religion, but this has been done many times before!

During the French Revolution Pierre Gaspard Chaumette and Jacques Hébert founded the "worship of Reason" which was anti-Christian and replaced Christianity as the religion of France during the early times of the French Republic. Churches were transformed into "Temples of Reason".  "Liberty" was their goddess! The goddess Liberty yet stands on Staten Island in New York Harbor while the Ten Commandments have been forcefully removed from the nation by government dictate. It's ironic that it's not PC to acknowledge God, but is PC to honor the goddess Liberty! You see, it's the irreligious and progressives who decide what is PC! The rest of us are required to goosestep right behind these fascists who guillotined people for not being PC!

In almost all dogmas ending in "ism" the PC thing to be is to be RC, controlling the church and the very faith of Christians. Yes, it's Christians who are they which are never PC!
Matthew 5:11 "Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake."
Jesus was persecuted and mankind was saved by the PC and RC who killed him! Yes, it was not only because he claimed to be God that he was crucified, but because he was King! He was a threat to those in power, the Romans and the Hebrew leaders! Christianity is by definition NOT PC!

PC is at odds with truth.  Scripture is always truthful! Yes, "truth hurts" for those who are weak! We are not to use truth to distress others unless that truth is to lead to change. As Christians our mission is that we love others so much that we should not want any to perish just as Jesus said (John 3:16). To do that we are required to take the Truth to the nations. That's the "Great Commission" :
Matthew 28:18 "And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. 19 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: 20 Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you..."
Those who are PC demand that we not proselytize. We are not to try to convert pagans nor atheists to Christianity because we might hurt their feelings! I suggest that it's better that they cry when they are shamed than die an eternal death in a fiery hell! Why? Because Jesus loves them so much that he doesn't wish that any of them should perish and I feel the same way! Being PC to save others from self-destruction is called "love" yet society calls us "haters"! This is Orwellian "doublespeak" and being told how to think is "doublethink"!

Now for the issue of today! Public acceptance of Christianity is dying. Of course we are not denied our "faith" (yet), but "civilized" and "enlightened" France did that! On the other hand Islam is aggrandized. I believe it is the end-of-time global religion of the anti-Christ, the prophet they call their "Jesus". Like France before them Islamic leaders will decapitate them for failing to bow to Sharia Law:
 "...I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands..." (Revelation 20:4).
This passage describes an Islamic Caliphate whose "beast" is their prophet called "Jesus". He is described as a vengeful prophet when he returns according to their own writings!

What I write here is NOT PC and NOT RC. Society, led by progressives, even in the church, propagate the false notion that "Islam is a peaceful religion." To say otherwise is not PC nor RC!

Donald Trump is waging a war against the silly and dangerous PC which is the law of the land. It's in opposition to truth! We can't even call the enemy "the enemy" because it might hurt feelings, but while innocent people die just because they "are"  Trump rightfully ;points out the dangers of Islam, and as a precaution, wants their immigration to be controlled for safety. Those who are PC call him a hater! Name-calling is the last argument for those who are at odds with truth!

Now it's not PC to favor Trump because the PC Police has marked him with their number "666" and he's called out for persecution. Those crying "hater" are the "haters" and that is PC. It's all about allowing haters to hate with the people applauding. Trump is not Jesus, but the same PC and RC people did that to Jesus:
Mark 15:13 "And they cried out again, Crucify him."
That's what they are doing to Trump right now! It's just a crucifixion of truth and reputation, but they are killing free speech. PC-ness is the enemy of freedom and as Jesus came to set people free, Trump at least is speaking truth!  We all have been told that Jesus came to bring peace on earth; well read this:
Matthew 10:34 "Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword.  35 For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law against her mother in law. 36 And a man's foes shall be they of his own household. 37 He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me. 38 And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me."
Jesus is in effect saying "Truth is divisive so it will divide!" Trump is telling the truth and it will divide.  Christianity is divisive. It even admits to it because "strait is the gate and narrow is the way" (Matthew 7:14). Most will reject Jesus because Jesus is not only not PC, but society rules, led by liberal churches, make it RC as well!  Liberal churches are already siding up with the beast which is the end-of-time church led by Islam. The organization is happening slowly because change is seldom abrupt!

For me personally, I favor Ted Cruz. I'm not a cheerleader for Donald Trump. He has his faults. However, if that is who God chooses to fight his battle I will go with him. Sometimes God does use "crooked sticks" for his own purpose (Ecclesiastes 7:13).

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