I can't believe I used to live here
OK, I never actually lived in Sioux Center, but it was close enough – about eight miles away, and Sioux Center was considered liberal compared to the backwardness of Hull.
This story, to me, represents the typical hypocrisy of extreme right-winger Christian fundamentalist types. The type of people who "live by Jesus' example" and then go harass a group of people and spray-paint vicious, hurtful slurs on their property. Why? Because they're gay, of course. And what would Jesus do if a group of gay people showed up peacefully and requested to speak to him? Duh – he'd curse at them, call them names and destroy their stuff. Right?
I am constantly amazed that these people fail to recognize how far they actually are from living a Christian life. Who would Jesus harass? What's that, Jesus? Oh yeah, you based your message around the idea of peace and tolerance. Too many Christians seem to have forgotten that.
This story, to me, represents the typical hypocrisy of extreme right-winger Christian fundamentalist types. The type of people who "live by Jesus' example" and then go harass a group of people and spray-paint vicious, hurtful slurs on their property. Why? Because they're gay, of course. And what would Jesus do if a group of gay people showed up peacefully and requested to speak to him? Duh – he'd curse at them, call them names and destroy their stuff. Right?
I am constantly amazed that these people fail to recognize how far they actually are from living a Christian life. Who would Jesus harass? What's that, Jesus? Oh yeah, you based your message around the idea of peace and tolerance. Too many Christians seem to have forgotten that.
posted by Melissa @ 1:31 AM
3 Comments:
At 1:55 AM,
Melissa said…
Wow – I didn't notice at first that there are reader comments associated with that article. Apparently, I have a lot of friends out there who share my opinion of Sioux County. Predictably, it seems, the only ones who don't share that opinion are those who are currently drinking the Sioux County Kool-Aid.
At 4:25 PM,
Anonymous said…
The problem with you and all the others who have made unfavorable comments about Sioux Center is that you are guilty of the same thing you so despise. To wit, you accuse the entire town of taking part in the defacing of the bus and making lewd comments to the gay rights group. Yet, by most accounts there were a couple of cars and a handful of people involved. Now, do you know of any gays or lesbians who act in a less than desirable way and do you suffer for their actions. Get it?
At 6:08 PM,
Melissa said…
Wow, an anonymous comment that doesn't involve spam. That's a first. And from someone who lives in Sioux County – what are the chances?
First of all, I'd like to point out that nowhere in my original post did I accuse the entire town of Sioux Center of taking part in this incident. In fact, I was careful not to make that accusation because I'm well aware that it was just a handful of people who were involved, and that Dordt actually had agreed to let this group come to campus and talk to students, have forums, etc. And, in fact, people from Dordt helped clean the graffiti off the bus.
Of course, we all know it was just a handful of people who did the actual vandalizing. I'm just asking who are these people? Are they Christian? Most likely. Are they from Sioux County? Probably. So what does that mean? Are they just bad apples, or is this the result of what they've been taught growing up in Sioux County?
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