The blog of the Rev. Joseph Peters-Mathews, vicar of St. Joseph-St. John Episcopal Church, Lakewood, WA. Sermons, cooking adventures, musings on society.
It's also great advice. I have no problem with people who don't think like me. I think it's perfectly reasonable to disagree with me. As the author says, though, I don't believe it's reasonable to just make up whatever the hell you feel like saying and pass it off as fact, and I certainly don't think it's ok to condone violence just because someone disagrees with you. I feel like this should be required reading for these tea-partiers who believe their leaders are such ideological purists.
Brilliant. I'm going to steal that I think.
ReplyDeleteIt's also great advice. I have no problem with people who don't think like me. I think it's perfectly reasonable to disagree with me. As the author says, though, I don't believe it's reasonable to just make up whatever the hell you feel like saying and pass it off as fact, and I certainly don't think it's ok to condone violence just because someone disagrees with you. I feel like this should be required reading for these tea-partiers who believe their leaders are such ideological purists.