Anger, embarrassment, thoughtfulness
I read this morning that Pastor Rick Warren was going to be giving the invocation at Barack Obama's inauguration. That made me mad, because I know Rick Warren was one of the outspoken opponents of gay marriage, and helped get Proposition 8 passed.
Then I read this:
This part really reached me: "If you are mad about Rick Warren, I'm not attacking you. I understand your anger and I'm not saying it's not justified. But it's all right to let your anger go, too. It doesn't mean surrender, it doesn't mean giving up the struggle for equality.
"It means doing unto others as you would have them do unto you. It means winning, right now - because the fight against hate starts whenever you want it, in your own heart. You can win a battle right now by not hating.
"Can I get an amen?"
Sure can, from me. I wasn't even aware of Rev. Joseph Lowery also being a part of the inauguration, or that he was pro-gay marriage.
Like the man said, Obama talked about being bigger people, and learning to approach our differences by reaching out to both sides, encouraging discussion, and looking for what we have in common. And the crazy bastard meant it.
There's a lot of work to do, but now I find out that I have to go back to school, too. Re-learn how to resolve differences and reach consensus. Hmmph.
Worth it, though, isn't it?
Then I read this:
This part really reached me: "If you are mad about Rick Warren, I'm not attacking you. I understand your anger and I'm not saying it's not justified. But it's all right to let your anger go, too. It doesn't mean surrender, it doesn't mean giving up the struggle for equality.
"It means doing unto others as you would have them do unto you. It means winning, right now - because the fight against hate starts whenever you want it, in your own heart. You can win a battle right now by not hating.
"Can I get an amen?"
Sure can, from me. I wasn't even aware of Rev. Joseph Lowery also being a part of the inauguration, or that he was pro-gay marriage.
Like the man said, Obama talked about being bigger people, and learning to approach our differences by reaching out to both sides, encouraging discussion, and looking for what we have in common. And the crazy bastard meant it.
There's a lot of work to do, but now I find out that I have to go back to school, too. Re-learn how to resolve differences and reach consensus. Hmmph.
Worth it, though, isn't it?