It's about time for another Random Musings post, especially since recent events have given me plenty to think about.
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I cannot help but think that in a sane world, Bruce/Caitlyn Jenner would be pitied, and Rachel Dolezal would be laughed at and then ignored.
George Zimmerman, the noted "white Hispanic", may have had a black Peruvian great grandfather. If so, it would make him both blacker than Rachel Dolezal and more Native American than Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass), and no more white than President Obama. These would all be strange distinctions for someone held up as an example of white racism against blacks.
As a traditional Christian, it's not so much that I oppose "gay marriage", but that I find the very concept nonsensical, since the traditional definition of marriage has included the element of being based on a heterosexual relationship.
The supporters of "gay marriage" sometimes ask where Jesus said anything about it, or even about homosexuality in general. I'd like these people to point out where Jesus says that regarding homosexual conduct as sinful is hate, or even anywhere in the Bible where simply recognizing sin as sin amounts to hate.
President Obama as clearly embraced "gay marriage", as indicated by the lighting of the White House in the colors of the rainbow flag. As I have written before, he has also shown quite a bit of respect for Islam. Whether he realizes it or not, he is now living a contradiction, since under Islamic law, gays are not only not allowed to marry each other, but aren't even allowed to live.
Since SCOTUS has now determined that two people of the same sex can form a marriage, will they also say that two like poles can form a magnet, or that two electrodes of the same polarity can form a battery?
Speaking of SCOTUS, I don't like it when they are refered to as "the Supremes". As far as I'm concerned, that title belongs to Diana Ross, Mary Wilson and Florence Ballard.
Every single job or college enrollment given to an illegal alien is one that is unjustifiably denied to either an American citizen or a legal immigrant.
When an American or a legal immigrant is killed by an illegal alien in a sanctuary city, I would have no problem if the city's government officials, or at least those whose votes indicate support for the sanctuary policy, are charged with being accessories to the killing.
In debating the display of the Confederate battle flag, it might be useful to bear in mind the distinction between private use of that flag, which amounts to free speech, and its use by the government. While I can see why removing the flag from state Capitol grounds might be a good idea, removing it from Civil War monuments makes just about no sense. This flag, like it or not, was used by one side fighting in that war, and for that reason alone, it needs to be remembered.
Every once in a while, someone talks about the "common good". This caused me to wonder. What, exactly, is the common good? Who gets to define "common good", and by what right to they get to make this definition and impose it on society at large?
For those of you taken aback by all the redefining that's been going on recently, such as Bruce Jenner as a "woman", Rachel Dolezal as "black", Elizabeth Warren as "Cherokee", homosexual relationships as "marriage", etc., please bear in mind that over 40 years ago, abortion was redefined to be a "woman's right".
Although Islam is not a race, and Muslims come in all colors, negative opinions about Islam or Muslims are still often attributed to racism, specifically fear of people with brown skin. But in the pictures that I've seen of the Kuwait-born Chattanooga shooter, his skin looks no more brown than my own.
The one word used by politicians that should be a gigantic red flag is "comprehensive". When they talked about "comprehensive campaign finance reform", we got McCain-Feingold. When they talked about "comprehensive healthcare reform", we got Obamacare. If they talk about "comprehensive immigration reform", you can bet that it includes amnesty for illegal aliens.
The recent episode in which several members of Congress either did something with their cell phones or apparently fell asleep during a hearing in which Americans gave testimony about their family members who were killed by illegal aliens gives me an idea. Just as Congress can hold someone in contempt, there should also be a way of holding members of Congress in contempt of the American people.
In the Gospel of Matthew, Jesus tells his followers to "love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you." We should be mindful that nowhere does He guarantee that doing so will turn your enemies into friends and persecuters into supporters. I'd say that most of the time, your enemy whom you love is going to stay your enemy.
I vaguely recall Governor/President Bill Clinton, sometime during either 1992 or 1993, saying that diversity is our strength. In my opinion, America's real strength is not our diversity but our ability, most of the time, to get along in spite of our diversity. If all you want is diversity, there's plenty of it in the Middle East, the Balkans and the Caucasus.
As far as I'm concerned, in the United States there is no such thing as a legitimate complaint of the American flag being offensive.
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