The Intolerance of “Tolerance”
Check out the great article over at humaneventsonline.com, entitled “The ‘Tolerant’ Left Lectures the Rubes of America”. It offers a great overview of how the leftist intelligentsia has gone off the deep end in the aftermath of last week’s elections.
On one hand, I’ve found the hue & cry of the left to be highly entertaining, albeit predictably so. On the other hand, I find it greatly saddening, as it is a reinforcing reminder of the fact that we are fallen, sinful people living in a fallen, sinful world.
I find the inconsistencies of the left to be quite humorous — though I must confess that I do have somewhat of a dark, cynical sense of humor — because they are so blatantly absurd. To state on one hand that everything is relative, and that each person must define/frame his/her/its own “reality”, then to state on the other hand that “intolerance” is an absolute that cannot be tolerated… well, laughter is the only rational response to such and absurdity.
Christians should not be surprised that the left doesn’t “get it” and/or understand just how and why morality could’ve played a role in determining the outcome of the election. Face it, Christians have been living in increasingly “enlightened” & Gospel-hostile world for the past few hundred years. The humanist views of the left are not new. Neither will they be vanquished, or even diminished, any time soon.
In fact, the Bible clearly states that Christians will be a persecuted minority — a remnant — for whom ridicule from the worldly will be the norm. Our faith goes against our sinful reason. Sinful reason does not like to be shown, in any way, shape, or form, that it is lacking, much less wrong. Darkness cannot coexist with light. Satan abhors God. The world, thus, hates Jesus and (we are told in John 15:18-19) all Christians.
Quite frankly, worldly success & laurels (especially in the form of political success) scare me. We walk on a narrow & lonely path, facing many temptations to deviate from that clear & Scripturally mandated path. Human reason is one of the chief temptations that Satan uses to try and lead us astray. That’s not to say that we shouldn’t use that which has been given to us by God (indeed, I’m thankful for my God-given intellect!); however, we must take care to not let that reason (or feelings/emotions) trump the clear, revealed Word of God given to us in Holy Scriptures.
-ghp
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