Last week, several people on Facebook derided and condemned a
teenager in California who wanted to start a boycott of Girl Scout
cookies because the organization was admitting a 7 year old who was
'transgender.' There is so much wrong with this picture, I don't even
know where to start. But the point of those posts was to point out how
intolerant (and wrong) that teenager was. The same people were on the
front lines (on Facebook) to condemn Tim Tebow for his 'inappropriate
displays' of his religion in public. They derided and ridiculed him.
Where is their tolerance now?
I remember a time when people weren't nearly so 'tolerant' and, believe it or not, the world was a much nicer place. Kids didn't run through stores screaming and knocking things about like they do now. (Their parents wouldn't 'tolerate' them acting like that.) People who cheated on their spouses weren't so open about it and when it was discovered, the 'cheaters' went down in everyone's estimation. Teenage pregnancy was whispered about--not admired--and so there was less of it and the 'norm' wasn't mothers--who are still children themselves--raising children without the help of a father.
Disapproval has its place in society. It helps keep the world balanced and people in check rather than doing whatever feels good, no matter who it hurts. Why in the world, are we tolerating a situation where a 7 year old even knows what transgender means? (What has happened to that kid that it has even come up? At 7, shouldn't the kid be aware only that there is an anatomical difference between boys and girls, but happily oblivious to any sexual meanings? Someone needs to investigate this situation!)
And why are the people who constantly preach 'tolerance,' the least tolerant of all, if it is something they don't agree with?
The first Bible verse I remember learning in Sunday School was "Be ye kind, one to another." I wish we could go back to teaching kindness rather than tolerance. There is a difference.
I remember a time when people weren't nearly so 'tolerant' and, believe it or not, the world was a much nicer place. Kids didn't run through stores screaming and knocking things about like they do now. (Their parents wouldn't 'tolerate' them acting like that.) People who cheated on their spouses weren't so open about it and when it was discovered, the 'cheaters' went down in everyone's estimation. Teenage pregnancy was whispered about--not admired--and so there was less of it and the 'norm' wasn't mothers--who are still children themselves--raising children without the help of a father.
Disapproval has its place in society. It helps keep the world balanced and people in check rather than doing whatever feels good, no matter who it hurts. Why in the world, are we tolerating a situation where a 7 year old even knows what transgender means? (What has happened to that kid that it has even come up? At 7, shouldn't the kid be aware only that there is an anatomical difference between boys and girls, but happily oblivious to any sexual meanings? Someone needs to investigate this situation!)
And why are the people who constantly preach 'tolerance,' the least tolerant of all, if it is something they don't agree with?
The first Bible verse I remember learning in Sunday School was "Be ye kind, one to another." I wish we could go back to teaching kindness rather than tolerance. There is a difference.
