@solusspider @joel @dm @sotolf @thedoctor @pixx @twizzay @orbitalmartian @adamsdesk @krafter @roguefoam @clayton

I definitely don't want to slap you, but in love, I will absolutely challenge you.

Who does your silence benefit?

Is there an important truth hiding inside of the folds of a carefully-constricted false dichotomy you might not have considered?

If Jesus wasn't neutral on the value of the harlot's tearful faith, the true size of the widow's mite, or the danger of the Pharisee's leaven, why are we neutral on anything where there is a clear line between good and evil?

How is it the church can speak out against vaccines and masks like they're some demonic thing, but remain quiet on the monstrous abuse of the stranger, the orphan, and the widow?

I cannot.

@solusspider @joel @dm @sotolf @thedoctor @pixx @twizzay @orbitalmartian @adamsdesk @krafter @roguefoam @clayton

But that is a form of silence: "Not bringing up politics."

My whole point is that while non-partisanship is acceptable and even laudable, being non-political is a contradiction-in-terms. Everything is political, particularly decisions to avoid politics.

It's one thing if we were talking about the usual kind of partisan politics. But we're way past that. We are in a very evil day, and for the church to just pretend that things are ok and that she doesn't have to speak to the issue is honestly just wrong.