Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Christophobia is alive and well among the elite in the U.S. who are now attempting to blame Christian conservatives for creating the culture which inspired a radicalized Muslim to kill 50 people in a gay bar in Orlando on Sunday.
The Washington Examiner is reporting on the stunning display of outright bigotry which began to surface on Sunday morning with a tweet by ACLU staff attorney Chase Strangio.
“You know what is gross — your thoughts and prayers and Islamophobia after you created this anti-queer climate.”
The remark caused a furious Twitter war after Strangio told people he spent his whole life “fighting Christian homophobia while being loved and supported by [his] Muslim family.”
So this means Muslim nations that imprison homosexuals or toss them off the nearest rooftop are off the hook? How’s that for twisted thinking?
As one commenter tweeted back: “LOL. You’re just a Christian-hating bigoted hypocrite. Muslims kill gays and you find a way to blame Christians? You silly fool.”
Another commenter pointed out: “You blamed Christianity and the right for this attack, yet this terrorist was a registered Democrat and a Muslim.”
But common sense arguments did not prevail, nor will they ever at the agenda-driven ACLU. Before long, another one of their attorneys was taking up the same argument against Christians. Eunice Rho, who specializes in religious liberty issues, went after Republican lawmakers who were tweeting their condolences.
Chase Strangio
“Remember when you co-sponsored extreme, anti-LGBT First Amendment Defense Act?”
So I guess all legislation that doesn’t support the gay lifestyle is to blame for the senseless slaughter of 50 people? Only in the minds of the ACLU.
But it didn’t stop there. Far-left commentators were also quick to jump on the anti-Christian bandwagon.
As the Daily Caller reports, CNN commentator Sally Kohn went on a shocking Twitter tirade on Monday night: “Hey right wing Christians desperately trying to point out that right wing Muslims are more anti-gay than you are: Your guilt is showing!”
A few minutes later, she followed up with another tweet: “Last I checked, it’s not Muslim religious extremists shooting up abortion clinics and killing abortion doctors.”
When someone pointed out to her that the number of people killed at abortion clinics in 20 years is only 20 percent of those who died in the Orlando shooting, Kohn resorted to the usual lame buzzwords: “Evil and hate are not relative to math, sir.”
Politicians trolling for votes were also quick to pile on. Wisconsin State Representative Mandela Barnes (D) who is running for a Senate seat in that state, also rushed to Twitter to join the Christian bashing.
Sally Kohn
“How many people have been driven to hate and act violently towards the LGBT community by ‘conservative Christian’ ideology?” Barnes tweeted.
As MediaTracker reports, Barnes went on to blame “terroristic enablers in churches, in Congress, and state houses” for the actions of Omar Mateen.
Once again, his outrageous hypocrisy was countered by a Christian commenter who quickly set the record straight.
“I live in Orlando and I’m a Christian,” commented Bob Graham on the MediaTracker article. “Orlando is one of the most tolerant cities in the US with a very large LGBT community. I’ve heard sermons in several churches in the Orlando area about the fact that we are all sinners and we all need God’s love and forgiveness. I don’t hear any “gay bashing” going on at the churches I attend or churches where my friends attend. I hear the exact opposite. We are all sinners in need of love and compassion regardless of race, religion or sexual orientation.”
He went on to say that what people need to do now is focus on uniting in support of the victims and praised the community for how quickly it rose up to help those stricken by the attack.
“Blood donations skyrocketed. Monetary donations to the survivors and their families exceeded two million dollars in a little more than 24 hours!” Graham wrote. “Orlando is a great city that cares about its citizens. Love, compassion and caring are the hallmarks of Orlando and no misguided fanatic can change that. Love conquers hate!”
But these kinds of loving, common sense responses from Christians are being overlooked by a mainstream media who is only too happy to report on the few anomalies, such as the always outrageous Steven Anderson, pastor at Faithful Word Baptist Church in suburban Phoenix. Just hours after the Orlando attack, Anderson released a sickening video in which he celebrated the Orlando massacre because there would now be “50 less pedophiles in the world.”
Of course, his comments made headline news – often at the same outlets that insist we can’t blame all Muslims for the actions of a few radicals.
Talk about a double standard. The hypocrisy grows more stunning by the day.
