Packaging Deception Rules the Day

The Christians in Springfield, MO have been characterized by the proponents of the SOGI (Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity) law as haters, homophobes and supporters of discrimination. This narrative has won the day in the local newspaper editorials and evening news broadcasts. Not only has it been successful in those outlets, it has also taken hold in Christian circles due to ignorance of the law.
Many Christians and pastors believe that this ordinance is about equal protection and civil rights when in reality it has nothing to do with either. It’s just the Trojan horse being used to change the culture by force instead of debate in the market place of ideals. In reality the list of Christians who are losing their businesses is growing, and in some cases, they are faced with the potential of losing their homes. All of this is because they are not willing to endorse and celebrate something that is an abomination in God’s view.
In every case where a Christian business has been sued, there was ample opportunity for those in the LGBT community to take their business somewhere else. Clearly, homosexuals in each case targeted a Christian business knowing that these business owners would have to violate their religion in providing services. The lawyers defending these Christians have easily proven that there were many businesses that would have happily served them.
Furthermore, every one of the Christian business owners served the LGBT community for years on many occasions within the boundaries of their consciences. They did so with Christian love and the respect that’s due any human being. The notion of being a bigot or homophobe is proven absurd on the basis of how the Christian business owners conducted themselves.
At the end of the day, what is actually accomplished? It seems that one group through the force of law has obtained the right to demand that others violate their conscience or face fines and imprisonment. This is simply the right to oppress Christians by those who say they want to be equal. Their definition of equal is the ability to place their foot on the throat of another. There are no current laws stating that Christians have more rights than the LGBT community, but on the other hand, the SOGI laws classify the LGBT community as a “protected class” and grant them “extra protection” thus providing them with more rights than Christians. The fair housing and hiring laws prior to the SOGI laws gave everyone the same protections rendering the new laws unnecessary. We now have the evidence of many Christian people being sued, thus illustrating that the intent of the SOGI laws was nefarious.
There are two main issues at hand. Let me explain that the proper narrative should be how Christians are being terrorized. Firstly, this is nothing less than a religious free speech issue. The second issue that seems to get lost in the minutiae of the argument is the elimination of property rights. A Christian private business can no longer have autonomy. When the dust finally settles, there will be a new definition of private property. No one will be able to determine what they can or can’t do with what they own because they will no longer own anything. This is simple. If you can’t determine what to do with something, it’s not yours. At best you are a custodian serving the purposes of others.
If the Church is afraid to oppose these oppressive laws, then it deserves to be oppressed by them. If the false narrative goes unopposed, then the average church goer remains rudderless, and ambiguity rules the day within the congregations. When the shepherds in Springfield fail to bring clarity and direction, then the sheep have simply been thrown to the wolves.
The false narrative must be countered with the fact that this is the Christian Suppression Law in the spirit of Jim Crow. Yes, I’m sad to have to break the news to you that state sanctioned discrimination is back. Instead of white racists doing the oppressing, it’s the revolutionary political opportunists using the LGBT community.