Stop saying “love” when you really mean “liberal tolerance”
Sunday, May 15,
2016 — Adam Kotsko
I’ve noticed
that among progressive Christians, “love” works as a kind of rhetorical trump
card. Christians are supposed to “love,” hence you should be nice to people,
hence you should be a liberal — or something to that effect. Are you worried
about illegal immigration? Stop worrying and deploy some love. Does acceptance
of homosexuality bother you? Well, I’ve got bad news — accepting homosexuality
is a form of love, therefore you should do it. Case closed!
Presumably this
rhetorical tactic does work in some individual cases,
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