One person can’t comment on every idea, or every person expressing an idea, which sometimes causes others (who’s particular axe to grind wasn’t touched on by a particular blogger) to say that someone is "strangely silent" on the matter. Sometimes that charge is warranted, especially when the target has been vociferously vocal on the subject in general.<\/p>\n
I recently participated in a blog comment thread noting that the same Democrats and pundits, who have been extremely vocal about a supposed Republican "war on women", have been silent on the actual<\/em> war on women that goes on worldwide, usually in Islamic countries. As I’ve said many times, for the Left, it’s always political. Principle, when it shows up, usually takes a back seat.<\/p>\n Today, however, I want to publicly state that a particular opinion, expressed by a Baptist pastor<\/a>, is most certainly not<\/em> what I believe, and am totally against this expression even though<\/em> I suspect my opinion on the overarching topic is the same as this pastor. I can’t catch every situation like this, but this particular expression has gone viral and needs to be addressed.<\/p>\n A North Carolina pastor\u2019s supposedly vehement anti-gay sermon is making its way around the blogosphere. According to a YouTube description<\/a>, the man depicted in the clip is named Charles L. Worley and he is the faith leader at Providence Road Baptist Church<\/a> in the town of Maiden. In his address, the faith leader discussed, among other themes, \u201ca way to get rid of all the lesbians and queers.\u201d<\/p>\n In the two-minute video, which appears to be a portion taken from a longer sermon, Worley condemns Obama\u2019s recent endorsement of gay marriage<\/a>, and makes a shocking statement about homosexuals \u2014 that they should be placed inside of an electrified pen until they die off. Call his words mere hyperbole or pure hate \u2014 at the least, taken in the minimal context they\u2019re presented in, they are stunning.<\/p>\n\n