Judge not lest ye be corrected

The Supreme Court decision on baking a cake is not the victory so many on the right thought at first glance.

Nor was it a "narrow" victory as so many on the left were screaming.

The 7-2 SCOTUS decision said the Colorado Civil Rights Commission was overtly "hostile" to religion in making its decision. Left unresolved are the issues of free speech, how far a government may go in ordering an individual to do something and, yet, how far freedom of and from religion must be considered.

SOWING CONFUSION

This is all too typical of SCOTUS decisions - sowing confusion by handing down a ruling that does not fully address the issue. At the same time, SCOTUS is vilified by the right AND the left for handing down these decisions. What direction the hate goes depends on the ruling. Both sides complain judges legislate from the bench and both sides complain judges do not go far enough in their rulings. But that's a rant for another day and one I've covered in the past.

WWKD

Anyway, the FB discussion took a religious bent as it is wont to do under the circumstances. Those with a religious faith and those with no religious faith weighed in. In other words, WWJD. I posted WWKD (What Would Kali Do) because I think it's funny and I hope Shanny will stumble across this and reconnect with me).

In this particular thread, the atheist side wins.

Me bud Phil — I (sarcastically) said Jesus would be proud, meaning of his followers, not of himself. Jesus seems a decent fellow with lots of love in his heart. It's his followers who clearly hate "sinners". Jesus said to love thy neighbor, and his followers gave him the finger. His dad said judge not, and those same followers flipped him off, too.

Please understand that I use quotation marks because I think it is preposterous that anyone is a sinner or an abomination because of the way the good Lord made them. —

YOUR RIGHT TO SHUT UP

A lot of the "christians" out there say God does not make mistakes. These same people of faith are quick to attack that which the Lord hath made for being different. Why? In case you don't wonder, the same First Amendment SCOTUS references also gives you the right to shut up. All of us need to apply this part of 1A more frequently.

PERFECTION

If God made it, then surely that is the way God wanted it. If God made it, is it perfect in His eyes? Christians will say so. If that is the case, who are you as a follower of the man we call the Christ to criticize the work of the Almighty?

The Jesus of the Bible criticized the religious leaders of the day for their choices. He told the people of a better way. He showed them a better way. He did not attack non-leaders. He never attacked anyone for the way God made them. What gives you, as a Christian, the right to do that? Show me where you have that right. Jump in any time with proof. Meantime, chew on this.

"Homosexuality was well known in the ancient world, well before Christ was born and Jesus never said a word about homosexuality. In all of his teachings about multiple things -– he never said that gay people should be condemned. I personally think it is very fine for gay people to be married in civil ceremonies."

 Former president Jimmy Carter.

Someone will say the Old Testament condemns homosexuality. Sure does. The New Testament also placed the laws of the Old Testament to the side, sometimes eliminating old laws completely.

Regardless, me bud Phil continues to be correct. Jesus never condemned anyone for the way God made 'em. Nor should Christians. 

If you are a Christian and you feel you have the right to condemn someone for the way God made 'em, please permanently excuse yourself from my life. I have no interest in ever having anything to do with you because of the choices you made. God made you. What you do with that is a decision you make and a decision that may, under the tenets of the Bible, be judged.