Dear visionaries,
The price of true diversity is eternal vigilance. After all our striving for inclusivity in this forum, I am astounded that we still have folks making judgmental comments on the ethical choices of others. If Cardinal Law, after deep reflection in his own conscience, decides that chickenhawk priests are the way to go, then who are we to gainsay him? There is an old Indian saying that until we have walked a mile in the moccasins of another we should not try to teach him to fish. Or something like that. Brethren, we should be beyond our fundamentalist categories by now! As for Trent Lott, does not our new diverse world order have room for a few crackers with interesting hair? Nay, we must even go beyond a mere making room for him! While many of us may personally find his cravenness and belly-crawling to be out of keeping with our own personal choices, his behavior is no doubt in keeping with a true inner authenticity, deep within his heart of hearts, in that inner sanctum sanctorum, that serene place where there are no press conferences, gaffes, or helmet hair. In the meantime, let us take heed to our pluralistic selves! We must press on toward the goal of true diversity, a goal obstructed incidentally, as the Rev. Jackson once so astutely put it, in his own inimitable style, by the inhabitants of Hymietown.
Cordially,
Douglas Wilson
“Apologetics in the Void” are repostings from an on-going electronic discussion and debate I had some time ago with members of our local community, whose names I have changed. The list serve is called Vision 20/20, and hence the name “visionaries.” Reading just these posts probably feels like listening to one half of a phone conversation, but I don’t feel at liberty to publish what others have written. But I have been editing these posts (lightly) with intelligibility in mind.