An insightful correspondent noted something peculiar about the charges against the Australian evangelicals that I wrote about yesterday. They were guilty of an offending statement, which he tinkered around with, substituting words like Bible for words like Koran, and Christ Church for things like Islam. What we find is some compelling evidence of some home-grown Palouse-style hatred.
Here is the Australian “offending statement” with substitutions marked in bold.
“The offending statement included the view that the Bible promotes violence and killing; that Christ Church members lie; and that Christ Church intends to take over Moscow and declare it a Christian town.”
So then, my correspondent wonders, since this is exactly what the Intoleristas “have been saying regarding Christ Church, then if we were in Australia, then could/would the Intoleristas be put into jail for violation of the ‘Racial and Religious Tolerance Act?’ Yes, they should be based on the law and the case precedent we have just seen.”
Of course, this is simply an argument exposing why the law is hideous, and not an argument for putting Intoleristas in jail. They whoop for tolerance, and extend their variegated forms of slavery everywhere. We preach that Jesus Christ is the only way to find peace with God (as well as reconciliation with others), which is a narrow and focused gospel. And by means of that narrow gospel, the Christian faith has brought liberty of conscience to the world.