I mourn the loss of your friendship. I mourn that we have reached such a polarized
time in our nation that we divorce ourselves from people who think
differently. I do not see myself as an
evil man. I see myself as a man seeking
truth, facts, reality and when what I once believed conflicts with the truth I
am willing to abandon my beliefs. Santa
Claus is not real. Women should be able
to make reproductive decisions for themselves and not follow the rules made by
old white men. The earth is round, it is
billions of years old, we orbit the sun, evolution is a fact, all humans merit
love and respect regardless of gender, race, sexual identity, ethnicity,
country of origin, and religious belief.
We shall be judged on how we treat the neediest among us, not the
richest. We shall be judged by what we
inflict on the only planet we have. We
should build bridges, not walls.
I know those positions are a minority perspective in Texas,
but they are not a minority perspective nationally or internationally. And I believe tolerance is much more powerful
than judgement, listening is more powerful than preaching. So yes, my friend. I am a liberal. I may be the only liberal you know. And though you took offense when I asked what
religious beliefs could support a verified racist, adulterer, sexual predator,
liar, and misogynist I was simply seeking to understand how a person of faith could
support such a man. Sad that you saw
that as an insult. Sad that you chose
not to give me insight. Sadder still
that rather than seek to understand my perspective you have chosen to run from
me.
I mourn the loss of your friendship.
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