Posted by
KsReaganite on Sunday, September 10, 2006 1:58:38 AM
One of my favorite regular readers, a most delightful lady from South Carolina, made the pertinent observation that my blog posts, while thematically principled, suffered from being occasionally judgmental. I take that observation with good grace and seriousness and will strive to be less harsh in my reflections on others. For it is well said in the Scriptures that we all fall short of the glory of God. I am no exception. Many times in my life I have realized powerfully that 'but for the Grace of God, there go I'.
I hope my readers understand that while often rhetoric blurs the line, my contention is with the deeds of others, not the others as human beings. The fundamental dignity of the human being is a gift granted by the Creator at the inception of life and nothing can take that away. Hence, like true conservatives I do subscribe to the notion that basic respect due to human dignity is immanent regardless of a person's state or status...born or unborn, white or black, woman or man, saint or sinner. Those whose dishonesty, silence, and foul deeds harm others are not worthy of respect as good people...but they are still human beings and children of God and thus entitled to that basic dignity. As a conservative and a man of faith, I cannot believe otherwise.