Normally, I hear all sorts of stuff from my peers about how much Indiana is awful. Generally speaking, I've come to find Indiana beautiful in many ways, though. I mean, the scenery is gorgeous, the people are great, and my hometown is awesome! And we have some pretty awesome things! Like Connor Prairie, Indiana State Museum, all sorts of cool things. I guess it's the constant angst against Indiana and its people I have a problem with. In a lot of ways, it's people not taking into consideration other peoples' love for their surroundings. Lately, though, it's been really hard to like Indiana.
Yesterday, a bill passed in Indiana that allows business owners to deny service to anyone who they deem "against their religion."
If you remember from the history lessons from 5th grade, that is bad. Why? Because it discriminates. Period.
(To read more about the bill, read here)
There are so many things wrong with this. Like, countless. But, what really hurts my heart is that this bill was conceived, agreed upon, and signed by Christians. By people who are my brothers and sisters of Christ.
Maya Angelou said this amazing thing about humanity.
She says "I am a human being. Nothing human can be alien to me."
Anything any other human being does is not foreign to me. I am capable of that act. No matter how awful. I have it in me to do that thing.
However, reversely, any one act that is so grand and huge and awesome that another person does, I am capable of.
Every time we are hit with this issue of hate in the name of religion, or of fear, or of simple ignorance, has been fought and won.
The slaves being freed from Pharaoh in the Old Testament. Jesus saving the sick and the lame. Discrimination against any followers of Christ. The heinous act of attempting to kill off a whole race and religion of humans. Treating humans like property. Separating colors with separate but "equal" treatment. Not allowing humans to fully express who they are. Stopping people from voting because they are darker than white. The list goes on.
But of every villain, we have a hero.
Moses. Jesus. Churchill. Tubman. Martin Luther King Jr. From political leaders to the religious. From artists to business people. There are always heroes to the villain. And the way history has gone so far is that we fight. We fight we fight we fight. We do not quit. Until we win. Until equality is realized and love is restored.
I am not proud of the choices made by the leaders of this great state. In fact, I am embarrassed and ashamed. However, I am not giving up on my home. I will fight with the best of them. I will make my voice heard.
If you, also, want your voice heard and want to speak up against this bill, no matter where you're from, email Mike Pence here.
If you want your actual physical voice heard, call him to urge him to veto here.
Woo!
Mary Taylor
Yesterday, a bill passed in Indiana that allows business owners to deny service to anyone who they deem "against their religion."
If you remember from the history lessons from 5th grade, that is bad. Why? Because it discriminates. Period.
(To read more about the bill, read here)
There are so many things wrong with this. Like, countless. But, what really hurts my heart is that this bill was conceived, agreed upon, and signed by Christians. By people who are my brothers and sisters of Christ.
Maya Angelou said this amazing thing about humanity.
She says "I am a human being. Nothing human can be alien to me."
Anything any other human being does is not foreign to me. I am capable of that act. No matter how awful. I have it in me to do that thing.
However, reversely, any one act that is so grand and huge and awesome that another person does, I am capable of.
Every time we are hit with this issue of hate in the name of religion, or of fear, or of simple ignorance, has been fought and won.
The slaves being freed from Pharaoh in the Old Testament. Jesus saving the sick and the lame. Discrimination against any followers of Christ. The heinous act of attempting to kill off a whole race and religion of humans. Treating humans like property. Separating colors with separate but "equal" treatment. Not allowing humans to fully express who they are. Stopping people from voting because they are darker than white. The list goes on.
But of every villain, we have a hero.
Moses. Jesus. Churchill. Tubman. Martin Luther King Jr. From political leaders to the religious. From artists to business people. There are always heroes to the villain. And the way history has gone so far is that we fight. We fight we fight we fight. We do not quit. Until we win. Until equality is realized and love is restored.
I am not proud of the choices made by the leaders of this great state. In fact, I am embarrassed and ashamed. However, I am not giving up on my home. I will fight with the best of them. I will make my voice heard.
"Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will
strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous
right hand." --Isaiah 41:10
Love as He loved.
If you, also, want your voice heard and want to speak up against this bill, no matter where you're from, email Mike Pence here.
If you want your actual physical voice heard, call him to urge him to veto here.
Woo!
Mary Taylor
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