tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6215077578479252542.post2245395550624474417..comments2024-03-15T17:06:31.642-05:00Comments on The Piety That Lies Between: A Progressive Christian Perspective: The Gay AgendaEric Reitanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06135739290199272992noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6215077578479252542.post-87666342572523430542014-01-25T12:04:15.475-06:002014-01-25T12:04:15.475-06:00Jarod: Some excellent questions. I wish I had exce...Jarod: Some excellent questions. I wish I had excellent answers. One reason to struggle to achieve more compassionate, empathetic, and accepting societies is precisely because of the hardship faced by those who find that they cannot with integrity conform to the demands of rigid social expectations in societies lacking compassion, empathy, and acceptance. None of the options that the individual confronts is a good one, and it becomes a matter of choosing the lesser evil--which won't be the same for everyone, I think. Eric Reitanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06135739290199272992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6215077578479252542.post-91161067307028174522014-01-24T09:24:19.549-06:002014-01-24T09:24:19.549-06:00Thank you, that gave me a bit of a giggle. :)
Can...Thank you, that gave me a bit of a giggle. :)<br /><br />Can I ask you opinion on matter related to the serious issue of identity and agenda?<br /><br />A fundamental part of your philosophy seems to involve engaging with other people, stepping into their shoes, etc. How does this stack up against an emotional need or moral obligation to resist injustice? For instance, let's say you've got a lesbian, nudist, Muslim, trans* woman living in the conservative heart of Saudi Arabia. That's only five descriptors and already she's possibly going to feel like the most isolated person on the face of the earth, and all without her identifying in a way that a progressive liberal would find immoral. Simply saying that people shouldn't regard her with prejudice doesn't tell *her* much about how to live the good life.<br /><br />And there are so many other descriptors we could tack on besides those five. So let's go even further. Suppose we could identify the one person on earth who would be most *unjustly* reviled if they were completely transparent about who they are.<br /><br />How much should this person conform in order to satisfy the need to engage with other people, or how much should they resist the injustice of how people would see them if they were transparent? Or is the right alternative a third way in which they establish a false identity and engage with others by way of roleplaying?Jarodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10657747266291733478noreply@blogger.com