Posted by
The Secular Conservative on Thursday, December 14, 2006 9:09:26 PM
We all know that liberals are not critical thinkers. They hold positions because they feel good, not because they are proven effective or make logical sense based on some foundational principles. Often the position they take on one issue contradicts the stand they take on another. Today, I came up with a new example: equality and representation of the minority doesn’t apply to religious speech.
Let me explain: When we balance multiculturalism, equality of outcome, and representation of the minority, liberals give us answers based on pure statistics. For example, if a school’s population of white children is disproportionately high, liberals cry foul and demand that more blacks, Hispanics, and Asians be bused in to “balance” the schools ethnic mix. According to this report, the U.S. population is made up of 80.3% white, 12.1% black, and 2.8% Asian. The most recent real-world example, pointed out by USA Today and highlighted by Michael Medved, notes that only 13% of astronauts are minority, while the minority population in the U.S. is 30%. The obvious implication is that NASA is not giving minorities enough of an opportunity. Clearly a sign of discrimination, if you believe liberals.
So here’s the point: liberals contradict this basic “representation” principle when it comes to religious speech. According to this poll, 96% of Americans celebrate Christmas, 5% celebrate Hanukkah, and 2% celebrate Kwanzaa. According to liberals who are fighting the unofficial war on Christmas, other religions should be given equal representation in “holiday” displays, because some may be offended by a display that only uses Christmas decorations.
But, using the precendent based on race, shouldn't all religions be given ONLY proportional representation? In other words, for every 10 Christmas decorations, 5 Hanukkah decorations and 2 Kwanzaa decorations should also be displayed. If liberals were at all consistent with their principles, they would either drop their repeated citation of racial statistics in everything from schools to astronauts, or they would apply the same principle to the display of religious decorations at Christmas time.
-tsc