The Christian Today website recently posted an article titled Milo Yiannopoulos pushes back against LGBT ideology by Conor Ryan. Before getting into the article, for those of you who may be unfamiliar with Milo, a little background is probably essential to what follows. Mr. Yiannopoulos is a homosexual Catholic who has embraced extreme right-wing politics and causes and enjoys the same kind of in-your-face confrontational advocacy practiced by the late Charlie Kirk. Like Mr. Kirk (and many other of the voices of modern conservatism), Milo is a college dropout who never completed a formal education. Ten years ago, he participated in the Gamergate harassment campaign against female video gamers. Mr. Yiannopoulos was employed by the notorious right-wing Breitbart News - resigning after he appeared to advocate for male homosexual pedophilia (which also resulted in being disinvited to CPAC).
Now, with that background in hand, we are prepared to explore the Conor Ryan article. The premise of the post is that, after a long hiatus (and in the wake of the Charlie Kirk murder), Yiannopoulos has decided to return to his role as right-wing flame thrower and antagonist of those nasty progressives. Mr. Ryan wrote: "As an intelligent and talented conservative provocateur he could stir up the left like no one else could. This is partly because he had the wit and sharp mind to quickly tear apart weak arguments in a way that is amusing and persuasive but also because he didn't fit the usual stereotype of a conservative activist. Milo was a flamboyant homosexual who lived a hedonistic lifestyle and yet was politically right-wing." Imagine that - advocating for those good old traditional family values while living the life of a Bohemian! Can you say, "hypocrite"? This reminds me of the Pharisees of old who were quite willing to impose burdens on folks which they weren't willing to expend an ounce of their own effort toward fulfilling!
Ryan continued: "Never one to shy away from controversy Milo has now recently started doing news interviews again and announced to the world that he has said goodbye to his previous homosexual lifestyle. He is now practicing a celibate lifestyle and has broken off what he now regards as a fake marriage to a male partner. When I saw Milo speak in Adelaide at the end of 2017 I wrote an article then talking about how Milo was a walking contradiction. A man who was simultaneously an outspoken Catholic conservative but also a very open homosexual. But it appears that he has now bridged that gap between his professed beliefs and his way of life, taking his faith much more seriously and embracing a more moral lifestyle." So, Milo has seen the error of his ways and is ready to assume the mantel of moral leadership of conservative Christendom? Excuse me if I'm a little skeptical about his "conversion."
Ryan went on to observe: "One thing that I have always admired about Milo is that he holds his convictions firm, speaks his mind and doesn't care what anyone thinks about it. In an age when the progressive LGBT movement is shoving its ideology down our throats and trying to silence and shame those who disagree, men with a backbone like Milo are needed." Excuse me, who is trying to silence and shame who? LGBTQ folks have been subjected to shaming, violence, and voicelessness for centuries! Moreover, I'm thinking that it is just a little rich that these so-called Christian voices are screaming persecution for being called on the carpet for their overt cruelty, self-righteousness, and blatant hypocrisy! They scream intolerance by those who have the nerve to critique their own intolerance and easy condemnation of LGBTQ folks! Yes, that is just a little too rich for me!
Mr. Ryan continued: "And why can't we just speak plainly about homosexuality like Milo does? It seems that Christians have become so grey on this particular subject. There is nothing grey about what the Bible says about it though. It says that is it an abomination and uses this particular sin as a prominent example of a society that has rejected God and His plainly revealed truth. God created man and woman to come together in a committed union in which healthy children can be raised. This is wholesome, good and beautiful and homosexuality is a perversion of this." So, let me make sure that I have this right. Speaking plainly about homosexuality involves calling it an abomination and the folks who engage in such behavior perverts? Speaking plainly about homosexuality involves an unambiguous damnation of gay folks and perpetuating disproven stereotypes about that community? Ryan went on to say that those nasty progressive Christians aren't really advocating for tolerance, compassion, and empathy. According to him, they are just cowards - too afraid to stand up for good old Christian morals! Apparently, these folks need to hear that they are sinners of the worst kind, and that heterosexuals reflect God's morality. Gag me with a spoon!
Sorry, I'm not going to "Thank God for people like Milo." In a world full of demagogues and haters, we don't need yet another one! As I've said in times past, we already have enough folks who are actively trying to "own (provoke) the libs!" God bless all of those folks who are preoccupied with the logs in their own eyes and are too busy to worry about the sawdust in their neighbor's eye!
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