"Progressive" Christians imply that acceptance of others should mean acceptance of their sins as OK. This dissolution of moral standards never stops at mere tolerance, the goal is acceptance, and then enforcement, legalization, and *promotion*.
That is, ultimately, the societal goal is to make the sin inverted - it should ultimately be accepted by society as a whole to be virtuous to engage in the sin - perhaps it even makes one special, unique, better than those who don't engage in it.
So, starting at the beginning, a church must be firm in its goals. It may accept the sinner, as a wayward brother, but it must always be at the forefront that the sinner should be expected to repent, to work on changing their sin. The community should in no-way be ashamed in acknowledging a sinful behavior as wrong and destructive.
That is, a Christian community accepts the sinner - welcomes them - insofar is they desire to help the sinner reform out of true charity.
"Political correctness" in this regard is severely harmful, insidious, deceitful, and fundamentally seeks to undermine the health of the community.
"This dissolution of moral standards never stops at mere tolerance"
ReplyDeleteTo see how this works, simply look at how people who advocate 'tolerance' usually only selectively apply it. They tolerate the things they actually think are good or harmless. *If* one believes x, y, or z is harmless, then of course tolerance is fine.
If one actually thinks it's bad, then tolerance doesn't make any sense. Even if one believes the government ought to tolerate various kinds of speech, say (to protect from tyranny), that doesn't mean individuals or non-governmental groups ought to.