Every once in a while, a response comes along that is so good (or important) that it needs to be shared, even if the original document to which it is responding wasn't on the radar screen. We have one here.
In this blog post by Frank Turk (on the Pyromaniacs blog, which I recommend you follow on a regular basis), he responds to an op-ed in the USA Today newspaper early last week. The piece, by Kirsten Powers, is important only because so many people read USA Today. (USA Today intentionally writes its stories at the 6th-grade to 7th-grade reading level...that should say something about its value, but that's another story.)
If you want to read the article first, it is right here. The article is called, "Hypocrisy shrouds the gay marriage debate." It is a great example of shallow thinking and how to use emotional manipulation and ad hominem attacks to deflect people away from actual thought. (And people wonder why the print media has fallen on such hard times?)
If you've heard folks throwing around ideas about what's wrong with Christians who oppose gay marriage, and known the arguments were hollow, but you weren't sure how to answer them cogently, then read Powers' article followed by Turk's response.
It is amazing what a little clear thinking can produce, if we try it.
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