By: Jason G

Jason G — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 22:25:17 +0000

I agree with almost all your points. I agree that there are many ultra liberals whose faith in their ideology is just as extreme and closed-minded as many evangelical Christians’. I also fully agree that many of these liberals have an “anti-Christian prejudice, [especially] as it relates to creationism, [and which] can be as harsh as any racism and is often as illogical.”
However, although an important tenet of their faith, I would not say that strength of diversity is the fundamentalist liberal equivalent of creationism to the fundamentalist Christian. And, more importantly, while I do believe that diversity has and can often create problems, difficulty, and conflict– and that it’s naive to think otherwise– I believe it is equally extreme and simplistic to say that “Common sense… tells us that racial, ethnic, religious, and cultural diversity creates friction everywhere it exists.”
I also personally believe (and I am no ultra leftist) that if a nation or other group can overcome and work through the difficulty and conflict of its diversity, while still maintaining its diversity, it is absolutely better for the wear. I have seen examples of this many times.
-Still a huge and grateful fan.

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