That much isn’t all that new these days, from the Duck Dynasty brouhaha to the axing of Mozilla CEO Brendan Eich to the skirmishes over forcing, with state power, bakers and florists to participate in same-sex weddings.
What caught my eye in this case, though, is the controversy over glorifying God.
While many are pointing to passages in Cochran’s book about sexuality, much of the furor, especially in online forums, is directed toward another passage, in which Cochran says that his life and work serve the purpose of glorifying God.
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What does it matter, Planned Parenthood wonders, whether the Little Sisters of the Poor have to pay for contraception? It’s just a small amount of money, after all.
Why should that Muslim woman insist on wearing a head-scarf to work, the employer asks? No one else gets to wear hats.
This sort of religious ignorance leads to a quick and easy paving over of consciences in ways that will do damage not only to religious communities but also to the American experiment in liberal democracy itself.
