Humanism in Christian Clothing
I find myself more and more baffled by some of the things that I see posted on social media and how it seems to connect with so many. I saw a post that quoted a pastor that said, "When your spirituality denies someone's humanity, it isn't spirituality, it's hatred wrapped up in religiosity." The post attributes this to Mark Sandlin. I don't know this pastor, if he really said it, or what the context was surrounding the quote. However, it would seem reasonable to assume that the individual posting the quote was implying that if your spirituality leads you to conclude that homosexuality, transgenderism, or any other LGTBQ+ issue is sin, and you don't think it is the public schools job to normalize this, then you are denying someone's humanity, thus your spirituality is really not spirituality... it is hatred wrapped in religiosity. This is a really odd statement for several reasons. 1. What makes something spiritual? Who defines what this is? Is