"During the recent presidential election, we heard Kamala Harris and those on the Left using the word "equity." Equity is not equality. Equity would use government mandates to guarantee equal outcome, not equal opportunity. Equity and its twin sister, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, are innocent-sounding phrases designed to slip Marxist ideology into the thinking of an unsuspecting public. As Christians, our responsibility is to call people to Christ and help them live out their Christianity in the real world. Living out our Christianity means a life of responsibility, not looking for government handouts but working and prospering in a way that we can give a hand up to those in need. We desire the best for the greatest number of people, which is why we must reject the contemporary vision of those on the Left for government-mandated socialist systems in America. The Pilgrims would wholeheartedly agree." - Eddie Hyatt
So, we come to the true purpose of this article. To disparage political opponents and mock what they may believe. More pointedly, to pretend that God is mocking them too. In doing so, Eddie reveals he knows so much less than we even expected. Equity does not guarantee equal outcome. It actually does provide equal opportunity - that's the entire point! The concept of diversity, equity and inclusion is to level the opportunity playing field so that it is fair and equitable. The only people who disagree with this are the people who already are favored by a biased system. This is not "Marxist." That is asinine, right-wing, boogeyman talking points centered around the same lie Eddie just told. That equity is not about opportunity but rather about fixing the outcomes. That is not to say that some may use things like DEI in a corrupt manner but corruption is again central to who we are as sinful beings, not theories of economic and governmental organization. Note here how Eddie demonizes people who are not as fortunate as he is. People who chose to not deceive the church in order to make money. They are spoken of in lowly terms like looking for government handouts. How does Eddie characterize those of our brothers and sisters living in abject poverty in other countries? Are they just not living responsibly? How insulting. It is equally moronic to hold up a people from over 400 years ago as being somehow indicative how things should be today. The Pilgrims still hung women they deemed as witches and made adulterers wear letters sown into their garments for public humiliation. The bottom line here is that things like equality are also in the eyes of the beholder. To the people who have money they think everyone had the same opportunity as they did but that is rarely the truth. So, it is easier to lazily think that people who did not achieve the capitalist dreams of avarice they did must have just preferred to live off the government. Beloved, do not allow political grievance merchants like Eddie Hyatt teach you that you should hate other people. Or teach you that allowing the equality of opportunity is somehow a bad thing. Or teach you that the Pilgrims only thrived because they embraced the God inspired view of a capitalistic society. These are all NAR political talking points that should be anathema to bible believing Christians.
Reverend Anthony Wade - November 30, 2024
