"Protestants have a special duty to condemn anti-Catholic bigotry" -- Says Chuck Colson
Monday, April 30, 2007
The prominent Protestant social activist Chuck Colson has spoken out against recent bigotry against Catholicism, in relation to the Supreme Court decision to ban partial-birth infanticide.
Imagine the reaction if a cartoonist had suggested this of other religious groups—if they had portrayed justices wearing yarmulkes or holding the Koran. . . . Our Catholic brethren should not have to wait to hear our voices forcefully raised against the bigotry now directed against them . . . We also call on groups that present themselves as the enemies of prejudice to join us as well . . . Are they selective opponents of prejudice? Do they regard anti-Catholicism as an acceptable form of bigotry? . . . All forms of bigotry are vile and must be exposed for what they are: attacks on the very character of a civil society. Apologies are called for.See his article: "The New Anti-Catholic Bigotry", and the excellent links provided at the end of that piece; also a similar article by Colson: "The Last Acceptable Prejudice".
