I leave for vacation and the editorial board of The Oregonian – never known for their soft touch – joins the Oregon Christian Coalition – never known for their compassion – in calling for the recall of the four Multnomah County Commissioners who support gay marriage. Then Lonnie Roberts – never known for his legislative or executive prowess – could just run the county himself. Strange days indeed.
Is there any kind of public referendum that could be used to recall the editorial board of The Oregonian? We could start small and just recall David Reinhard. Would anyone really miss him? In his place we could put Darcelle, Portland’s famous drag queen. Darcelle is much nicer than Reinhard, more articulate, a better dancer (I’m just guessing on this part), and a lot more compassionate. I’d read Darcelle’s column any day.
Praising the flock of conservative ministers who have joined the recall effort, Reinhard writes:
Yes, the ministers are mixing politics and religion, but they have no choice. And, as Desmond Tutu says, "Who's to say religion and politics don't mix? Whose Bible are they reading anyway?"
Is that the same Bishop Tutu who fought apartheid and supports gay rights? I’m pretty sure it is. Tutu might argue that Reinhard missed out on too many Sunday school classes (or just attended them at churches that historically supported racism, sexism, and homophobia).
As a seminarian, I’m pretty sure The Oregonian joining forces with the Oregon Christian Coalition (whose motto is “God loves everyone but you”) is a sign of something really bad to come.