Most quiet
Christians are just like you:
We need to talk. Those of you crowding around Christians in
the aftermath of President Trump and the Republican's celebration of skewering
health care. Those of you once again blaming every person who voted for Trump
in the election for every last decision made. Those of you begging to see some
compassion from the Christians who swear Jesus is the answer.
It's there. The tears, anger, and frustration are there. The
sadness and empathy are being poured out to those most strongly affected. Not
all, mind you, but many of the real Christians are quiet. They cry in privacy,
because it is their job to be strong. To put on a brave face. To stay civil because
really, what can I change by getting angry, or outraged, on the internet?
Many of these quiet Christians are white. Many voted for
Trump. And they know if their opinion gets voiced, they will be shot down for
the color of their skin, and the company they keep. They will not be given a
fair shake, not on the internet. They will not be heard, they know it, why
bother saying anything in the middle of an arena you won't be heard in…one
where the microphone has been turned off?
Many of these quiet Christians are breathing a temporary
sigh of relief as premiums they absolutely can't afford get lifted. Temporary,
because they aren't realizing that without those premiums, there is no care.
Eventually, they'll need that care and it will be a slap in the face when they
can't afford it. Some of these quiet Christians are too busy trying to put food
on the table right now to worry about
that. Forgive them their silence. Forgive them their ignorance. They are poor,
and tired, and relieved for the
moment.
Many of these quiet Christians are not ignorant nor are they
poor, and they angry. They have been pregnant. They have had post-partum
depression, they have had so-called pre-existing conditions same as you. They
are in the same boat as you. But they remain quiet, for they do not have the
job of chronicling their life. This is their problem to deal with. Why force
their issues upon others?
Many of these quiet Christians aren't Christian at all.
These Christians owe their great wealth and being to material overlords. These
Christians have forgotten the face of their Father in Heaven. You watched their
overlords celebrate today, and those overlords have bigger, more powerful
people keeping them fed. These quiet Christians are not the same as those
mentioned above. Their god is not most quiet Christians' god.
