{"id":2317494,"date":"2024-08-01T12:38:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-01T16:38:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-non-christians-should-care-about-the-olympics-drag-show\/"},"modified":"2024-08-01T12:41:07","modified_gmt":"2024-08-01T16:41:07","slug":"why-non-christians-should-care-about-the-olympics-drag-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-non-christians-should-care-about-the-olympics-drag-show\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Non-Christians Should Care About The Olympics Drag Show"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwhy-non-christians-should-care-about-the-olympics-drag-show%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2317494&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jill-biden-will-represent-the-united-states-at-the-tokyo-olympics-take-diplomatic-meetings\/\" title=\"Jill Biden Will Represent The United States At The Tokyo Olympics, Take Diplomatic Meetings\">opening ceremonies<\/a> of the Paris Olympics have been criticized by\u2062 many, particularly \u200camong Christians, who have labeled the event \u200bas blasphemous and offensive. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/arizona-education-department-tells-parents-to-talk-about-racism-with-3-month-olds\/\" title=\"Arizona Education Department Tells Parents To Talk About Racism With 3-Month-Olds\">author suggests<\/a> \u200dthat even those who\u200b are not religious may feel uneasy about the\u200c ceremony, which appeared to prioritize the organizers&#8217; agenda over the athletes\u2064 it was intended to honor. The focus on self-centeredness, particularly in the depiction of certain individuals and their drastic choices \u200dduring the\u200c event,\u200c is highlighted as problematic. The author argues that the display was not \u200bonly inappropriate but also a betrayal of \u200dthe spirit\u2062 of the Olympics, which is meant to celebrate athletic excellence.<\/p>\n<p>The\u200c alleged intent behind the ceremony, promoted as inclusive by its creators, is questioned.\u200d The author posits that the contributors to\u200b the event must have known it would offend many, and they express skepticism over the sincerity \u2064of subsequent apologies issued \u2062by those involved. The apologies are deemed insincere, suggesting that the creators are more upset \u2064about public backlash rather than the offense caused to a significant number of Christians. The article concludes that those behind the spectacle prioritize their vision for society at the expense of traditional values and the respect owed to athletes.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The opening ceremonies of the Paris Olympics were deeply offensive to Christians around the world. Numerous people from across the denominational spectrum have described this event as blasphemous and even demonic.<\/p>\n<p>However, I would like to say something to the non-Christians who may be uneasy about the opening ceremonies but cannot quite explain why. Perhaps the opening ceremony bothers you, but you&rsquo;re not quite ready to align yourself with its Christian critics.<\/p>\n<p>Let me help you with this. The group of people who created this spectacle betrayed the trust that was placed in them. They were given responsibility for an event that should have honored the athletes and the pursuit of excellence. Instead, they used it to put themselves and their agenda at the center of attention. And their conduct creates doubt about some cherished assumptions of the modern secular world.<\/p>\n<h2>Pathological Narcissism on Display<\/h2>\n<p>Let&rsquo;s start by giving a moment&rsquo;s thought to the athletes. These <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/usa-gymnastics-coach-associated-with-larry-nassar-commits-suicide-right-after-being-charged-for-intercourse-trafficking\/\" title=\"USA Gymnastics Coach ASSOCIATED WITH Larry Nassar Commits Suicide Right after Being Charged For SEX Trafficking\">world-class athletes<\/a> have spent years preparing for the opportunity to compete in the Olympics. The athletes deserve to be honored for their dedication and pursuit of excellence. Instead, these men and women who are talented and self-disciplined were upstaged by men and women who are neither.<\/p>\n<p>You don&rsquo;t need to be a Christian to see that something is seriously wrong with this picture.<\/p>\n<p>We&rsquo;ve all been told that we are supposed to tolerate and even honor the type of people who created this spectacle. Gay people are oppressed victims, after all. They were born this way, after all. There is nothing wrong with being gay, after all.<\/p>\n<p>Can we agree that pathological self-centeredness is not &ldquo;virtually normal?&rdquo; Suppose we agree, for the sake of argument, that people are &ldquo;born gay,&rdquo; (a point I by no means concede). Can we at least agree that wearing garish costumes is not an inborn, immutable trait? Can we agree that having an irresistible urge to ridicule other people&rsquo;s beliefs is not generally a sign of good mental health? &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Even if we agree that people do not &ldquo;choose to be gay,&rdquo; can we agree that these individuals did chose to put on this particularly tasteless display in a wildly inappropriate time and place? They didn&rsquo;t make &ldquo;a choice&rdquo;: They made hundreds of choices over the course of many years that led them to believe what they did was a fine thing to do.<\/p>\n<h2>Phony Claims of Inclusion and Regret<\/h2>\n<p>The artistic &ldquo;genius&rdquo; who created this event claimed he wanted to be &ldquo;inclusive.&rdquo; He expects us to take this claim at face value. He is either delusional about the effects his work would have, or he is lying through his teeth. He knew perfectly well he would offend and disgust many people. He had to have known that even among the people who were not offended for religious reasons, a sizeable number would be bored, turn off their TV, and stop watching the Olympics.<\/p>\n<p>Various individuals and entities associated with the Paris Olympics have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/yale-law-journal-editor-apologizes-for-unwelcoming-culture\/\" title=\"Yale Law Journal Editor Apologizes For \u2018Unwelcoming Culture\u2019\">issued statements<\/a> with varying degrees of &ldquo;explanation&rdquo; and &ldquo;apology.&rdquo; I&rsquo;m not going to attempt to catalogue them. I&rsquo;m not interested, and I will tell you why. Their apologies are phony. These people are not the slightest bit sorry for offending 2.4 billion Christians around the world. They aren&rsquo;t sorry for hogging the stage and detracting from people of authentic achievement.<\/p>\n<p>They are sorry they got caught. They&rsquo;d do the same again if they thought they could get away with it. They feel entitled to do what they want for their own purposes. They have a vision for society. They believe they are entitled to offend and marginalize the people who stand in their way.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Now, it is an interesting question to ask: who is the relevant &ldquo;they&rdquo; here? I make no claim to know exactly who is responsible for the opening ceremonies. But someone chose this particular gay man to be in charge. Someone approved the end product. Someone is issuing these &ldquo;apologies&rdquo; and &ldquo;explanations.&rdquo; I don&rsquo;t know who these people are. But we can make a general statement without fear of contradiction.<\/p>\n<p>Whoever they are, they have the sanction of some very powerful people: the International Olympic Committee, corporate advertisers, and no doubt, the government of France. The self-identified gays and drag queens are a long way from being &ldquo;victims.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<h2>&lsquo;Live and Let Live&rsquo; Is Over<\/h2>\n<p>You may ask, why can&rsquo;t we just live and let live? Why can&rsquo;t we just tolerate each other? I&rsquo;m sorry to have to inform you: the &ldquo;live and let live&rdquo; train left the station a long time ago.<\/p>\n<p>The people who put on this display have the sanction of the global ruling class. This is who they are. What the world witnessed in Paris gives us a glimpse of what they want. This is their plan for you and your family. They think they are entitled to put themselves and their agenda at the center of anything they are in charge of. They are entitled to offend you, and then expect you to go along with the pretense that they didn&rsquo;t really mean it.<\/p>\n<p>Each of us must decide whether this is what we want for ourselves and our families&mdash;and then think, and act, accordingly. You don&rsquo;t have to be a Christian to see that we should stop taking the gay radicals and their handlers at face value.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>      Jennifer Roback Morse Ph.D. is founder and president of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ruthinstitute.org\/\">Ruth Institute<\/a>, an international interfaith coalition to defend the family and build a civilization of love.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The opening ceremonies of the Paris Olympics have been profoundly upsetting to Christians globally, with many from various denominations labeling the event as blasphemous and even demonic. However, I want to address non-Christians who might feel uncomfortable about the ceremonies but struggle to articulate their feelings. You may find aspects of the opening ceremony troubling without fully aligning with its Christian critics.<\/p>\n<p>Let me clarify this for you. The individuals responsible for creating this spectacle have betrayed the trust placed in them. They were tasked with honoring athletes and celebrating excellence but instead chose to focus on themselves and their agenda. Their actions raise questions about some widely held beliefs in our modern secular society.<\/p>\n<p>**Exhibition of Extreme Self-Absorption**<\/p>\n<p>First, let\u2019s consider the athletes involved. These elite competitors have dedicated years to prepare for their Olympic moment and deserve recognition for their hard work and commitment to excellence. Instead, they were overshadowed by individuals who lack similar talent or discipline.<\/p>\n<p>You don\u2019t need to be a Christian to recognize that something is fundamentally wrong here.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve been conditioned to accept and even celebrate those who orchestrated this event, often viewing gay individuals as oppressed victims simply because they are born that way\u2014implying there\u2019s nothing wrong with being gay.<\/p>\n<p>Can we agree that extreme self-centeredness isn\u2019t \u201cvirtually normal\u201d? Even if we entertain the notion that people are \u201cborn gay\u201d (a point I do not concede), can we at least acknowledge that wearing outrageous costumes isn\u2019t an inherent trait? Can we also agree that having a compulsion to mock others\u2019 beliefs typically indicates poor mental health?<\/p>\n<p>Even if we accept that sexual orientation is not a choice, it remains true these individuals made deliberate choices over many years leading up to this tasteless display at an inappropriate time and place.<\/p>\n<p>**Insincere Claims of Inclusion**<\/p>\n<p>The so-called artistic &#8220;genius&#8221; behind this event claimed his intention was inclusivity, expecting us all to believe him without question. He must either be deluded regarding his work&#8217;s impact or intentionally misleading us; he surely knew he would offend many people. Even among those not offended on religious grounds, many would likely tune out or stop watching due to boredom.<\/p>\n<p>Various parties connected with the Paris Olympics have issued statements attempting explanations or apologies; however, I won\u2019t delve into them because they seem insincere. These individuals show no genuine remorse for offending 2.4 billion Christians worldwide nor for detracting from true achievements by hogging attention on themselves.<\/p>\n<p>They regret getting caught rather than feeling sorry about their actions; given half a chance again, they&#8217;d repeat it without hesitation since they feel entitled enough already\u2014believing they can impose their vision upon society while marginalizing those who oppose them.<\/p>\n<p>Now one might wonder: who exactly is &#8220;they&#8221;? While I cannot pinpoint everyone responsible for these opening ceremonies, someone selected this particular individual as director; someone approved what was presented; someone is now issuing these apologies and explanations\u2014I may not know precisely who they are but can assert one thing confidently:<\/p>\n<p>Whoever holds responsibility has backing from powerful entities like the International Olympic Committee, corporate sponsors, and likely even France&#8217;s government itself\u2014the self-identified LGBTQ+ community members involved are far from being mere &#8220;victims.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>**The End of &#8216;Live and Let Live&#8217;**<\/p>\n<p>You might ask why we can&#8217;t simply coexist peacefully? Why can&#8217;t tolerance prevail? Unfortunately, it&#8217;s important you understand: The era of \u201clive and let live\u201d has long passed us by.<\/p>\n<p>Those behind this display operate under approval from global elites\u2014they represent what our world witnessed in Paris\u2014a glimpse into what lies ahead for you and your family if left unchecked. They believe they&#8217;re entitled not only to center themselves within any context they&#8217;re part of but also expect you will overlook any offense taken while pretending it wasn\u2019t intended seriously at all.<\/p>\n<p>Each person must decide whether such an outlook aligns with what they desire for themselves or their families\u2014and then think critically about how best to respond accordingly moving forward\u2014you don\u2019t need religious conviction alone in order recognize it&#8217;s time we stop taking radical LGBTQ+ activists at face value<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3336,"featured_media":2317495,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/olympics-drag-show.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[546],"tags":[36879,12351,5331,36880,4825],"class_list":["post-2317494","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-federalist","tag-drag-show","tag-inclusivity","tag-lgbtq","tag-non-christians","tag-olympics"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/olympics-drag-show.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2317494","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3336"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2317494"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2317494\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2317495"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2317494"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2317494"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2317494"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}