The reactions of the Leftists above are indicative of their unthinking support for totalitarian control, perhaps even Roger Simon. For Leftist nanny-statists, to express that “one way of life” is better than “another way of life” means, automatically, support for gov’t forced conformity to the better way – for your own good.
When somebody says “smoking is bad”, the Leftists hear, in their inner voice, “it should be illegal”. When any believer speaks the truth about EVERY BELIEVER’s belief: “my belief is better than your different belief”, the Leftist hears, even if unspoken … “so the gov’t should force everybody to my better belief.”
Look at global warming or deep greens or racism or sexism — the Left is happy to use gov’t force to punish those who speak politically INcorrect.
Yglesias is close, and says how tough it is to allow individuals to have important disagreements on belief. Then he goes wrong: “Rubbing everyone’s noses in the precise implications of other people’s beliefs … isn’t really helpful”.
When you read the transcript you find out that it was not Ann, but rather Donny Deutsch who came back again and again, emphasizing and attacking the standard Christian position as if it was terrible.
At heart, the Leftists do not want to allow any believers to speak about their beliefs (except atheists, and Bush-haters). The incredulous offense is combined with the unwillingness to allow Ann to explain.
It is the Left that wants to ‘rub their noses in it’, in a sound bite, anti-Christian, anti-believer way.
Donny’s initial condemnation led him to censor Ann, and not allow any explanation. Kudos to Donny for backing down and allowing Ann to explain, but of course he claimed she was backing down when she didn’t at all.
Ann should have noted more strongly that a) she believes in freedom of religion, so that anybody can disagree, peacefully. while yet affirming b) she wants all Jews, and atheists, to become Christian because this would lead to a better world.
What Ann said: “we just want Jews to be perfected, as they say.”
Danny’s misquote: “your exact words were, “Jews need to be perfected.” Those are the words out of your mouth.”
To the Left, there is no difference between what we want for another person, and what NEEDs to be done, to be forced to happen.
Her friendly offer to take Donny to church, for a peaceful persuasion attempt, is unlikely to be met by any Muslims offering to take a Jew into Mecca for peaceful persuasion.
