LETTER: Morality should be absolute

Editor,

The recent letters on homosexuality have been very telling. Liberals want diversity as long as it’s diversity they agree with. If you disagree with them, there is typically more name calling than any real discussion. If you disagree with their views on gender roles, you’re a sexist. If you disagree with their views on bilingual classrooms, you’re a racist. And of course, if you disagree with homosexuality, you’re homophobic. We should stop using derogatory language to silence people into acceptance of political or social views. On Oct. 17, there was a letter stating people should never bring up an LDS mission in a classroom because others might not want to know about it.

I never served a mission, but should I not bring up any of my military experiences because somebody doesn’t like the military? I think that anything that is relevant to a discussion should be talked about openly and we shouldn’t worry so much about it not being the right kind of diversity. Having said that, I’d like to explain my (and I think many others’) position on homosexuality. I think homosexuality is wrong because of specific and explicit revelations on the matter. No amount of name-calling or public opinion is going to change the basic fact that homosexuality is contrary to the commandments of God. This does not mean I have an exaggerated, inexplicable and illogical fear of homosexuals as the term homophobia states. It simply means I have a different perspective than those that disagree with me.

Many will say I have no right to make social decisions based on religion. They argue that we don’t know if God exists so we need to take morality out of our decisions. Hitler and Stalin would agree. History has shown that when you remove God from public life and say there are no absolute values, those nations tend to allow atrocities to happen that may not have occurred if the citizens’ view on morality were a little more absolute. So before you dismiss the opinions of those that believe in absolute morality, consider the alternative.

Matthew Jones