Last Friday, a very unlikely source commented on the “evils” of the transgender community and the importance of protecting the “sanctity” of marriage. After sitting down for an interview with radio host Charlamagne Tha God, Waka Flocka expressed his issues with the transgender community, particularly with Caitlyn Jenner.
In the interview he said, “They don’t market families and husbands and wives no more, they marketing young girls, you know what I’m saying, transgenders, they marketing evil man. It’s really evil dog.” Hmmm. This statement comes from a man who creates music that frequently exploits women, glorifies the so-called “trap life”, and never has any religious association. The rapper even went so far as to call out Jenner for rebuking God’s will: “You are who you are when God made you, not who you became after he did. That’s how I feel. You rebuking God, man.”
There are several things wrong with Waka Flocka’s statements, and they are indicative of a wider problem in our society—why are Christians so obsessed with the LGBTQ community? Most are familiar with the Kentucky clerk, Kim Davis, who was released from jail after refusing to issue marriage licenses to gay couples. According to a petition she intends to bring to the Supreme Court, “She holds an undisputed sincerely-held religious belief that marriage is a union between a man and a woman, only.” Davis’ religious preferences did not however stop her from engaging in four marriages.
It seems that the LGBTQ community is often the favorite scapegoat of Christians about the “evils” of our society, while other “transgressions” are ignored or swept under the rug.
Mike Huckabee stood beside the Duggar family after reports that Josh Duggar molested his sisters surfaced. He argued that they are a good Christian family being exploited by liberals and the media. Huckabee has also openly supported Kim Davis’ decision, and even gone so far as to quote Martin Luther King in saying that the law is unjust and “that an unjust law is no law at all.”
Where is the backlash for politicians who engage in extramarital affairs? The Bible frequently speaks about giving to the poor, yet according to the National Student Campaign Against Hunger and Homelessness, more than 3.5 million people in the U.S. will experience homelessness each year. Yet there is no widespread outrage about helping those in need.
I am not, by any means, saying that people are not entitled to an opinion. And I am certainly not saying that one must be perfect in order to possess an opinion. However, I am reminded of the phrase, “People who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones.”
In the Bible, Matthew 5:7 states, “Hypocrite! First get rid of the log in your own eye; then you will see well enough to deal with the speck in your friend’s eye.” Fornication and drunkenness are also sins, according to the Bible, yet they are both very legal and prominent features of our society.