World Vision decided to hire people in a same sex marriage. And now people are dropping their child sponsorships in protest.
Um, what?
World Vision decides to no longer discriminate, much like every other company in North America, and now Christians (or those who oppose gay marriage and/or homosexuals in general) are dropping their child sponsorships to make a point.
So the child that had no say to be born poor and underprivileged, is now the bottom line of a point people are trying to make.
I think this is a horrible injustice. And that's putting it mildly. I am not sure people are thinking this through very well. Or at all.
Let's follow this logic:
A company/mission/non profit etc decided not to discriminate against a group of people. Adult people. And then we, other adults, decide to make a point by dropping a hungry child's sponsorship. Target hires gay people- do you shop there? How about Walmart? Quicktrip? The Longhorns franchise owner, the nail salon, the Super Cuts- do you frequent those places? How about the brands you buy? Do the owners of those companies hire homosexuals? Probably. How about the movie you just watched, or that show you watch weekly on TV. Did the creator/producer hire gay people? Are those gay people married? The post office hires gay people, are you going to stop buying stamps or shipping packages? Do I need to check the sexual preference of every waiter or cashier before I eat or make my purchase?
You can't possibly police everyone, everywhere, every second and only interact with those who you feel stand on Biblical principles (or your interpretation thereof). Gay marriage aside, you'd have to find out if any of them are drunkards, or liars, or gamblers, or have a temper, etc.
And if your reason for targeting World Vision is because they are a Christian organization, I'm honestly not sure where that fits in your equation. The reason you would sponsor a child, is so that they can grow and flourish and not go to bed so hungry they can't sleep. It's so they can go to school, and have a future. It's so they won't die of diseases that your child will never even be exposed to. It's because they are HUMAN BEINGS and they have sisters and brothers and mothers and fathers. They had NO SAY in being born poor and in a 3rd world country, and we have NO RIGHT to make them a political point.
NONE.
And if you're trying to soothe your conscience with signing up with another agency to sponsor a child, unless you are able to continue to sponsor the same child, the child you dump to make your point will be hungry next month.
If you want to only deal with companies that do not hire homosexuals, that's your call. I don't think you can actually do it, but you could try. That's not really my point today. My point to day is help you think through this a bit and not have a knee jerk reaction. So that children wont suffer just because you have an issue with World Vision hiring same sex couples. Children do not deserve to be hungry just so you can make a point.
I did see a movement on Twitter to call World Vision and ask specifically to pick up a child that has been dropped in this fall out. I think that's excellent. I'm including the link in case you are so inclined. Click HERE
***Note: I do not wish to argue about gay rights, or gay marriage, or any other aspect of homosexuality. That is not the point of this blog post. I will not engage on those topics.
Also? I am very passionate, especially about things related to children. That passion comes often comes off as anger or heat. Please keep that in mind when you read this, and try to hear my heart and not judge this post on semantics.
