Starting Sunday at church, I heard people spout multiple “cures” for our problem with mass shootings and hate crimes in the US. Many church people are saying, “lets build more churches, get kids in church.” Bloggers are Facebook posters (myself included) are spreading anti-hate photos and sentiments. Politicians: tighten gun controls for mentally ill people who are inclined to violence. More surveillance of suspected terrorists. I mostly agree with these sentiments, and none are a BAD idea.

But this is what busts my butt at the moment:  MANY of the bloggers, politicians, and commentators this week have been vocally anti-gay up to the day of the Orlando shooting. Now they are promoting anti-hate agendas. Huh what? Weren’t you hateful of gays last week? What was YOUR response to the Supreme Court decision legalizing gay marriage? And now you are promoting anti-hate because it makes you seem caring?

And speaking of hate, weren’t you also bashing all people of Muslim faith last week? Maybe you agreed with Trump that all Muslims (and others) should be banned from the US? And you are promoting anti-hate messages and icons in response to Orlando?

The irony is that you are right–hate is the underlying cause. Yet your hate is some of the most severe I have ever heard. And using Scripture to justify your hate? Pathetic. Unless you confront your own hate, and work to be “the change you want to see in the world” you have no right to suddenly promote your anti-hate, phony, hypocritical messages. Let it begin with you.