By Carolyn Martin (CHEC Director of Government Relations)
Silencing Opposition
There is a haunting, raw cover of Simon & Garfunkel’s song The Sound of Silence that expresses so vividly how “silence, like a cancer, grows” and produces “wells of silence” that leave the people bowing to the emptiness. Today, truth is being painted over and labeled as a conspiracy theory leaving the words of truth falling like “silent raindrops” into nothingness.
Over the past few years, the silencing of certain narratives has led to a radical shift in our culture. All in the name of tolerance and acceptance of the multitude of anti-god dogmas. In the past month, the majority in the House have used several rules, long reserved for dire situations, to silence the minority. Words of truth are disparaged and called hateful, racist, or transphobic. Lies, on the other hand, are heralded and celebrated. Just watch or listen in on the General Assembly and you will see what I mean.