Recently, I went to an ice cream place in New Holland, and the owners there were explicitly Christian. They had signs asking people to maintain a modest dress, and if customers were not modestly dressed, to please limit their time at the farm. <\/p>\n
After our visit there, we went into Lancaster city. This happened to be on the day of the Womens Marches around the country. We ate at a cool place and saw some stragglers still holding signs. Within the windows of the cafes and bars, you could see young hipsters who would probably recoil in disgust at the signs found at the Christian ice cream place. <\/p>\n
At the same time, those farmers at the ice cream place probably would have recoiled in disgust at the values articulated on some of the signs being carried around and the alcohol being consumed. <\/p>\n
It struck me that we all live in our own bubbles, and thats OK. We just shouldn't be forcing each other to comply and support our lifestyles. We can engage and try to persuade, but force should be removed from the equation. Maybe we shouldn't force those dairy farmers to pay for birth control with their tax dollars, but maybe we also shouldn't be forcing young urbanites to adhere to a religious practice by forbidding gays to marry, or prohibiting them from smoking marijuana. <\/p>\n
Maybe we should stop using the government as an instrument of force in general and start leaving each other alone to live the lives that we feel are best for ourselves. When you use the government to enforce your beliefs, you are willing to send a man with a gun to enforce them. Perhaps its time to start being a bit more libertarian. <\/p>\n
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