Charles Blow gets it absolutely correct
when he writes
Start with this fact: The truest measure of a man, indeed of a person, is not whom he lies down with but what he stands up for. If we must be judged, let it be in this way. And when we fall short, as we sometimes will, because humanity is fallible, let us greet each other with compassion and encouragement rather than ridicule and resentment.The words above were appear in a column titled Real MEn and Pink Suites, written in response to the brouhaha over the noxious Superbowl tweets by Roland Martin of CNN. It is a column you should read, about which I note:
1. Martin plans to meet with GLAAD, which may represent progress
2. Blow acknowledges that Martin is prone to jokes
3. Regardless of what he - and CNN - may choose to say now, Martin is on record as being opposed to homosexual behavior: Blow offers this paragraph about a 2006 post on Martin's website:
In it, he criticized the Rev. Al Sharpton for appealing to black churches “to become more accepting and embracing of homosexuality.” Martin wrote that gays and lesbians “are engaged, in the eyes of the church, in sinful behavior.” Furthermore, he said, “My wife, an ordained Baptist minister for 20 years, has counseled many men and women to walk away from the gay lifestyle, and to live a chaste life.” And he compared homosexuals to adulterers, disobedient children, alcoholics and thieves.)Please keep reading