Wal~mart Partner

WOW! I know the head of this decision was not a life time resident of Northwest Arkansas. Discrimination has never been apart of what Sam intended for Wal~mart. His family entertains a variety of people and gives attention to others. I spent a few afternoon or weekend hours with his grandkids. Those boys were always respectful of their friends toys, and they weren't cocky about having money. When I returned inmy first year at Cottey, Helen gave me a hug with words of encouragement for living with Carly. This wasn't about hate or differences, but to love and learn the commonalities. She said I could be strong in my faith and strong in my love for Carly. Living this advice has been one of the best growth points to my faith. Even if something is wrong that doesn't mean I should prevent another from their choices.
So with this new Wal~mart decision, I'm thankful that a stand can be made to show non-hate. However, I'm not thrilled that some other discrimination can occur. I don't think that someone should have their product selected for sale just because it is from a certain group. The decision shouldn't be based on if the person is a purple-people eater, but on the merits of the products.
Overall, I'm glad for this decision for Wal~mart. I hope that I don't get lots of emails in my box from people suggesting a Wal~mart boycott. Clearly, I'll just laugh at think.
To Ponder On: Is this the way I would have felt 12 years ago? or more precisely, how would I feel if I didn't love some lesbians? Do I believe this is biblical and what Jesus would want me to believe?