By Jennifer Roback Morse August 01, 2024 at The Federalist
The opening ceremonies of the Paris Olympics were deeply offensive to Christians around the world. Numerous people from across the denominational spectrum have described this event as blasphemous and even demonic.
However, I would like to say something to the non-Christians who may be uneasy about the opening ceremonies but cannot quite explain why. Perhaps the opening ceremony bothers you, but you’re not quite ready to align yourself with its Christian critics.
Let me help you with this. The group of people who created this spectacle betrayed the trust that was placed in them. They were given responsibility for an event that should have honored the athletes and the pursuit of excellence. Instead, they used it to put themselves and their agenda at the center of attention. And their conduct creates doubt about some cherished assumptions of the modern secular world.
Pathological Narcissism on Display
Let’s start by giving a moment’s thought to the athletes. These world-class athletes have spent years preparing for the opportunity to compete in the Olympics. The athletes deserve to be honored for their dedication and pursuit of excellence. Instead, these men and women who are talented and self-disciplined were upstaged by men and women who are neither.
You don’t need to be a Christian to see that something is seriously wrong with this picture.
We’ve all been told that we are supposed to tolerate and even honor the type of people who created this spectacle. Gay people are oppressed victims, after all. They were born this way, after all. There is nothing wrong with being gay, after all.
Can we agree that pathological self-centeredness is not “virtually normal?” Suppose we agree, for the sake of argument, that people are “born gay,” (a point I by no means concede). Can we at least agree that wearing garish costumes is not an inborn, immutable trait? Can we agree that having an irresistible urge to ridicule other people’s beliefs is not generally a sign of good mental health?
Even if we agree that people do not “choose to be gay,” can we agree that these individuals did chose to put on this particularly tasteless display in a wildly inappropriate time and place? They didn’t make “a choice”: They made hundreds of choices over the course of many years that led them to believe what they did was a fine thing to do.
Phony Claims of Inclusion and Regret
About the Ruth Institute
The Ruth Institute is a global non-profit organization, leading an international interfaith coalition to defend the family and build a civilization of love.
Jennifer Roback Morse has a Ph.D. in economics and has taught at Yale and George Mason University. She is the author of The Sexual State and Love and Economics – It Takes a Family to Raise a Village.
To get more information or schedule an interview with Dr. Morse, contact media@ruthinstitute.org.
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