The Sensitive Nation

You've heard it before and you'll hear it again: I am offended by that! People have been saying that more and more these days, using that very phrase to dismantle public displays of Christianity, stomping on people's rights to say, "Merry Christmas" or "Happy Hanukkah", not allowing certain types of speech to take form in the work place and much more. Is it true that our "sensitivity" has overtaken our common sense and means to have meaningful and needed debate? I believe it has. It is more believable that people aren't truly offended, but are just not positive about change, or anything that challenges their thinking or way of life. And it is still prevalent in today's society. Many news stories show recent examples of how overly sensitive people have crushed the free rights of others.

Case in point,

Another example of oversensitivity in our country is the outcry of a few who say God is too prevalent in our society. Historical landmarks have been removed and are trying to be removed by those who say they are offended by God. When did they ask if people of faith were offended by their secular beliefs? Not once. Where is the concern for Christian feelings in all of this? No where.

In King County one year, city employees, including bus drivers, were not allowed to say Merry Christmas or Happy Hanukkah. Doesn't that impede on the employees rights to religious freedom? So someone on the bus gets offended. Big deal! There are things said about Christians and Jews that are truly vicious and offensive, but you don't see them trying to stomp on the secularist's first amendment rights.