This is the thinking among a whole lot of people, not just "young editors." I understand it is also part of Mr. Reilly's argument. "We can't judge" the behavior of homosexuals, because that would be to acknowledge that there are standards by which our own behavior could be judged and condemned.
“would be to acknowledge that there are standards by which our own behavior could be judged and condemned”
Well that is the trick isn’t it...as long as we aren’t living lives that are given to evil, we just might have the moral and spiritual obligation to speak out about that which is evil?!
Everyone’s life is checkered to a varied degree...but to regain a national moral coherency we have to start somewhere, by repentance and separation from those who advocate sin.
The immoral have no moral basis in which to call those who are morally upright, immoral or even hypocrites. To even call another a hypocrite, one has to be in a morally superior position. The Gays may yell “hypocrite” but they are in no moral position to do so, though another Christian might be, if a brother or sister is erring.
The mistake Christians...Catholic and Protestant have made is to assume that unrepentant Gays have an equally morally upright position with those of Christians. Sure we are to love the ‘sinner’, but they don’t have Christ and their positions must be always seen as morally irrational. They may accuse us of being “condescending” by taking this position, but this is where we must stiffen our resolve and unify together in the faith. Spiritually, we must make our “faces to be as flint stone”! We have the superior spiritual position, though it may be costly to us to be supportive of that position. The living Christ, God in flesh, the cross and the empty tomb...and now our advocate or “defense attorney” before the Father is what we have...! What do they have?
The real issue is, why is one passing the judgement and to what purpose. Life is pleasant with me no longer smoking. It is, it also frees up money for me to spend on some other stuff. People did pass judgement on my smoking habit. In perspective, however, it was a good thing my behavior was considered “wrong”. Were there some people who did it for pride? Sure were. But there were also people who saw how I was limiting my capacities through what I was doing, hurting myself, and they did it out of genuine concern, or proper judgement. Would it be wrong for someone to go around saying who ultimately deserves heaven or hell. Sure, but it’s not wrong to feel worried about someone because you know said person is hurting oneself, cutting oneself off from feeling companionship of the Holy Spirit, or engaged in some narrow-minded belief that limits one’s potential.