Dispatch from Sodom Northwest
June 18, 2014
HEATHER writes:
In reading your post on Rainbow Tyranny, I thought I might relate some things that my family has recently experienced after moving from Tennessee to Seattle.
Rainbow flags are everywhere. Even the banners on the lightposts that most cities put up for 4th of July and what-not are advertising the gay pride parade. There are also ads for the parade on the outside of the buses in Seattle and even out in suburbs like Bellevue.
At a museum, we needed to feed our one-year-old and let her drink some water. We were told that food and drink were not allowed in the exhibits, so we went out of the exhibit and into a side hall where the elevators and stairs were. However, another museum worker made me throw away the unfinished banana and stop letting her drink because “food and drink are not allowed anywhere in the museum!” When I asked if there was anywhere we could go to let her finish her water, we were told “outside the building.” However, the museum apparently has no problem with homosexuals because we saw several couples holding hands and being touchy-feely who were not reprimanded. Families are undesirable – unless you’re a “gay family.” We have since wondered whether we would have been treated in the same manner if we had been homosexual “partners” with a child. We are already praying for an escape from this modern Sodom.
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Matthew writes:
Hang in there. It can be very difficult in a new city, and the culture shock can be quite acute when moving from a conservative area like Tennessee to a liberal city like Seattle. But there are good people everywhere; you just have to find them. Some of our best friends live in San Francisco and they are a wonderful Catholic family. Our friends have a large extended family of brothers, sisters, and cousins, and the extended family has hundreds of friends and relatives. Once you can get plugged into a network of acquaintances like that, Seattle will feel a lot less alien. If your own family is from Tennessee, Seattle will never be home, as you will miss your friends and relatives. But there are good people there, once you find them life will be a lot easier. The best way I can think of to find those people is to look in church. Also, find a very conservative preschool for your child, the other parents you meet there will be people on your wavelength.
