A Stitch in Haste

One of my favorite "I'm not a bigot" bigots is Boston Globe columnist Jeff Jacoby. I've critiqued his (non-)bigotry before.

Now he wants to prove how not-a-bigot he is regarding gay adoption:

In psychology, "projection" occurs when someone attributes to others his own unpleasant beliefs or motivations. It is projection, for instance, when a liar assumes that everyone he deals with is dishonest, or when a man tempted by adultery accuses his spouse of planning to deceive him. Projection occurs in the public arena as well, as when supporters of racial preferences label "racist" those who believe the law should be strictly colorblind.

A fresh example of projection arrived the other day by way of a news release from the Human Rights Campaign, one of the nation's largest gay and lesbian political organizations [via a press release] headlined "Boston Catholic Charities Puts Ugly Political Agenda Before Child Welfare," and a more perfect illustration of psychological projection would be hard to imagine.

So when gays dare to get uppity about being summarily dismissed as deviant perverts inarguably unqualified to raise children, we're "projecting," on a par with liars, adulterers and racists. And Jacoby is of course not a bigot for suggesting (projecting?) as much.

More:

Catholic Charities of Boston had announced that it was being forced to shut down its highly regarded adoption services, since it could not in good conscience comply with the government's demand that it place children for adoption with homosexual couples.

This is patently false. Catholic Charities is perfectly willing to place children with gay couples. Its board of trustees voted unanimously, 42-0, to reiterate that position. Eight members of the board resigned in protest over the "no gays need apply" announcement.

Catholic Charities is not being shut down by the government. Catholic Charities is not being shut down by its own "good conscience."

Catholic Charities is being shut down by Massachusetts' four Catholic bishops, who are acting against the very wishes of the organization itself.

And who are, of course, not bigots.

As the saying goes: You are entitled to your own opinion. You are not entitled to your own facts.

Those who, like Jacoby, believe otherwise are just projecting.

ADDENDUM: And for those who think that Jacoby is too mild of a not-a-bigot, be sure to check out the wasabi version, Mike S. Adams, who is selecting a new religion based solely on how much it hates gays. But of course he's not a bigot either.