Rosy Glow – A New Religion

By

Andrew DeMarco

With the Easter Season upon us, I would like to talk about something I rarely do and that is religion. I consider myself a Non-Practicing Roman Catholic (N.P.R.C.). I think all those years of parochial school took its toll. I still have faith one that I find without all the trappings and ceremony of the Catholic Church and find peace in my own way. Today, however, I would like to talk about a new religion that seems to be gaining ground especially among institutions of higher learning and the supposed intelligentsia of our society and that is the religion of the Woke or Wokeism. Wokeism is being aware of and actively attentive to important societal facts and issues, especially issues of racial and social justice. A favorite tenet of wokeism is changing the way we speak to be more inclusive and supposedly less offensive. Michigan State University just came out with new guidelines on words to avoid and what to use. The list is much too long to fully get into here, but I would like to give you some examples.

A brief portion of Michigan State’s new guide states that in the winter and spring this new religion of woke says to avoid specific references to religion such as merry, Christmas Tree, wreaths, holly, gifts and reindeer to name a few. It also suggests that bunnies, eggs and chicks should be avoided. As I mentioned earlier, wokeism is predicated on the premise of being less offensive but appears to be offending those with Christian beliefs. Although I no longer practice my Catholic faith as I once did I will never forget my Christian roots. These roots have produced strong family bonds and we still as a family gather for these holidays and enjoy one another’s company and it provides a way for me to find peace. I do not denigrate those who practice their religion whether it be  Judaism, Islam, Buddhism or whatever their belief might be, they are probably better people for doing so.

But I digress and I would like to remind all those who choose to practice the religion of woke, that whether they realize it or not they are infringing on my rights to practice my religion as I choose, a right guaranteed by the First Amendment of our Constitution. A right which they too can enjoy even though some will think that their beliefs are way out of whack, you do have every right to believe in whatever you want.

So, with that in mind, I would like to wish all those woke practitioners a Happy Easter and when I gather with my family, we will all enjoy that chocolate Easter Bunny as well as those marshmallow chicks. I would also like to wish you all in advance a very Merry Christmas and I will be thinking of you when we put up our Christmas Tree, decorate the house with wreaths and holly and wrap gifts.

One thing I know for certain is that you woke disciples will not experience that feeling as we will, the one that Cousin Bob calls that…Rosy Glow.

HAPPY EASTER TO ALL!

N.B below is a link to Michigan’s Inclusive Guide.

https://brand.msu.edu/storytelling/inclusive-guide