In June of 2021, White House Press Secretary, Jen Psaki, gave a press briefing, during which she received an unwelcome visitor. A fly chose her hair as a perch, and one reporter pointed it out, causing her to freak out. Naturally, many Conservatives mocked this occurrence, just as the radical Left did to Mike Pence regarding the fly that landed on him during the October Vice Presidential debate. Some, such as YouTuber Mark Dice, even mocked her as if she was not human, and the fly detected her absence of a soul etc.
Now, I still watch Mark Dice. I don't much like his attitude, but I prefer to focus on the content of what people say rather than how they say it. Nevertheless, the attitude does need some alteration. See, as Dice mocked her as non-human, I was reminded by the very clip he played and mocked that she is.
As Jen frantically shooed the fly away, she thanked the reporter, but also rejoiced, with a nervous laugh and relieved smile, "at least it wasn't a cicada". In so doing, Jen displayed not only fear, but the very human ability to count her blessings.
Now, obviously, I don't need Jen to display human behavior to tell me she's human, nor do I even believe those who joke about her being not human actually believe she is not human. The question is, what does that mean for us?
The Scriptures directly address the issue of insulting our enemies. In fact, in His famous Sermon on the Mount, Jesus Himself declared "Ye have heard that it was said of them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment: But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire." (Matthew 5:21-22). We see, then, that unrighteous anger, particularly when it leads to insults, is a grave sin. And indeed, all sin is grave.
Now, given that Democrats, including Jen Psaki, tend to be opposed to all things just, true, and Holy, suffice to say any anger directed towards them, at least on those bases, is entirely righteous. It is righteous to be angry about abortion. It is righteous to be angry about gay "marriage". It is righteous to be angry about the sexualisation of the youth. The suppression of civil discourse, the assault on the right to keep and bear arms, the removal of due process, these are all just a few evils Democrats peddle, and it is entirely justified to be angry about them. But Jesus doesn't stop at unrighteous anger, but insults, too.
Now, I believe there is a place for satire, and even strong language. If Paul and Elijah are any indication, we can mock the futility of Baal, and we can scorn the Judaisers. But we must keep our heads in the right place. We must acknowledge that while political opponents of the Christian faith are bad people doing bad things, they are people, made in the image of God, who died so that they may be forgiven for those bad things. Indeed, did we not receive that same mercy? My Christian brethren, where were you when the Lord first found you? Were you not deep in the mires of sin? Some of you were thieves. Some of you were liars. Some of you were blasphemers. Some of you were fornicators. Some of you were homosexuals. Some of you were abortionists. Some of you were even murderers. Take yourself through God's laws, and you will see that before you were saved, you were a sinner, and now that you have been saved, you still do things for which God would rightly condemn you.
And yet, while you were as deep in sin as Jen Psaki and her ilk, God loved you. God showed His love for you in that while you were a sinner, Christ died for you. God shows His love for Democrats in that while they are still sinners, Christ died for them. But if God loves them, shouldn't you? As God sends His rain upon the righteous and unrighteous alike, you can impress His reign upon the unrighteous, warning them of His justice, but encouraging them with His grace. We won't save them while treating them like golems, but when we preach the truth in love, remembering that they need what we needed, many may be brought into the safety of Christ's fold. Therefore, let us use wisdom in our conduct, seeking to present the truth in a Godly manner. Let us pray that Jen Psaki, and others like her, will one day repent of their evil, and come to know the Lord.