I have a family member who has referred to me as homophobic, which first of all is a stupid moniker, because why in the world would I be afraid of people with homosexual tendencies. But worse, as it’s intended, suggests that I am not permitted to have my own opinions, or worse express those opinions that are solidly backed up by my value system.   Morality by majority, which I suspect drives that family member’s views on the topic, is of no interest to me.   However, I respect their right to express their viewpoint privately and publicly.

But not Martina Navratilova, famed Eastern European retired tennis star.  She is now out there witch-hunting another famous retired Australian women’s tennis star, Margaret Court.     Court, by the way, is the only player with more Grand Slam titles than Serena Williams, so she’s quite a big deal in the tennis world.    What is Ms. Court’s grave offense ?  Well, in the past few years, as she has become a spokesman for her value system (and mine) as a pastor, she has spoken out against gay marriage and the adoption of children by gay couples, as well as publicly and personally banning usage of certain products/services sold by companies supportive of gay marriage.   Sounds like a pretty plain exercise of free speech to me.  By the way, not that it matters, but gay marriage is not the law of the land in Australia.  For this offense, Ms. Navratilova wants the upcoming Australian Open to strip the main stadium court of its name since 2003 -Margaret Court Arena.

We should closely guard the freedom of expression and speech, and it should be closely guarded for everyone, not just for those with a proglibocrat leaning.   Some students on some of our college campuses need to learn this lesson, and soon, before they run off and pollute their own children’s minds.   I call Navratilova’s liberal crusade simply hate speech.  Oh, and for the politically correct pro tennis players who have hinted that they will not play on a court named after Margaret Court in January, 2018 (Andy Murray,……), let’s see if any of them give up one precious dollar for Navratilova’s crusade.                     WHAT THE HECK !