When you hear someone "making room" for bigotry embedded in state law or church polity, look at who they are. If they are not one of the people oppressed by that policy, but they're making room for it, they are complicit in the oppression, not at all a neutral...
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02299 – Don’t be Neutral toward Injustice
If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. If an elephant has its foot on the tail of a mouse and you say that you are neutral, the mouse will not appreciate your neutrality.
02198 – In Every Encounter…
In every encounter we either give life or we drain it; there is NO neutral exchange.
01914 – Being Better at Differing
When I was called here, I was charged with remaining politically neutral. And I've worked at that. Well let me tell you some things that are politically neutral-- * Encouraging you to not bear false-witness. That's politically neutral. You might want to fact-check to...
00366 – Take Sides
We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.