The Myth of Moral Neutrality

Gregory Koukl in a Townhall.com column does an excellent job of exploding the myth that people who criticise others for making moral judgements are being morally neutral.

All judgements are based on morals positions ... none are neutral. True neutrality equals silence.

He takes the classic expression of moral "neutrality" expressed by Faye Wattleton (see link to article), the former President of Planned Parenthood and destructs it this way:

Faye Wattleton's assessment is based on the notion of neutral ground, a place that implies no moral judgment. Wattleton is not neutral, however, as her own comments demonstrate.

In her article, Wattleton in effect argues that each of us should respect another's point of view. She then implies, however, that any point of view other than this one is immoral, un-American, and tyrannous. If you disagree with Wattleton's position that all points of view are equally valid, then your point of view is not valid. Her argument commits suicide; it self-destructs.

Read the whole thing.