If Bad Actions Speak Louder Than Words, Why Punish The Words?

Earlier this week, Floyd Brown, the founder of the news publication Western Journal, was fired because of some past statements he made about homosexuality and gay marriage. Brown was appointed by President Trump a few weeks ago to the position of Vice President of Development at The Kennedy Center as part of the restructuring he led. President Trump also appointed himself Chairman in February.

Brown was fired by the Center’s interim president, Richard Grenell, a confused individual who professes to be a Christian but is married to a man. CNN’s Andrew Kaczynski reported Thursday that the outlet reached out to Brown for comment regarding “past statements, which include calling homosexuality ‘a punishment’ for America and condemning the legality of gay sex.”

Brown was fired just hours after Kaczynski reached out to him about his past statements. Brown explained the situation in this way:

“I was fired yesterday by @RichardGrenell from the John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. One month ago, I was recruited to join the Kennedy Center as a Vice President. My firing came approximately two hours after @CNN sent an email asking me to comment on my past writings and statements about traditional marriage and homosexual influence in the @GOP.”

He stated that his beliefs would not have affected his job, mentioning that he is “sometimes outspoken on public policy” but “never intended to attack or demean any person in my statements.” He also claimed that CNN had “intimidated” Grenell into firing him.

“The only explanation is the one given to me at the time of my firing. ‘Floyd, you must recant your belief in traditional marriage and your past statements on the topic, or you will be fired. Needless to say, I refused to recant and was shown the door. My beliefs are much more common to Biblical Christianity.”

Here is Brown’s complete posting on X:

“I was fired yesterday by @RichardGrenell from the John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. One month ago, I was recruited to join the Kennedy Center as a Vice President. My firing came approximately two hours after @CNN sent an email asking me to comment on my past writings and statements about traditional marriage and homosexual influence in the @GOP.

Here is the response I sent to @CNN: “It is an honor to work at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and with the many amazing people who are employed here.

Comments rooted in my personal Christian views, which I have made in the past, have no impact upon my work here at the Kennedy Center, nor do they impinge on my interactions with colleagues who do incredible work for the patrons of the Center. As a Christian, I am called to work with others of different beliefs and worldviews.

I am honored to work for President of the Kennedy Center, Ambassador @RichardGrenell and Chairman of the Kennedy Center, President @realDonaldTrump. I am united with them in their mission to bring wholesome entertainment, showcasing the best of performing arts and music to America.

It was truly not my intention to offend anyone with my comments. I have never intended to attack or demean any person in my statements, and have always shared the mission of Jesus, striving to love others unconditionally.

The amazing beauty of the MAGA movement is we have people of many different beliefs inside our tent. We are all working together in unity to Make America Great Again.”

CNN also contacted @RichardGrenell, who is a professing Christian and is married to a male spouse. As anyone that has followed my x account knows, I am also a professing Christian. I am at times outspoken on public policy, having authored seven books, my latest being Counterpunch: An Unlikely Alliance of Americans Fighting Back for Faith and Freedom. I also frequently speak at churches and Christian conferences.

I had met @RichardGrenell during my time as a political organizer in Arizona.

I asked for an explanation of my dismissal, and I asked to speak to @RichardGrenell –Both of those requests have been ignored.

The only explanation is the one given to me at the time of my firing. “Floyd, you must recant your belief in traditional marriage and your past statements on the topic, or you will be fired.” Needless to say, I refused to recant and was shown the door. My beliefs are much more common to Biblical Christianity.

My only conclusion is @RichardGrenell was intimidated by a @CNN story, which hasn’t been aired or published, so he preemptively fired me for my Christian beliefs on marriage.”

Sigh, this is a sign of an American society that has lost its way. The saying “Actions speak louder than words” should take precedence here, but it doesn’t. Consider this: only 7.6 percent of American citizens identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender (LGBT).

I won’t bore you with the math. However, if only 7.6 percent identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender combined, that means 92.4 percent are heterosexual. This means that clearly ALL alternative sexual preferences are “fringe” preferences, or alternative lifestyles, which is another way they are described.  

Grenell is openly gay and lives in that manner. He is married to another man, and those actions are expected to be accepted.

Grenell’s actions are in the great minority and are accepted only grudgingly by the majority of Americans. In truth, Many Americans are sickened by the LGBTQ movement, but they hesitate to say anything negative for fear the left labels them in one way or another.

So why are Brown’s words being held against him?

If “actions speak louder than words,” why are Grenell’s actions not punishable, but Browns words are?

This encapsulates the ass backward judgement that the left is insisting on and conservatives are kowtowing to.

Brown did nothing wrong. He simply stated his feelings on the matter of gay marriage and the Republican Party’s acceptance of it. He didn’t attack anyone, he didn’t burn or loot anything in protest, he was just speaking his mind.

These words were too much for Kaczinski, Grenell, and the “open-minded” left to handle. IMHO, I hope that Brown contacts a Great lawyer and seeks financial justice from these small-minded narcissists that operate under the illusion that only their opinions matter and everyone else is disposable.