In Detroit, Michigan, thousands are gathering to restore God to our
"Baal-based" country. The forces of Satan, apparently, are about to take over,
thanks to humanists, leftists, socialists, atheists and assorted other
subversives, including Muslims and anybody else who doesn't share the correct
and only view that Christians have a corner on truth, justice, love and
humanity.
Meanwhile, Herman Cain has let us in on the hitherto unknown fact that the reason he's running for president is that he was told to run. By whom? Who else? God. Rick Perry's wife has announced that God told her husband to run, too. I'm expecting an announcement from Mitt and Michelle any minute.
Meanwhile, Herman Cain has let us in on the hitherto unknown fact that the reason he's running for president is that he was told to run. By whom? Who else? God. Rick Perry's wife has announced that God told her husband to run, too. I'm expecting an announcement from Mitt and Michelle any minute.
It has apparently escaped the notice of most candidates that a president must
take an oath to uphold the Constitution of the United States, which states, in
part, that there shall be no law respecting the establishment of religion. Not
just Christianity, folks, religion. Any religion. If a candidate claims to have
been told to run by God, that seems to be religion. Are we to believe that a
person who gets to be president thanks to God won't be at least a little tempted
to repay the favor? Like people who get elected thanks to massive corporate
campaign contributions?
So how could a president repay the favor? Perhaps by pushing religious education in the schools. By outlawing abortion - or anything else that conflicts with his (or her) particular take on what the Almighty wants. It's happened before. Check the Inquisition.
Meanwhile, back in the Motor City, assorted religious gurus are fanning the embers of Christ-like love by stirring up hate. The Call, the latest group to summon its followers to lift the cross along with the sword, held a meeting in Ford Field, the home of the Detroit Lions. TheCall is the latest and largest of several groups or individuals to come to the Detroit area with a message that bothered many of its estimated 150,000 to 200,000 Muslims. "As with many other Christian groups, TheCall and its adherents believe Jesus is the only path to salvation. While they consider all other religions false, they have a specific focus on Islam, largely in response to the Sept. 11 attacks, terrorism overseas and fear that Islam, which is also a proselytizing faith, will spread faster than Christianity," according to an article in the Washington Post.
In the dating world, this sounds a lot like jealousy. If Christianity is the answer, why not let the Invisible Hand of the Market decide which one wins? In a democracy, unlike a theocracy like Iran (or the one some members of The Call might prefer), people can pick the faith on which they want to pin their hopes for eternity. What's the matter with The Call? Don't they believe in capitalism?
I'm sick of God. Not God, really, but the legions of dittosouls who think that "love thy neighbor" means "kick his ass out of the country." I'm also sick of the "My Way or the Highway" view of religion in general. Apologies to those religions who practice the kind of tolerance I feel Jesus stood for. Tolerance, that is, except for the kind of mindless bigotry being aired in Detroit and the incredible delusions held by those who would lead our country.
So how could a president repay the favor? Perhaps by pushing religious education in the schools. By outlawing abortion - or anything else that conflicts with his (or her) particular take on what the Almighty wants. It's happened before. Check the Inquisition.
Meanwhile, back in the Motor City, assorted religious gurus are fanning the embers of Christ-like love by stirring up hate. The Call, the latest group to summon its followers to lift the cross along with the sword, held a meeting in Ford Field, the home of the Detroit Lions. TheCall is the latest and largest of several groups or individuals to come to the Detroit area with a message that bothered many of its estimated 150,000 to 200,000 Muslims. "As with many other Christian groups, TheCall and its adherents believe Jesus is the only path to salvation. While they consider all other religions false, they have a specific focus on Islam, largely in response to the Sept. 11 attacks, terrorism overseas and fear that Islam, which is also a proselytizing faith, will spread faster than Christianity," according to an article in the Washington Post.
In the dating world, this sounds a lot like jealousy. If Christianity is the answer, why not let the Invisible Hand of the Market decide which one wins? In a democracy, unlike a theocracy like Iran (or the one some members of The Call might prefer), people can pick the faith on which they want to pin their hopes for eternity. What's the matter with The Call? Don't they believe in capitalism?
I'm sick of God. Not God, really, but the legions of dittosouls who think that "love thy neighbor" means "kick his ass out of the country." I'm also sick of the "My Way or the Highway" view of religion in general. Apologies to those religions who practice the kind of tolerance I feel Jesus stood for. Tolerance, that is, except for the kind of mindless bigotry being aired in Detroit and the incredible delusions held by those who would lead our country.
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