In America, the Christian Right has become a very powerful lobby group. They provide large sums of money for politicians and they mobilise their voters to vote for the people that the leaders of this movement deem fit for office. With the legalization of abortion in 1973 and with the current debate about same sex marriage, this group has taken the responsibility to restore morality in America.
Now, that being the case, here are some things to think about:
1) The Christian Coalition has resorted to blackmail and extortion to get what it wants (like Malcolm X said: By any means necessary)
2) During the recent war between Hezbollah and Israel, they were only concerned with the Israeli victims of the war. While that is not a bad thing, what about the innocent Lebanese who suffered?
3) During the American Revolution, these people were the ones who wanted freedon of religion, now they want to take it away and have everyone follow their religion
4) The leaders are wealthy, but at the same time many Americans live in poverty. Is asking them to sacrifice money to help the less fortunate in America asking too much?
5) They condemn Castro and Chavez, but have supported brutal Right-wing dictators such as the Somoza's in Nicaragua and Charles Taylor in Liberia
6) They preached the Gospel to the Contra guerillas in Nicaragua, but ignored the fact that the Contras were murderers, theives and rapists
7) Their way is the only way, the world is black and white to them. Only their interpretation of the Bible is right
8) The all powerful $$$$$. Many of the leaders have been involved in shaky business dealings
9) When was the world ever moral?
10)They call Islam evil when Christianity has had a very violent hisotry as well. Did you know that while 'Christian' Europe was persecuting Jews, Jews and Muslims coexisted peacefully in the Muslim World.
11) They support Israel, but they seem to forget that there are many Jews who do not support Israel or Zionism
12) Ariel Sharon (a war criminal) suffered a stroke because God was angry at him for evacuating settlements in the Gaza Strip. The US should kill Hugo Chavez. Hurricane Katrina was God's wrath on the people of New Orleans, apparently their was going to be a Gay pride parade there. I do not think I need to comment on this, the adsurdity is pretty obvious
Now, that being the case, here are some things to think about:
1) The Christian Coalition has resorted to blackmail and extortion to get what it wants (like Malcolm X said: By any means necessary)
2) During the recent war between Hezbollah and Israel, they were only concerned with the Israeli victims of the war. While that is not a bad thing, what about the innocent Lebanese who suffered?
3) During the American Revolution, these people were the ones who wanted freedon of religion, now they want to take it away and have everyone follow their religion
4) The leaders are wealthy, but at the same time many Americans live in poverty. Is asking them to sacrifice money to help the less fortunate in America asking too much?
5) They condemn Castro and Chavez, but have supported brutal Right-wing dictators such as the Somoza's in Nicaragua and Charles Taylor in Liberia
6) They preached the Gospel to the Contra guerillas in Nicaragua, but ignored the fact that the Contras were murderers, theives and rapists
7) Their way is the only way, the world is black and white to them. Only their interpretation of the Bible is right
8) The all powerful $$$$$. Many of the leaders have been involved in shaky business dealings
9) When was the world ever moral?
10)They call Islam evil when Christianity has had a very violent hisotry as well. Did you know that while 'Christian' Europe was persecuting Jews, Jews and Muslims coexisted peacefully in the Muslim World.
11) They support Israel, but they seem to forget that there are many Jews who do not support Israel or Zionism
12) Ariel Sharon (a war criminal) suffered a stroke because God was angry at him for evacuating settlements in the Gaza Strip. The US should kill Hugo Chavez. Hurricane Katrina was God's wrath on the people of New Orleans, apparently their was going to be a Gay pride parade there. I do not think I need to comment on this, the adsurdity is pretty obvious
13) They did not support Jesse Jackson or Martin Luther King because these two civil rights leaders, as white evangelical protestants claimed, were politisizing Christianity. Yet, today the white evangelical protestants are politisizing Christianity
14) When was western society ever 'Under God'? When it endorsed slavery? When Chinese railway workers were exploited? When native North Americans were killed and had their land taken from them? When racial groups were kept separate? When Japanese were stripped of their possessions and placed in interment camps? When America supported terrorist groups such as the Contras? When America supported military dictators such as the Somoza's, Batista and Pinochet? When a blind eye was turned to the abuse of women and children? When children were exploited for labour?
15) They are brainwashers-they favour banning certain books (i.e. Harry Potter) and oppose the teaching of anything that goes against the Bible. Oh, then there is Camp Jesus
15) They are brainwashers-they favour banning certain books (i.e. Harry Potter) and oppose the teaching of anything that goes against the Bible. Oh, then there is Camp Jesus
16) 1st Amendment of US Constitution: Congress shall make no law respecting the establishment of religion
If I am missing anything, please let me know.
posted by Steve Finlay @ 12:14 PM
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