Scary Times, Even for a Preacher

An excellent LA Times piece on how the right has taken Christianity and perverted it for its own political gain.

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-lopez10nov10,1,3304382.column?coll=la-util-local-metro

On the very day I write this column, the Rev. Jerry Falwell has launched something called the Faith and Values Coalition to capture the momentum of the Nov. 2 election.

The idea of this "21st century Moral Majority," as Falwell called it, is to "maintain an evangelical revolution of voters who will continue to go to the polls to vote Christian."

One might question the wisdom of an evangelical uprising at a time when we're trying to convince the Arab world we're not anti-Muslim oil raiders. It also seems fair to ask what exactly it means to punch a ballot like a true Christian.

Is it Christian to vote for a man who is pro-life and yet calls himself the war president; who gives tax breaks to millionaires while 40 million people have no health insurance; and who has not exactly been the most faithful steward of a fragile planet that was ostensibly the work of the creator?

:kick:

I know those two will be caught en flagrante someday.

Every time they say "moral values", I say "southern values". 22% of people voted to uphold southern values (hate, poverty, ignorance, censorship, warfare, etc.)

Pro-life, but fry everyone on deathrow.
Pro-life, but they love the killing fields.

I saved this puppy for myself and my Christian friends; whom I'm just begining a dialog with over this election and fascist coup.

Thanks you thank you.... I don't subscribe to newspapers. I wouldn't have seen this if you hadn't posted it. :thumbsup: