Monday,
July 14, 2008 at 8:38am
I
was writing a nice and to the point "initial thought" piece
on the many videos and articles I've read tonight, but one click
makes it all go away when you’re stupid and write online. Because I
am determined to put something out and don't really care if things
are disjointed at this point, here's take two.
What usually strikes me when I'm watching a documentary or interview is that one key phrase or comment that completely paints the person their true color. Some of those lines tonight have included, "We need to vote our conscience," "country's Christian foundation," "don't murder your baby," and "Jesus for president." Immediately I'm concerned with the voting from out conscience because you would hope people would vote on issues or policies that coincide with their best interests. When Bush has a "Jesus feeling" about helping the poor, but his policies are going to empower the rich, its pretty stupid to say your gonna vote because you feel you agree with his feelings.
Moving on to the country's alleged Christian foundation I can't help but feel a pain about how little people research before they make comments into microphones. I don't expect everyone to read everything about the founding fathers. I do expect them to at least check their source for where they got that comment. You didn't hear things like that until the agenda to distort facts was taken up. When your using a new cliche, take the ten seconds to google where it came from.
"Don't murder your baby," the woman activist cries in front of the abortion clinic. The people here and now who are starving and desolate don't matter. Your socio-economic and health issues don't matter. Her ignorance of the anatomy regarding fetuses doesn't matter. As long as she can remain happy as a clam with her poster and loudspeaker, all is right with the world.
Now while we all want Jesus for president, we still realize he's stuck in an everlasting battle with the devil, Zeus, and Amon-Ra and can't bother with us. These new age hippies with their drums and ranting about how much more needs to be done regardless of political party are useless. You'd think with a room full of hyped up drum bangers you might march into the world and do more than rally. Every hour that goes by filling the air with how much you love Jesus is another hour the people you want to help are dying. Good job, fuckheads.
A note on church incentives. This is an idea that really kills me. It isn't enough to come for the salvation of Jesus, obviously, because churches keep going to great lengths to entice people to come. One in particular had the grand prize of an $800 automatic weapon give-away. Who were they targeting no less? Teenagers! Nothing says I love Jesus like automatic weapons. Then you have those churches centered around some type of sporting even like rodeo or wrestling. Yaaaa, all those kids are there to see Juggernaut Judas get torn apart by the Baptist Batista, not to save their immortal souls.
This all speaks to another comment that is actually true and worthy of remembering. "Religion is big business" with some congregations pulling in as much as 700 million in like a year. Maybe you have "good"(ha) reason for going to church, but don't forget for a second that it ain't exactly the welfare checks and strong spirits that keep those pastors and priests motivated.
A recurring pattern in people who discuss what they don't like about how others are practicing their faith keeps popping up. Some old lady will start of "I fully believe in miracles....but those loonies slapping each other in the head to cure cancer are just wrong." Perhaps you'll get some moderately religious person on camera who can say "I believe in the power and mercy of the Lord.....I'm so sad my son just got hit by a train." How can people say that faith doesn't hurt anybody? This is the point when someone's beliefs about miracles or god keep them complacent about what happens in their lives. Why is it wrong to explain to the woman who believes in miracles that that kind of thinking is the same as that which drives those loonies to get smacked in the head? When grieving mothers just "give it up to god" do you think they are as well apt to learn from why it happened? Do you think they are focusing on how to change something so that it doesn't happen again? Something tells me the deceased usually just get the honor of being mentioned at prayer before family dinners.
Okay, well I'm done. If I ever get the motivation to provide all those links again or start my series, you'll be the first to know. The bulk of my comments were going to be about the first two pages from atheistmedia.blogspot.com if you cared to look around. In particular It is probably best you just watch everything and think for yourself anyway.
What usually strikes me when I'm watching a documentary or interview is that one key phrase or comment that completely paints the person their true color. Some of those lines tonight have included, "We need to vote our conscience," "country's Christian foundation," "don't murder your baby," and "Jesus for president." Immediately I'm concerned with the voting from out conscience because you would hope people would vote on issues or policies that coincide with their best interests. When Bush has a "Jesus feeling" about helping the poor, but his policies are going to empower the rich, its pretty stupid to say your gonna vote because you feel you agree with his feelings.
Moving on to the country's alleged Christian foundation I can't help but feel a pain about how little people research before they make comments into microphones. I don't expect everyone to read everything about the founding fathers. I do expect them to at least check their source for where they got that comment. You didn't hear things like that until the agenda to distort facts was taken up. When your using a new cliche, take the ten seconds to google where it came from.
"Don't murder your baby," the woman activist cries in front of the abortion clinic. The people here and now who are starving and desolate don't matter. Your socio-economic and health issues don't matter. Her ignorance of the anatomy regarding fetuses doesn't matter. As long as she can remain happy as a clam with her poster and loudspeaker, all is right with the world.
Now while we all want Jesus for president, we still realize he's stuck in an everlasting battle with the devil, Zeus, and Amon-Ra and can't bother with us. These new age hippies with their drums and ranting about how much more needs to be done regardless of political party are useless. You'd think with a room full of hyped up drum bangers you might march into the world and do more than rally. Every hour that goes by filling the air with how much you love Jesus is another hour the people you want to help are dying. Good job, fuckheads.
A note on church incentives. This is an idea that really kills me. It isn't enough to come for the salvation of Jesus, obviously, because churches keep going to great lengths to entice people to come. One in particular had the grand prize of an $800 automatic weapon give-away. Who were they targeting no less? Teenagers! Nothing says I love Jesus like automatic weapons. Then you have those churches centered around some type of sporting even like rodeo or wrestling. Yaaaa, all those kids are there to see Juggernaut Judas get torn apart by the Baptist Batista, not to save their immortal souls.
This all speaks to another comment that is actually true and worthy of remembering. "Religion is big business" with some congregations pulling in as much as 700 million in like a year. Maybe you have "good"(ha) reason for going to church, but don't forget for a second that it ain't exactly the welfare checks and strong spirits that keep those pastors and priests motivated.
A recurring pattern in people who discuss what they don't like about how others are practicing their faith keeps popping up. Some old lady will start of "I fully believe in miracles....but those loonies slapping each other in the head to cure cancer are just wrong." Perhaps you'll get some moderately religious person on camera who can say "I believe in the power and mercy of the Lord.....I'm so sad my son just got hit by a train." How can people say that faith doesn't hurt anybody? This is the point when someone's beliefs about miracles or god keep them complacent about what happens in their lives. Why is it wrong to explain to the woman who believes in miracles that that kind of thinking is the same as that which drives those loonies to get smacked in the head? When grieving mothers just "give it up to god" do you think they are as well apt to learn from why it happened? Do you think they are focusing on how to change something so that it doesn't happen again? Something tells me the deceased usually just get the honor of being mentioned at prayer before family dinners.
Okay, well I'm done. If I ever get the motivation to provide all those links again or start my series, you'll be the first to know. The bulk of my comments were going to be about the first two pages from atheistmedia.blogspot.com if you cared to look around. In particular It is probably best you just watch everything and think for yourself anyway.
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