Evangelicals Influencing Foregin Policy

We are all used to Evangelicals injecting their religious beliefs into political debates about abortion, birth control, sex ed and gay rights. Now though, at least one fringe group is trying to influence America's foreign policy. A group call Christians United for Israel is having a big conference in Washington advocating war with Iran to protect Israel.

The founder of the group is Rev. John Hagee who clearly has no interest in protecting Israel. Nope. What he cares about is keeping American troops in the Middle East to fulfill is prediction that the end times are imminent and that a necessary precursor to "rapture" is continued war in the Middle East.

The most amazing part is that the Jewish delegation present knows Hagee's motive and they don't care.

"'If they have an ulterior motive to have the second coming, they're entitled as long as they don't require us' to go along with it, Foxman said. 'They are entitled as long as they don't make it conditioned to us to accept their other agenda, which is Christ.'"

Another interesting side note is that Joe Lieberman who used to be a Democrat, proudly spoke at this shindig. He should be ashamed of himself, but like most Republicans, he is locked up in his own little world and either can't see or doesn't care that these Evangelicals are using him and his Jewish faith to promote their own crazy end-times fantasies.

Freedom of Religion?

Fundamental Christians believe in freedom of religion as long as you choose their religion. This fact was recently demonstrated on the floor of the Senate.

"Today was a historic first for religion in America's civic life: For the very first time, a Hindu delivered the morning invocation in the Senate chamber — only to find the ceremony disrupted by three Christian right activists.

The three protesters, who all belong to the Christian Right anti-abortion group Operation Save America, and who apparently traveled to Washington all the way from North Carolina, interrupted by loudly asking for God's forgiveness for allowing the false prayer of a Hindu in the Senate chamber."

Here are some of the really tolerant things these fine young Christians yelled during the prayer,

"Lord Jesus, forgive us father for allowing a prayer of the wicked, which is an abomination in your sight."

And

"This is an abomination. We shall have no other gods before You."

More proof that these people don't want religious freedom, they want a Christian theocracy.

First Amendment Claims Attempt to Hide Hatred

No matter how you dress it up, hatred is hatred is hatred. Some evangelicals are now trying to hid behind the first amendment as they continue their campaign of hatred against homosexuals.

"Pointer and many other preachers oppose a proposal in Congress to expand federal hate crimes laws to include sexual orientation, gender and disability to the racial, ethnic and religious categories already covered. They say the bill would censor their preaching, especially their sermons about homosexuality."

First of all it seems amazing that one could argue, as a Christian, the need for hate speak. Second, the bill would have no bearing on sermons delivered in church,

"It covers only violent acts that result in death or bodily injury. It does not prohibit or punish speech, expression or association in any way, even hate speech. People will always be free to speak their mind about issues."

Of course evangelicals never let the truth get in the way of their narrative.

No Longer Just a Christian Nation

Sen. Barack Obama has uttered words that are sure to send Evangelicals into a hissy fit of epic proportions.

"I think that the right might worry a bit more about the dangers of sectarianism. Whatever we once were, we're no longer just a Christian nation; we are also a Jewish nation, a Muslim nation, a Buddhist nation, a Hindu nation, and a nation of nonbelievers. We should acknowledge this and realize that when we're formulating policies from the state house to the Senate floor to the White House, we've got to work to translate our reasoning into values that are accessible to every one of our citizens, not just members of our own faith community."

Bush Invokes God...Again

Remember when Bush said God told him to invade Iraq? Well it seems now God is telling Bush to stay in Iraq even in the face of all that continues to go wrong there.

"The other debate is whether or not it is a hopeless venture to encourage the spread of liberty. Most of you all around this table are much better historians than I am. And people have said, you know, this is Wilsonian, it's hopelessly idealistic. One, it is idealistic, to this extent: It's idealistic to believe people long to be free. And nothing will change my belief. I come at it many different ways. Really not primarily from a political science perspective, frankly; it's more of a theological perspective. I do believe there is an Almighty, and I believe a gift of that Almighty to all is freedom. And I will tell you that is a principle that no one can convince me that doesn't exist."

This would be amusing if it wasn't for the fact that Bush's "God Hotline" is costing American lives every single day.

Romney Failing the "Christianity Test?"

It seems Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is just not Christian enough for the radical religious Right who now control the Republican party.

"Many evangelical believers — a group that Romney must win over to prevail in the
primaries — say the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is not
Christianity."

Why anyone would want to appeal to these people is beyond me, but such is the state of the modern Republican party. Here is what one really enlightened follower named Mary Doreen had to say about Romney,

"I'm a Christian. I don't think a Mormon or a Catholic is a Christian."

Can you take more?

"'Mormonism is not Christianity,' says Albert Mohler, president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and a powerful voice among conservative Christians."

"'When asked in polls whether they would vote for a Mormon candidate, a substantial minority of conservative Christians say they would be less likely to vote for a Mormon candidate,' Green notes. 'And when those questions are followed up, there's a significant group that says there's no chance that they would vote for a Mormon candidate.'" (emphasis mine)

It's nice to see rational thought goes into their thoughts on who should be president.