i *heart* christian hypocrisy
read more on this article at americablog, but here's a yummy niblet:
Rev. Bill Shanks, pastor of New Covenant Fellowship of New Orleans, also sees God's mercy in the aftermath of Katrina -- but in a different way. Shanks says the hurricane has wiped out much of the rampant sin common to the city and says Christians need to confront sin. "It's time for us to stand up against wickedness so that God won't have to deal with that wickedness," he says.
Believers, he says, are God's "authorized representatives on the face of the Earth" and should say they "don't want unrighteous men in office," for example. In addition, he says Christians should not hesitate to voice their opinions about such things as abortion, prayer, and homosexual marriage. "We don't want a Supreme Court that is going to say it's all right to kill little boys and girls, ... it's all right to take prayer out of schools, and it's all right to legalize sodomy, opening the door for same-sex marriage and all of that.”
no, we don't want a supreme court that says it's o.k. to kill little boys and girls. but who wouldn't want a fanatical religious right who says it's fantastic to kill little boys and girls, right alongside their parents and grandparents? not the american family association; they think it's a great idea. "bring on the tropical storms!" they shriek gleefully, "we'll purify this planet yet!" if republican-backed corporations can wreak enough environmental havoc, there should be enough huge-scale tropical storms to destroy coastal meccas of sin all over the planet. and he's absolutely right, god shouldn't have to deal with our wickedness, especially since these days banging his head forlornly against the wall must be taking up so gosh-darned much of his time.
Rev. Bill Shanks, pastor of New Covenant Fellowship of New Orleans, also sees God's mercy in the aftermath of Katrina -- but in a different way. Shanks says the hurricane has wiped out much of the rampant sin common to the city and says Christians need to confront sin. "It's time for us to stand up against wickedness so that God won't have to deal with that wickedness," he says.
Believers, he says, are God's "authorized representatives on the face of the Earth" and should say they "don't want unrighteous men in office," for example. In addition, he says Christians should not hesitate to voice their opinions about such things as abortion, prayer, and homosexual marriage. "We don't want a Supreme Court that is going to say it's all right to kill little boys and girls, ... it's all right to take prayer out of schools, and it's all right to legalize sodomy, opening the door for same-sex marriage and all of that.”
no, we don't want a supreme court that says it's o.k. to kill little boys and girls. but who wouldn't want a fanatical religious right who says it's fantastic to kill little boys and girls, right alongside their parents and grandparents? not the american family association; they think it's a great idea. "bring on the tropical storms!" they shriek gleefully, "we'll purify this planet yet!" if republican-backed corporations can wreak enough environmental havoc, there should be enough huge-scale tropical storms to destroy coastal meccas of sin all over the planet. and he's absolutely right, god shouldn't have to deal with our wickedness, especially since these days banging his head forlornly against the wall must be taking up so gosh-darned much of his time.
posted by juniper pearl @ 6:07 PM
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