Waiting here for the results of the Super Tuesday elections, I want to share with you some articles I have read about the changing face of the “Religious Right”, politically and otherwise.
To me the Religious Right is a large group of Evangelical Christians that follow people like Pat Robertson / Jerry Falwell, believe in every word of the Bible and are responsible for electing George Bush and therefore are to blame for all the damage he has caused this nation and for that will burn in hell for eternity – but I am letting my emotions get the better of me.
An article in the New York Times by Nicholas Kristof entitled “Evangelicals a Liberal Can Love” talks about a shift in the American Evangelical Movement. The article goes on to say that we, social liberals, are not really tolerant of other people’s beliefs because we think it is OK to mock and deride Christian Evangelicals; I agree!
These people cared more for sperm cells and eggs (ova) than for actually living people. They denied aid to African countries because they taught family planning and distributed condoms. They considered AIDS as God’s punishment against sexual sinners.
Now I am hearing that these same evangelicals or maybe their kids are not just anti-abortion but are pro-life as in trying to help a living being and not only an embryo. They actually give a shit about people in poverty, people that are sick, people that are mistreated – imagine that!
Instead of just trying to convert people to their brand of Christianity, they are actually trying to help these people increase their quality of life and not asking or demanding something in return for their generosity – wow – who are these people?
It appears that these so called Christians have now discovered the lessons that their leader Jesus was trying to teach them all along; love thy neighbor! He was not trying to start a new religion; he was trying to fix, as best he could, what he found in his own community. What would Jesus do; well he would help his fellow man!
If this is truly the new face of religious conservatism than I applaud it and say, it’s about time you came to your senses, I will always disagree with your beliefs but I will respect you for at least practicing the dictates of your religion for the betterment of mankind.
The article mentions authors like Jim Wallis, “The Great Awakening” and author / pastors like the Rev. Rick Warren of “The Purpose Driven Life” as part of this new Evangelicalism – more power to them!
To me the Religious Right is a large group of Evangelical Christians that follow people like Pat Robertson / Jerry Falwell, believe in every word of the Bible and are responsible for electing George Bush and therefore are to blame for all the damage he has caused this nation and for that will burn in hell for eternity – but I am letting my emotions get the better of me.
An article in the New York Times by Nicholas Kristof entitled “Evangelicals a Liberal Can Love” talks about a shift in the American Evangelical Movement. The article goes on to say that we, social liberals, are not really tolerant of other people’s beliefs because we think it is OK to mock and deride Christian Evangelicals; I agree!
These people cared more for sperm cells and eggs (ova) than for actually living people. They denied aid to African countries because they taught family planning and distributed condoms. They considered AIDS as God’s punishment against sexual sinners.
Now I am hearing that these same evangelicals or maybe their kids are not just anti-abortion but are pro-life as in trying to help a living being and not only an embryo. They actually give a shit about people in poverty, people that are sick, people that are mistreated – imagine that!
Instead of just trying to convert people to their brand of Christianity, they are actually trying to help these people increase their quality of life and not asking or demanding something in return for their generosity – wow – who are these people?
It appears that these so called Christians have now discovered the lessons that their leader Jesus was trying to teach them all along; love thy neighbor! He was not trying to start a new religion; he was trying to fix, as best he could, what he found in his own community. What would Jesus do; well he would help his fellow man!
If this is truly the new face of religious conservatism than I applaud it and say, it’s about time you came to your senses, I will always disagree with your beliefs but I will respect you for at least practicing the dictates of your religion for the betterment of mankind.
The article mentions authors like Jim Wallis, “The Great Awakening” and author / pastors like the Rev. Rick Warren of “The Purpose Driven Life” as part of this new Evangelicalism – more power to them!
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