Wednesday, December 14, 2005

Why is this man laughing?


You got to wonder about those Christians out there. You would think they would be all over the budget cuts for poor people like chicken pox. But, well, NO:
When hundreds of religious activists try to get arrested today to protest cutting programs for the poor, prominent conservatives such as James Dobson, Pat Robertson and Jerry Falwell will not be among them.

That is a great relief to Republican leaders, who have dismissed the burgeoning protests as the work of liberals. But it raises the question: Why in recent years have conservative Christians asserted their influence on efforts to relieve Third World debt, AIDS in Africa, strife in Sudan and international sex trafficking -- but remained on the sidelines while liberal Christians protest domestic spending cuts?

Conservative Christian groups such as Focus on the Family say it is a matter of priorities, and their priorities are abortion, same-sex marriage and seating judges who will back their position against those practices. (emphasis added)

"It's not a question of the poor not being important or that meeting their needs is not important," said Paul Hetrick, a spokesman for Focus on the Family, Dobson's influential, Colorado-based Christian organization. "But whether or not a baby is killed in the seventh or eighth month of pregnancy, that is less important than help for the poor? We would respectfully disagree with that."

What happened to this:
"Blessed are the poor in spirit,
For theirs is the kingdom of heaven....

Blessed are the meek,
For they shall inherit the earth....

Blessed are the merciful,
For they shall obtain mercy."
I don't see:
"Blessed are they who discriminate against the poor
For they will be sent to Iraq...

or

Blessed are they that bash gays,
For they will pick boogers for ever...

or

Blessed are the conservative judge pickers
For they will also pick boogers for ever."
Oh, those born again Republicans. Can't get anything right.

(Oh, and by the way, Mr. Hetrick, no one does third term abortions unless its to save the life of the mother. Did you hear me. NO ONE!)

2 comments:

not in use said...

Because Mary Magdalene is out of shot giving him the best bloody head you can get for under a tenner this side of Mesopotamia. Silly question.

Dr. C said...

Oh, Da Vinchi would have something to say about J and MM. Who, exactly, are the relatives? Six degrees of separation and all.