Monday, June 24, 2013

Let's Be Truthful: Republicans Aren’t Christians





One of the ironies - examples of rank hypocrisy? - that strikes me constantly is the fact that despite wearing feigned religiosity on their sleeves, today's Republicans are the antithesis of Christians if one applies the standard of the Gospel message.   Rather than feed the hungry, cloth the naked, and give shelter to the homeless, today's GOP wants to kick the poor and unfortunate to the curb, cut the meager health care benefits they mat have, and literally grab the food out of the mouths of hungry poor children.  The Pharisees of the Bible come across as compassionate in comparison.  A piece in Forward Progressives hits on this theme of GOP hypocrisy and failure to even remotely act in a true Christian manner.  Here are some excerpts:


Republicans don’t get a lot of things, but they really don’t get Christianity—because it’s not what they follow.

See, a few decades ago the leaders of the GOP did something very intelligent.  History shows one of the easiest ways to manipulate, and control, people is through their religion.  You can get people to do horrific things in the name of “their god” by convincing them that their actions are acceptable because they are the true believers, and those they oppose are the “heathens.”   You see this with radicals of every faith.  

Republicans knew two key issues could easily control millions — abortion and homosexuality.  Once they identified their two key manipulation points, all they needed to do was tie in whatever political ideology they wanted with these two religious-based beliefs and they could create a political party that was worshiped more like a faith than a political idea.

And that’s exactly what they did.  I always encourage people to stop saying Republicans represent Christianity, and call them out on what they really worship.
It’s a perversion of Christianity mixed with a political set of man-made beliefs.  These people view their devotion to the GOP on the same level they do their belief in God.  To them, the Republican Party is the party of “real Christians.”  They don’t need facts or reality to support their political beliefs, they have “faith.”

What they follow is some mix of Ayn Rand economic ideologies and a couple of select passages from the Bible.  Which I always find hilarious considering Ayn Rand thought religious people were stupid and insane.  So people like Paul Ryan, who built his economic ideology on her teachings while claiming to be a devout “Christian,” just show their ignorance by claiming to believe in both.  How exactly can someone build an economic platform based on a woman who completely contradicted Christianity, while claiming to be a follower of Christianity?

[Christ] spent his life helping the poor, sick and needy.  He never once spoke about homosexuality or abortion.  He embraced those from the lowest rungs of society by saying that those for whom much had been given, much is expected.  He taught love, hope, compassion and forgiveness.  He warned against those who would manipulate the word of God for their own selfish ambitions.  He opposed greed and encouraged giving.  You know, the exact oppose of what Republicans stand for.

Very well said and 100% accurate.  If one wants to find a true Christian, the last place to look for one is in today's GOP or any of the Christofascist "family values" organizations which have come to run the GOP's "social issues" agenda. 

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