Wednesday, March 30, 2011

More Examples of "Christian Love" from the Far Right

I often remark that the far right Christianists - and now their kindred spirits in the Tea Party - are best defined by who they hate. From following "Christian" and "family values" groups' websites for well over a decade, it is clear to me that gays are a preferred target for denigration. But we are not alone. Along with us, these folks hate blacks - the racist Tony Perkins is but one example of this type of hater - Hispanics, non-Christians of all stripes, and basically anyone else who doesn't fit their white conservative Christian model. That's not to say that targets of their hate are not often cynically used to further the Christianists' goals. Ignorant and homophobic Black pastors are a prime example as time and time again they carry water for the descendants of those who wanted to keep blacks enslaved and/or subjected to the Jim Crow laws. Now, some leaders of the Tea Party is in full cry against the alleged coming extinction of the “White Anglo-Saxon Protestant" (WASP) population in America. Here are some details from Right Wing Watch:
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This morning, Tea Party Nation sent out an email to its members with the headline Destroy the Family, You Destroy the Country!” from an article by Dr. Rich Swier, a contributing editor to the anti-Muslim group Family Security Matters. Writing for Tea Part Nation, Swier says that “The title of this column is a direct quote from Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, the first leader of the former Soviet Union. Lenin's vision was for the state (Communism) to replace the family as the provider of all things necessary for life and happiness. What Lenin did not foresee was his political policies leading to the eventual extinction of Russian civilization.” Swier goes on to lament the falling birthrate of native-born Americans compared to immigrants, and warns that “American culture” will soon perish since the “White Anglo-Saxon Protestant (WASP) population is headed for extinction”:
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There are those in America who are continuously attacking the family, bent on redefining marriage and have established anti-family government programs. This has led to downward pressure on our national total fertility rate. All of these actions are done in the name of various causes such as: reducing unwanted pregnancies, delaying child bearing to further career goals and even promoting childlessness and promoting adoption as a better option.
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Child bearing has become something distasteful to many women, an unwanted and painful experience to be avoided rather than embraced.
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All of these programs, ideals and ideologies are doing one thing and one thing only - reducing America core TFR to the point of no return. The White Anglo-Saxon Protestant (WASP) population in America is headed for extinction and with it our economy, well-being and survival as a uniquely America culture.
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I find it frightening that these individuals cannot see beyond one's skin color or sexual orientation and time and time again refuse to see that we all share a common humanity. I find it hard to believe that the Christ of the Gospels would be pleased with those who claim to be his followers.

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