One of the best arguments nowadays for why one would not want to be a Christian is the "godly folk" of the Christian Right - those whom I call the Christofascists and who seek to impose their foul hate and fear based version of Christianity on all Americans. These people make the Pharisees of the Bible (whom Christ reportedly rebuked without cessation) look both likeable and hypocrisy free. These "godly Christians" indeed are best known for their hatred of others and utter hypocrisy. It is little wonder that over 1/3 of those under 30 years of age want nothing to do with institutional Christianity. Underscoring the vileness of these "godly folk" at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) on Saturdaycheered when a speaker stated that Barack Obama was going to go to Hell. Personally, I would posit that it is the godly folk at CPAC, not Obama who will be rceiving the one wat ticket to Hell on Judgment Day. Here are highlights from Think Progress:
Conferencegoers attending the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) on Saturday laughed and cheered at the suggestion that President Obama was on his way to hell.
The outburst came during former National Rifle Association President David Keene’s speech at a regional version of the influential conference just outside of St. Louis. After Keene said he didn’t know where Obama would go after leaving office, an audience member in the conference’s main hall shouted “Hell!”
CPAC, a longtime bastion of far-right conservatives, has seen controversial audience outbursts before. This March, a panel on race relations at the national CPAC gathering near Washington D.C. descended into chaos after a white audience member defended slavery and scolded blacks for not appreciating the “food and shelter” they received during bondage.
Inopportune audience interjections at conservative events aren’t limited to CPAC. GOP debate crowds yelled out during a 2012 election debate to let uninsured people in the emergency room die rather than cover their expenses. They also cheered when it was announced that Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) has overseen 234 executions during his time in office.
What Republican audiences have found fit to boo, however, was a gay soldier who wanted to know why he shouldn’t be allowed to serve his country and love his partner.
These people are not nice. They are not decent. Their "deeply held beliefs" are poisonous. They deserve ZERO respect and/or deference. They are increasingly a threat to truly moral society. As noted before, when I encounter someone who says that they are "born again" or deeply religious, my first reaction is that they are probably hate filled and hypocrites. And all too often, this first impression turns out to be accurate.
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