Politics or Religion?

[LiberalAndProud]

I think the term has to be CrystoConns.
These folks are neither Christ-like nor "cratic"
I fear their fascist theocratic Utopia



http://www.pfaw.org/pfaw/general/default.aspx?oid=21688

The Patriot Pastors’ Electoral War Against the "Hordes of Hell"

The new report by People For the American Way Foundation, the NAACP, and the African American Ministers Leadership Council documents how a new generation of Religious Right leaders is turning conservative churches into political machines for far-right Republican candidates with rhetoric that might make Pat Robertson blush. Christians may hold the most powerful political offices in the country, but to these pastors, Christians are on the verge of being thrown into jail for professing their faith. Political opponents aren’t just wrong, they are the "hordes of hell" and the "forces of darkness." Notably, high-level Republican officials aren’t trying to distance themselves from such rhetoric. Far from it. They’re embracing the self-proclaimed "Christocrats" and counting on a new wave of aggressive politics-from-the-pulpit to win elections. In Texas, a group is giving the governor organized support from pastors motivated to help his re-election campaign. In Pennsylvania, a nascent group seeks to do the same for their embattled senator. And in Ohio, the candidate anointed by the "Patriot Pastors" – Secretary of State Ken Blackwell – is the Republican gubernatorial nominee.

[nealhughes]

1. Add that to my lexicon: AmeriCap for American Capitalism,

BushCo, Inc. for the government and now I can add Fundicrat.

[neoblues]

2. Examples of those who favor "Christiness"...

Examples of those who favor Christiness (as a take-off of Truthiness), over traditional Christianity.

Edit: fix spelling...

[nemo137]

3. well played.

very, very well played.

[PurityOfEssence]

4. oppression means not letting me be superior

This is why religion is inherently anti-democratic. Restraining our betters in any way is the cruelest form of bigotry.

People SHOULD pay taxes to support us in our untaxed land of milk and honey. It's SO unfair that we don't get more government money to plant our crosses and other symbols everywhere. How DARE they not accept that we're better than they are and don't have to answer for our actions. It's godlessness, pure and simple, and what could be worse than that?

We should have the right to influence elections without paying into society because we're the true aristocracy of life on this pointless mortal plane. More money should be given to us from the government so we can remind the weak, downtrodden and sick that good things only flow from god. If we take most of that money to donate to candidates that pledge themselves to further our aims, that's just proof of our godly specialness.

The very gall of people to not submit to our obvious superiority is unconscionable, and we're loosed of any societal "fairplay" when dealing with the heathens who would not bow down and bring us tribute.

They're so mean to us.