Don't forget that Christ healed the sick - OpEd from Shannyn Moore at Anchorage Daily News

[Blue_In_AK]

http://www.adn.com/2011/10/15/2122227/dont-forget-that-christ-healed.html This is very good and worth reading, whether or not you're a Christian.

Go out and preach the gospel. And if you must, use words."

-- St. Francis of Assisi


This week I watched the GOP round-table debate. It still startles me to hear words and moral claims from candidates who must believe we've never seen their deeds. I'm a big believer in the separation of church and state ... but let's suppose we were a "Christian Nation," not just a nation made up of Christians, Jews, Muslims, old believers, pagans, atheists and free-range hippies.

Could we, this new "Christian Nation," pick the Beatitudes as our rule of law? Personally, I prefer the "Blessed Ares" to the "Thou Shalt Nots." My guess is the current crowd of sanctimonious X-ians (Christians sans Christ; think "Merry X-mas") would be at the front of the line crying out for the separation of church and state.

The greatest cries from the "Moral Majority," misnamed because it is neither moral nor the majority, center on the right for women to choose to be mothers or not and the "homosexual agenda." I've often wondered where these folks would be if there were a first trimester fetal test for gayness. Think about that for a second.

We hear the terms "sanctity of life" and "pro-life" from the GOP presidential candidates, our governor, local lawmakers and officials more often than we do from most preachers. The constant whining about how America has lost its morality fails to mention the crippling, insatiable greed of our corporations combined with the rapid rise of poverty and hunger among our citizenry.

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Remember these things when you listen to politicians of either stripe tell you how much they love God. Watch what they do, how they vote and what their priorities are.

If they are going to brag about their faith they should be prepared to defend their actions. Rick Perry's wife said he'd been "brutalized" for his Christianity.

No, Mrs. Perry, your husband and so many of his ilk who run for office are not brutalized for their faith. They are being called out as fakes.

It's different.

Read more: http://www.adn.com/2011/10/15/2122227/dont-forget-that-christ-healed.html#ixzz1b4Ja249U

[KamaAina]

1. Yeah Shannyn!

:loveya: :yourock:

[Blue_In_AK]

2. She is truly awesome,

and I'm so glad the Daily News gave her a weekly column. We needed her to counteract that old fogey oil shill Paul Jenkins. For samples of his "work," go here: http://www.adn.com/2011/10/15/2122213/government-is-to-blame-for-financial.html

[NRaleighLiberal]

3. She is well worth following on Twitter...one of my favorites. n/t

[cui bono]

4. Jesus was also against usury.

Where is the GOP outcry about credit card interest rates?

[timtom]

5. Funny you should say...

Just had this discussion a little while ago...
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x2133455#2133877

[Blue_In_AK]

6. Obviously great minds think alike, my friend. :)