The US takes pride in its separation of church and state, but the current political scene is ‘strangely’ religious.
Lately, there would seem to be a whole lot more people who have a direct channel to the Big Guy Upstairs than one could have humanly thought possible.
It is oft-said that “God works in mysterious ways”. But when Michele Bachmann hears voices telling her to run for president, am I the only who thinks the most likely explanation is a batch of bad clams or one-too-many nights role playing The Book of Eli with her equally demented husband Marcus?
Perhaps, these are the very same voices that have shared with her the important role “Founding Father John Quincy Adams” played in ending slavery as he battled the oncoming scourge of puberty? I don’t know, just a stab in the dark.
Regardless, whether it is gay marriage or spotting the Virgin Mary in your gordita, our re-embrace of culture-by-theology in the United States (not unlike much of the rest of the world) has led supposedly “serious people” to say things that not so long ago would have landed them a starring role in Girl, Interrupted.
In our current age, in fact, possessing a direct cerebral channel to Deus (or at least claiming you do) would seem to be a requirement for receiving an invitation to a GOP presidential debate.
Additionally, it equally pervades the rest of right-wing political culture in the US, as twisted scripture both provides ready justification for those who hate everything about the this country post-1930, and renders more difficult the job of the media to effectively criticise any crackpot theory-lest they lose their “objectivity” for a moment and offend some True Believers.
The picture is of Congress-woman Michele Bachmann.
Categories: Americas, CHRISTIANITY, Law and Religion, United States
Separation of Mosque-Church and State is absolutely must if we have to prevent killing of young teen agers. Read your Bible and especially the book of Deuteronomy:
“If someone has a stubborn and rebellious son who does not obey his father and mother and will not listen to them when they discipline him, his father and mother shall take hold of him and bring him to the elders at the gate of his town. They shall say to the elders, “This son of ours is stubborn and rebellious. He will not obey us. He is a glutton and a drunkard.” Then all the men of his town are to stone him to death. You must purge the evil from among you. All Israel will hear of it and be afraid.” (Deuteronomy 21:18-21)
If the above quoted verse from Deuteronomy does not scare you enough, then read an article, titled, Trinity and other dogma at the point of sword: Christianity drips with blood!:
http://knol.google.com/k/zia-shah/trinity-and-other-dogma-at-the-point-of/1qhnnhcumbuyp/267?collectionId=1qhnnhcumbuyp.284
I have a collection of articles about, separation of Mosque-Church and State:
http://knol.google.com/k/zia-shah/politics-and-human-rights/1qhnnhcumbuyp/284