Wednesday, May 31, 2006
1759: In response to pressure from religious organizations, Pennsylvania lawmakers forbid the performance of plays and would fine offenders 500 pounds.
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Growing up as a kid, I’d always been tought that God was forgiving and merciful and loving. Apparently, however, with the advent of television and democratic elections, he has become mad, vengeful and quite politcal.
In Dover, Pennsylvannia, all eight school board members up for re-election lost their seats Tuesday after trying to introduce “intelligent design” to high school science students as an alternative to the theory of evolution. Pat Robertson on his television show, “The 700 Club”, stated, “I’d like to say to the good citizens of Dover: if there is a disaster in your area, don’t turn to God, you just rejected Him from your city,” Robertson said on his daily television show broadcast from Virginia, “The 700 Club.”
“And don’t wonder why He hasn’t helped you when problemsbegin, if they begin. I’m not saying they will, but if they do,just remember, you just voted God out of your city. And ifthat’s the case, don’t ask for His help because he might not bethere,” he said.
I don’t think God cares half as much about “intelligent design” in the school’s curriculum as he does about national religious leaders, such as Robertson, spewing hate and vengence. Church isn’t about voting for the right candidate, it’s about faith, forgiveness and tolerance.
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Tuesday, June 21, 2005
A post at Proceed at your own risk: SCHINDLERS AND THE BUSH BROTHERS: ENEMIES OF MARRIAGE?.
How ironic is it that this horrific attack on the bonds of holy matrimony comes from the very people who almost daily claim to be the ones who are protecting the institution of marriage from such things as two same sex people in love who want to get married and raise a family. I suppose this inconsistency and hypocrisy is cut from the same cloth that has our President fighting stem cell research while at the same time authorizing the slaughter of innocents and our own troops in Iraq?
Shame on the Schindlers. Shame on Jeb Bush.
Well said.
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Tuesday, May 17, 2005
Via Boston.com.
The pastor of a Baptist church has kicked out members of the church because they did not support President Bush.
Pastor Chan Chandler had told the congregation before last year’s presidential election that anyone who planned to vote for Democratic Sen. John Kerry should either leave the church or repent, said Lorene Sutton, who said she and her husband were voted out of the church this week.
Is God a Republican or a Democrat? This is a hot topic with me. I’m a fervent believer in the separation of church and state and I just don’t have one ounce of respect for any religion that uses the bible to promote hate.
As North Carolina Democratic Party Chairman Jerry Meek stated, the pastor, “jeopardized his church’s tax-free status by openly supporting a candidate for president.”
When is the hammer going to drop on this issue? Religious organizations are only provided with a tax exempt status if they do not endorse a political candidate. There’s going to be a point when the political lobbying of the religious right converges with the separation of church and state. I’m guessing we have yet to see the full and complete reach of the church’s vengeance.
And Moses said, “Thou shall not vote Democrat”.
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