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i am going to bet he would have fed the little boy. know why? because jesus was a compassionate being- and christians are not. the cult of christianity has sucked the life out of countless millions for millenia- and yet, because it is so deceptively easy to belong to and because of the abdication of personal responsibility, millions still keep right on believin’ in a being that does not exist. yeah, yeah, people need something to believe in, blah, blah….. you can believe in anything you want- doesn’t make it real. know what is real? children are abused and murdered every day in this country alone- in the name of christianity. watch jesus camp- or read about the christian sects in texas who married off their 12 year olds to the pedophile pastors- or read the papers about the priests who molested choir boys- or any of the countless families who have denied their children healthcare in the name of jesus.

but, betmo, these things happen even without the umbrella of christianity. yep. but apparently, this is a christian nation and christianity has been rammed down our secular throats for at least the last 8 years. the christian ‘morality’ has crashed into our political system and our legislature- the white house is attempting to get contraceptives classified as types of abortion. christianity isn’t benign in this country. what started out as a small minority group in ancient palestine has morphed into a billion dollar business industry complete with atms in the lobbies and ‘ez passes’ in the pews- wrapped up in right wing politics. make no mistake- this brand of christianity preys on scared people’s fear of change and hidden proclivities such as racism, misogyny, homophobia, etc. and it demands total allegiance and fealty- whether you are 2 years old or not. this brand of christianity is mobilizing militias and ‘armies of god’ because they have declared war on the rest of us.

continue to believe if you choose. just don’t be surprised as events unfold.

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good grief

are there any politicians in the real world- or do they all stay within the safe beltway bubble of denial?

“We have to reach out to independents and the old Reagan Democrats that won elections for former President Reagan,” McCain says. ” “But I’m very confident that a liberal Democrat versus a conservative Republican, and that would be whatever Sen. Obama or Sen. Clinton articulate, that I can win that debate. Because I think America’s a right-of-center nation. So I’m confident.”

right of center. uh huh. so the 30% of conservatives who won’t vote for him- but might vote for obama- are right of center? and the fact that there are more folks joining the democratic party than ever before- how do you explain that away? ah- i get it. since hillary clinton is endorsing you for president- you figure you have her votes and your votes- and that equals the majority being right of center. that ‘fuzzy math’ gets ya every time mad dog. can this election just be over already? weeping jesus on the cross.

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one of those days

so- i made the mistake of tooling around the news and blogs- and good lord! if there’s good news out there, please, give me a link or two. or more if you have them. as dusty would say- ’sweet jesus in a speedo!’ i think the question on everyone’s mind- including at least the sentient of the presidential hopefuls- is- how the hell are we going to get through the next year? will there even be a planet by the end of this year? is another good question. we have a tanking world economy; war crimes up the ying yang, and both poles are melting faster than you can say- global warming. so what pray tell iare the msm and candidates focusing on? how churchy the candidates are. yes. i took a deeeeeep breath. and i took a nice warm shower. and here i am. ok- here it is folks- the entire world is looking at us like we have lost our damned minds. the rest of the world DOES NOT CARE which church these yahoos speak at or if they hear voices- i mean god- speaking to them. frankly- i could care less too, but all of the candidates but kucinich are sidling up in the pews looking all pious and like they really go to church every single sunday- and wednesdays too for good measure (baptist church i used to go to had 3 services weekly).

here’s what i don’t understand- and please- help me if you can (and i don’t mean this rhetorically because i genuinely don’t get it)- i don’t understand how folks can believe wholeheartedly that creationism should be taught as fact and that there is genuinely a divine being somewhere up in the firmament looking down on us but these same folks will not believe that our man made, man designed government is infallible. these same folks who believe that a nice but somewhat radical man was killed and then rose from the dead in 3 days will not believe hard evidence coming out that our government was involved in the attacks of 9/11. belief that lepers were healed and lame folks walked and dead folks brought to life- but will not believe…. you get the point. why are we still having a discussion about religion in the 21st century and why are so many people interested in the candidate’s religion? i mean especially since this last go round with the georgie and pickles show has been nothing but a god damned disaster.

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