The latest in the "Jesus, save me from Your followers" category

[kellinator]

In which a bunch of misguided loonies camp out in Alabama to attempt to defend their Ten Commandments monument to the death, or at least until Pat Robertson tells them to go pray for some liberal to die. Because heaven knows THAT'S a really Christian thing to do.

Wow, it's great to know that with the economy in the crapper, these folks have time to go protest over an unconstitutional monument. What do you think would happen if I went and pointed out to these folks that the Ten Commandments were a part of Judaism thousands of years before Christianity even existed?

That reminds me, there was this guy once who had some things to say about rendering Caesar's things to Caesar. He was a itinerant preacher without a penny to his name who never sat on tradition if it was hurting someone. He occasionally enjoyed a glass of wine with his friends, even if they were tax collectors and prostitutes. What he didn't enjoy included those in Big Business who cheated the common man, those who exploited the innocent, and perhaps most of all those who made a big deal about their piety in an attempt to impress people with how "good" they were while secretly not caring about anyone but themselves and how "right" they were.

His name was Jesus Christ and I am proud to be one of His followers, but man am I embarrassed by the foolishness modern-day Pharisees cook up in His name.

To those people sitting around whining about this monument, I'd like to say, take out your Bibles and actually read them, think about what Jesus had to say for yourself instead of swallowing whatever the Religious Reich's line is this week. I believe in my heart that if Jesus came down to see you, He'd say, "Put up your protest signs and go feed the hungry, visit the sick, reach out to the people you think you're better than, and QUIT EMBARRASSING ME!!"

Comments

[eudaimonia.livejournal.com]

That was a most elegant rant. Thank you.

[ex-ilk.livejournal.com]

Amen!

[dwivian]

They know about judaism....a rabbi gave da Judge a gift for standing up for HIS beliefs, too.

But, I'm with you on the "pray in closets, hold your faith in private, but do not deny who you serve when asked" position that Christ taught. We'd do well to recover that.

[canela.livejournal.com]

Wonderfully said!

[malinaldarose.livejournal.com]

Very well said!

[hooper-x.livejournal.com]

Kelly.

Have my retarded babies.

-HX

[pxlboy.livejournal.com]

/sheep

[maida-mac.livejournal.com]

A most excellent statement, Kelly.

ya-hoo!

[reannon.livejournal.com]

Brava, Kellinator!

*claps loudly*

[bethynyc.livejournal.com]

Thank you Kelly. Very well said.

I must confess to having uncharitable thoughts about the monument falling on protesters blocking its removal. Wanna bet they would sue?

[wordweaverlynn.livejournal.com]

Preach it, sister!

Damn Fundamentalists.

[r3dqu33n.livejournal.com]

I hate how these people have hijacked religion and given it a bad name. After Bush snuck into office, a German paper printed that religious fundamentalists had taken over the United States. They are trying to control others and their lack of tolerance of others and their lack of acceptance that its illegal to mix religion and government is appalling. We can be motivated by our beliefs, but we shouldn't force them down the throats of others. These people make the US look crazy to the outside world.

[sujata.livejournal.com]

Hallelujah, sister. =-)