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September 20, 2008
Christianist theocrats are closing in for the kill!
I got a kick out of the Issues-O-Meter that Ann Althouse linked earlier. It lists ten issues, each one with a button which, when clicked, makes the figures of McCain and Obama slide back and forth on the scale below so you can see how close or far apart on a given issue they are. On the economy, for example, it shows them as pretty far apart:
I thought this was all nice, wholesome, harmless entertainment, so I emailed the "Issues-O-Meter" link to a liberal friend. Imagine my surprise when he emailed me back with a snarky remark about their respective positions on gay marriage: "they look so cozy together!" Hey wait a minute! How did they "look"? I went back to the test, clicked the "Gay Marriage" button (if that isn't a hot button issue, what is?), and sure enough, they are close. Touchingly close, in fact.
Why, they're closer than two figures on a wedding cake! What's up with that? Isn't the Culture War supposed to be tearing the country apart? I mean, according to Andrew Sullivan things have gotten so bad that the forces of theocracy are closing in: "With Sarah Palin, America has taken one very large leap toward a completely theocratic politics."(Via Ann Althouse.) Interestingly, the hated "Christianist theocrat" who's forced America to take this great leap was specifically asked about her religion was the other night, and here was her answer: Faith is very, very important in my life. I don't believe I wear it on my sleeve and I would never try to shove it down anybody else's throat and try to convert anybody. But just a very simple faith that is important to me -- it really is my foundation.Huh? What kind of "completely theocratic politics" is that? Not wearing it on her sleeve? Never trying to convert anybody? Not trying to shove her religion down anyone's throat. Not even Andrew Sullivan's? How lame can theocracy get? A hell of a way to run a culture war, I'd say.... posted by Eric on 09.20.08 at 05:14 PM
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ol cranky, even your handle is no excuse for such sloppy thinking. We DO have freedom of religion (including pagan gaja worship; what more do you want?) but at the same time, judeo-christian values are in the foundation of western civilization, epitomized by America. I dare say there is a connection between the two. As we are enjoying our wealth and freedom, we are standing on the shoulders of generations who were basically all christians and who gave us all that we have including our rights and liberties. I am an atheist but I can also see beyond the tip of my own nose - unlike you. I am mature enough to admit that our civilisation was built by people who were in this respect more like Sarah Palin than me. You, of course, must think that you are part of the smartest generation ever. el gordo · September 21, 2008 03:55 AM Doesn't this show McCain far more right than he actually is and Obama far less left than he actually is? I didn't see any reference to criteria but it seems some objectivity is lacking. lonetown · September 21, 2008 06:49 AM Okay, a new ground rule, please: in future do not juxtapose the words "shoving (anything) down anyone's throat" with the name "Andrew Sullivan." I mean, Jeez... Steve Skubinna · September 21, 2008 07:39 AM Post a comment
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the christotheocrats think that, in not going all Spanish Inquisition and forcing people to convert, they are advocating a form of government that does allow for freedom of religion. What they are merely doing is using the law to make sure that while you are practicing your own (wrong) religion you are living under laws consistent with their (right) one. Of course, even if you live in accordance to their religion, you will still go to Hell for not converting.