Showing posts with label conservatives and religion. Show all posts
Showing posts with label conservatives and religion. Show all posts

Monday, February 2, 2009

So How Did Republicans Corner the Market on God?

I don't understand why liberals are considered a bunch of moral-less athiests while the religious right seems to have God on speed dial. In my experience the conservative folk show far fewer Christian values than the progressives. Here are a few examples:
  • The whole abortion issue. They will lie in front of a train to save the fetus of a teen drug-addicted mom, but as soon as the baby's born they don't want to pay a dime to help it or its mom.
  • Government spending. They piss and moan about the government helping anybody out with anything, but don't bat an eye when trillions of dollars are spent on an objectionable war effort.
  • Love one another. My Republican family and friends are great about helping out their next-door neighbor or friend, but as soon as the circle gets too big, they don't care anymore. Hence one family member's response to a World Vision commercial: "and they keep having kids..." Yeah, God would approve of that.

I could go on and on, but those are a few of the things that boggle my mind. I will quote my best friend's husband here: "You know if Jesus were here, he'd be a Democrat." So don't assume because I am a progressive, or liberal, that I don't believe in God, or that I'm not a good Christian, or that I think abortion is a great idea.

I believe in helping others, which is apparently a democratic party value, and, by the way, a Christian one,too.