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10 Signs God Is Furious With the Right

10 Signs God Is Furious With the Right: "Whatever disaster strikes, there's always an upside in religious rightland, always somebody to point the finger at with glee. Let's turn the tables.

Editor's note: the following is satire... for the most part.

Why is it that whenever disaster strikes, right-wing religious nuts seem to have all the fun? Some might say it's just because they're sadists, but they always seem to find the silver lining. 9/11? God's calling on America to repent! (No, not for it's foreign policy, you dummy!) Hurricane Katrina? It was that darned homosexual parade the organizers forgot to tell anyone about!

Whatever disaster strikes, there's always an up-side in religious rightland, always somebody to point the finger at with glee. How come they get all the fun?...."

D.L. Hughley

Michele Bachmann and Rick Perry’s Politics Betray The Teachings of Christ

Michele Bachmann and Rick Perry’s Politics Betray The Teachings of Christ: "In American politics it has become normal for candidates to brand themselves in order to garner support from special interest groups, voters and campaign donors alike even though there are times when voters are pitched one brand and campaign donors hear a totally different storyline. There is not always a distinct correlation between a candidate’s advertised credentials and their experience or actions, but some politicians are so far-removed from their public expression of themselves that voters cannot help but be aware of the divergence. Two of the Republicans seeking the nomination for the presidency have branded themselves as evangelical Christians who will transform the country into a “nation under the Christian god,” and although they are true believers, their actions as politicians are far-removed from a follower of Christ...."

I'm a Fan of Jesus, But Not of His Fan Club

Lately I've been questioning my religion, a lot. There are two reasons for this: The crazy extreme right wing of Christianity, and the bible.

The extreme right wing of Christianity has been driving me crazy for a while. To the point I'd like to beat most of them upside the head with a bible. I really don't like when they blast people for other stuff when their own hands aren't clean. It says in the Gospel of John that whomever is without sin can throw the first stone. The Gospel of Matthew also says not to judge people or to be a hypocrite. I see these people do these things so often and it pisses me off. I especially see it when it comes to politics. Last I knew Jesus didn't resort to name calling or belittling people because they disagreed with him.

It's gotten to the point that I don't even want to be associated with Christianity anymore. These people turned something good into something hateful. I don't know whether I'll just say I'm a follower of Christ or Agnostic or what. I'm still trying to figure that out. Because I really don't want to be associated with something like this. Especially when it's starting to turn into a cult. There are days I wonder, if these people were able to, if they'd be stoning people in the streets for going against their belief system. But then again, we are starting to see Christian terrorists turn up again. Apparently these people forgot that the bible said that you shouldn't kill people.

These extremists can be some of the most hateful, hurtful, intolerant and judgmental people I know. I stopped going to church because my pastor didn't like my answers when he'd ask everyone the same question at youth group. I refuse to have someone tell me how I should think, feel or react to anything. And this is what it's come down too. These people try and turn everyone into mindless cretins that repeat everything they hear or see.

And then there's the fact that countless people have used Christianity as a means to commit countless atrocities through out history. Like the Crusades, the Spanish Inquisition, the burning of 'witches' at Salem. No wonder people don't like the Christian religion. Oh and then there's Westboro and countless other organizations that are associated as being Christian spewing their hate too.

With the bible, the more I find out what's in it, the more I shake my head in disbelief. I don't know how a loving God would of set some of these rules. Like making a woman who got raped marry her rapist(it's in Deuteronomy 22:28-29 if you don't believe me). And in the New Testament its apparently shameful for women to speak in church(1 Corinthians 14:33-35). Don't get me wrong, there's good stuff in the bible. But there's also a lot of stuff I really don't agree with.

I also question a lot of things which is what got me into this boat in the first place. I think that parts of the bible probably are what God actually said, and that some parts are mans interpretation of it. And I'm sure that there's parts of it that people just put in there. There's also the fact that the Vatican has done so many things to the bible I don't think that anyone really knows for sure which parts of the bible are true or not. There's also missing chapters and one's that will never be published. I'm sure because there's stuff in there that the Vatican doesn't want people to know.

I also like to think that God is a loving God and accepts people for who they are. I know that there's things that people shouldn't do and stuff, like murder. But still, a loving God you would think would also be an understanding God and a forgiving God. That's what I like to believe anyway. There are people out there who say God is like that, but if He is, why is he so against gays? And various other groups of people? To me that's just weird and doesn't really make any sense. I also don't think that God would be mad at the government for helping people. I'd like to think He's proud of the governments who do it. Does the bible say that the churches should do it? So I've been told. But if they're so great at doing it, why is this recession so bad? Why was the Great Depression so bad? How come so many people have to depend on food stamps, or Section 8 Housing, or unemployment? How many churches have given people jobs who need them?

Two interesting facts I found out today. Apparently 'hate the sin, love the sinner' isn't anywhere in the bible. Nor was it said by a Christian. Gandhi said it, and he happened to be Hindu and countless other things. For those people who say that the Quran says that it says to kill people who don't believe in Allah. The same exact thing happened in the Old Testament to anyone who did not seek God(2 Chronicles 15:12-13).

"While I respect the Judeo-Christian ethic, as well as the Eastern philosophies and of course the teachings of Mohammed, I find that organised religion has corrupted those believes to justify countless atrocities throughout history. If I were to attend church, I'd be a hypocrite."
~Steven Hyde from That 70's Show

Banning Books for Christ in Republic, Missouri

Banning Books for Christ in Republic, Missouri: "It’s interesting how we can’t have anything in our public or school libraries that doesn’t perpetuate Christian myth, or to be more precise, is in some way deemed to contradict Christian myth. We’ve seen this time and again, dating back to the earliest days of Christianity, “unfriendly” texts burned out of existence, and sometimes the author for having written it.

We may not burn authors any more, but books are still burned, and when they are not burned they are banned. This is what happened in Republic, Missouri, when two books were deemed “inappropriate” for high school students. The books? Sarah Ockler’s Twenty Boy Summer was removed from the school’s library, and Kurt Vonnegut’s Slaughterhouse-Five from the school’s curriculum.

And here’s where Christian intolerance for other viewpoints comes into play.."