-Caveat Lector- <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"> </A> -Cui Bono?- from: http://www.bway.net/~halsall/radcath/rad-relright1.txt Click Here: <A HREF="http://www.bway.net/~halsall/radcath/rad-relright1.txt">h ttp://www.bway.net/�l/radcath/rad-relright1.txt</A> ----- As always, . . . Om K ----- Fri, 5 Aug 1994 13:20:11 EDT Anglican Mailing List David Aeschliman Religious Right and Prophecy Here's a wonderful piece that I am forwarding with the permission of its author: PROPHESY MAY HAVE SOME BASIS by David Leach A favorite pastime of the religious right is deciphering "Bible prophecy." Peering into the phantasmagoric imagery of the Book of Revelation, these scriptural sleuths conjure up all sorts of insights and predictions about present and future geopolitical events. (some can scarcely contain their delight when describing the apocalyptic horrors God will inflict -- any day now -- on non-Christians.) In the 1980s, prominent evangelicals issued dire warnings of nefarious deeds that, according to the Bible, the Soviet Union was about to commit, deeds that were, they said, preludes to the Second Coming of Christ and the Battle of Armageddon. But when the Evil Empire unexpectedly disappeared, they were all caught with their prophetic pants down. So I never put much stock in Bible prophesy . . . until I realized that the religious right itself may well be the Antichrist foretold in Revelation. Consider the evidence: Jesus instructed his followers not to be sanctimonious or judgmental, but the religious right is the most sanctimonious and judgmental cult around. Their relentless persecution of homosexuals really is reminiscent of the Nazi obsession with Jews. In fact, some fanatical adherents of the religious right openly advocate the death penalty for gays. Jesus abhorred religious ostentation and told his followers to pray "in secret." But the religious right is the most ostentatious religious cult in America. They like to advertise their religiosity at political rallies and on television. They sport bumper stickers, buttons, T-shirts, and a hundred other kinds of "Christian" paraphernalia; just the sort of superficial religious window dressing Jesus detested. Jesus told the rich man to give his money to the poor. The television evangelists reverse this, exhorting the poor to give money to the rich, namely themselves, which they then spend on golden toilets, kinky hookers, and billowing, "born again" hairstyles. Jesus said the truth will make us free, but the religious right resorts to intellectual fraud in its efforts to force biblical mythology into American science classes. "Creation science" literature, of which I have a collection, is a gross hash of lies, errors and insane theological threats. It is not designed to persuade the scientific community but to deceive and intimidate the scientifically illiterate. Jesus said, "My kingdom is not of this world." When Satan tempted him with the offer of worldly power, he wouldn't touch it. But the religious right lusts shamelessly after worldly power. Its political flagship, the Christian Coalition, is a theocratic dreadnought bristling with crosses. The Coalition's godfather, Pat Robertson, is on the record advocating abolition of the separation of church and state in this country. Anybody who thinks that the religious right is bent on anything less ambitious than establishing a Christian fundamentalist theocracy in America has not been paying attention. The Bible says the Antichrist receives a moral wound, but miraculously recovers. This obviously refers to the squalid sex and money scandals that pole-axed the religious right a few years ago, but which it has unfortunately survived. There can be little doubt that the religious right is, in fact, the Antichrist of Revelation, and it is certainly a ploy worthy of the King of Hell to seize control of the Republican Party by disguising his agents as Christians. ----- Aloha, He'Ping, Om, Shalom, Salaam. Em Hotep, Peace Be, All My Relations. Omnia Bona Bonis, Adieu, Adios, Aloha. Amen. Roads End <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/">www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substance�not soap-boxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'�with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds�is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. 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