Well, the polls suggest that President Bush has lost substantial support
since he was re-elected. Still, the Religious Righters were a strong
influence in making the war with Iraq happen, and the neocons were alert
in playing to the Religious Righters agenda on the hot button issues of
abortion and gay marriage, even to the extent of trying to push for
constitutional amendment regarding these issues. In effect the neocons
were throwing red meat to the Religious Righters to feed the GOP/neocon
push for war and makeover of the ME.
Bush has continually played to the Religious Righter in his appointment
of Supreme Court Justices and Federal Appellant Court Justices (e.g. he
has been hard at work in packing the courts with people who would serve
GOP/Religious Righters agenda). It has even now come to light that the
Bush Administration has also packed the Justice Department from top to
bottom with ideologue that server the Bush Administration and the GOP
agenda; rather, than serving the the American people. The Justice
department has essentially been subverted into an arm of the exective
branch. With the Justice Department and Religious Righters in the Bush
Administration's/neocon's pocket, who could possible stand in the way of
Bush/neocons having their way with War against Iraq?
I believe all of this was/is by design to increase political capital for
various preemptive wars around the world, and allow the GOP to
monopolize power towards ushering in a one party system disguised as a
Democracy. What President Bush has done to our Constitution is down
right criminal.
Regards,
LelandJ
Bill Arnold wrote:
> Why is it that every single time Christianity is mentioned by our
> information supply, it's in terms of "evangelicals" and the "religious
> right"? Seems to me that if the Christian position on the ME has any
> use whatsoever, that someone, anyone, might have the bright idea to ask
> what the Pope or his counterparts in other denominations have to say,
> and maybe talk about that instead of what the "TV evangelists" are
> saying.
>
> Do you know what the Pope's position is on Iraq? Did you hear about it
> on TV? How about the other branches of Christianity? Betcha nobody even
> knows if they have a Pope or who their leaders are. But we hear
> continuously of the "evangelicals". That's at least curious, isn't it?
>
> Personally, I have a very low regard for TV evangelists. I see them as
> con artists who have discovered "sales opportunities" to fill the void
> created by disappearing priests. Most people are born with an innate
> need for religion (the "God image" in the collective unconscious), and
> that sets them up as fodder for this ilk. There are only a handful of
> them, not counting freaks like Jim Jones and David Koresh. It's the
> publicity ("puff job") just makes them far more prominent and larger
> then life.
>
> And their "millions" of followers is another "puff job", as they include
> anyone who ever sent a dollar intending to help the poor through their
> various fund raisers, only to become a "member" forever. I know
> something about this because back in the mainframe days I worked with a
> company that had software installed at Jimmy Swaggert Industries, which
> used a farm of mainframes to fleece the flock.
>
> How about we take a look at what the world's major religions really are
> saying about that invasion?
>
> >From http://www.beliefnet.com/story/121/story_12194_1.html
>
>
> Evangelical Lutheran Church of America
> The ELCA opposes unilateral military action against Iraq
>
> Eastern Orthodox Churches
> A joint statement from leaders of several Orthodox churches urged peace
>
> Episcopal Church
> the council "opposes unilateral military action against Iraq for the
> sole purpose of overthrowing the regime of Saddam Hussein
>
> Mormons - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
> As a Church, we must 'renounce war and proclaim peace.'
>
> Presbyterian Church (USA)
> "urges the United States government to exercise restraint in its
> contemplated military action against Iraq."
>
> Quakers - American Friends Service Committee
> The AFSC has been actively antiwar and is a member of Win Without War
>
> Southern Baptist Convention
> a substantial majority of Southern Baptists support Bush's stance on
> Iraq.
>
> United Methodist Church
> The United Methodist Church has been very involved in antiwar activity
>
> United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
> The Pope has come out strongly against war with Iraq
>
> United Church of Christ
> "We firmly oppose this advance to war"
>
> Union of American Hebrew Congregations
> Rabbi Eric Yoffie, wrote that his group would support unilateral U.S.
> action if these four conditions were met ...
>
> Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations
> "While it is preferable for this threat to be neutralized through
> diplomacy, should these efforts fail, the United States has every right
> and obligation under the United Nations Charter and International Law to
> take firm and appropriate action."
>
> United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism
> The major Conservative Judaism body issued a short statement in November
> supporting President Bush's policies on Iraq
>
> Council on American-Islamic Relations
> CAIR is against war in Iraq
>
> Unitarian Universalist Association
> Unitarian congregations have been active in antiwar protests
>
>
> Bill
>
>
>
>> You left out the influence the Religious Righters played both in
>> bringing support to the Bush Administration to protect Israel, and in
>> going to the poles on election day to keep the supporters of
>> the war in
>> office. The neocons may have been the primary force behind
>> driving the
>> country to war, but there success in large measure was a
>> direct result
>> of their ability to complete control the Religious Righter via
>> manipulation. The Religious Righters turned the war into a struggle
>> between right and wrong, Christian and Zionist versus Muslim;
>> a present
>> day Religious Crusade; a Religious war.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> LelandJ
>>
>>
>
>
>
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