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How the Christian Right Plays Victim While Imposing Its Ideology on America | Alternet
Day to day, I don't think about christians. It never occurs to me to even think about attacking any religion. The tax scam churches enjoy is annoying but really, no politician will ever be willing to take that on so, even though most Americans know its not fair, we're probably stuck with it for a long time.
But, its true that churches steal from the average person. And, they give back relatively little.
And yet, they have the gall to claim they're victims.
What christians should be doing is helping to protect our country and our Constitution. Instead, they continue to demand sharia law in the US. They want laws passed on their translation of their bible. THAT is sharia law. They want an end to our Constitution so they can force their religion into our schools.
Across the board, you won't find more dishonest hypocrites in one place than churches. But, they have the right to be dishonest hypocrites. What they do not have the right to do is force the rest of us to believe their dishonesty and hypocrisy.
December 5, 2013 |
Religious freedom and separation of church and state have always been hated concepts to the religious right. Indeed, its fair to say that the religious right exists to fight any legal or cultural support for people who dont want their narrow definition of Christianity foisted on them. From objecting to gay marriage to trying to wedge creationism in schools, the religious right exists as a political movement for the purpose of stripping away religious freedom and establishing their religious beliefs as the dominant organizing force in law, politics and culture.
So why then are we hearing all these people who live their lives attacking religious freedom complaining all the time that religious freedom is under attack from liberals? Why does every religious-right publication and event echo the claim that right-wing Christians are somehow being stripped of the very right to religious freedom the right has worked tirelessly to take from everyone else for decades?
The simple answer is theyre lying. Claiming the mantle of victimhood is so politically potent that religious-right leaders are going to do it, no matter how untrue it is, because, to be blunt, theyre not held back by any moral interest in honesty. Getting Grandma to think she's going to lose her church is a great way to get her to sign her Social Security check over to your organization.
Day to day, I don't think about christians. It never occurs to me to even think about attacking any religion. The tax scam churches enjoy is annoying but really, no politician will ever be willing to take that on so, even though most Americans know its not fair, we're probably stuck with it for a long time.
But, its true that churches steal from the average person. And, they give back relatively little.
And yet, they have the gall to claim they're victims.
What christians should be doing is helping to protect our country and our Constitution. Instead, they continue to demand sharia law in the US. They want laws passed on their translation of their bible. THAT is sharia law. They want an end to our Constitution so they can force their religion into our schools.
Across the board, you won't find more dishonest hypocrites in one place than churches. But, they have the right to be dishonest hypocrites. What they do not have the right to do is force the rest of us to believe their dishonesty and hypocrisy.