In fact, I thought I’d list 5 of the biggest lies these conservative “Christians” often tell about themselves.
1. They support freedom: This one has always confounded me a bit. You can’t say you want a nation built on both freedom
and religion – that doesn’t make any sense. Being that religion by its very nature is predicated upon rules and control, you can’t logically claim to be the “party for freedom and liberty” while also trying to base large portions of your political ideology on religious principles that literally millions of people don’t share.
2. They’re pro-life: For some reason these people have equated opposing abortion to being “pro-life.” Here’s my rule: When you’re constantly pushing for more war, while supporting the death penalty and
often vilifying the poor and needy, you lose all right to call yourselves “pro-life.”
3. They care about the poor and income inequality: This one might be my favorite. Republicans are constantly trying to gut programs that help the most needy among us, while simultaneously painting them as “lazy moochers,”
while also opposing
raising the minimum wage – yet they’re unapologetic about their support for massive tax breaks for the richest among us. They’re literally trying to convince us that the “solution” to income inequality
is more of the same policies that caused it to begin with. And what are those polices? The ones that make the rich even richer at the expense of everyone else.
4. They respect religious freedom: This is one of the biggest lies there is. Sure, they want
Christians (or at least their brand of Christianity) to have unlimited ability to say and do whatever they want. But that’s where their love for “
religious freedom” stops. When it comes to any other religions, or those who choose to follow no religion, that’s when many of these people typically lose it. While these so-called “religious freedom” advocates want the ability for a Christian-owned business to be able to deny service to homosexuals, could you imagine if some businesses began denying service to Christians? Many of these same “religious freedom” folks would absolutely lose their minds.
5. They’re Christians: I thought I’d save the best for last. The fact that many of these people call themselves Christians to begin with
is comical.
Jesus Christ, whether you believe he was real or not, symbolizes love, acceptance, tolerance, hope, generosity and compassion – which is pretty much the antithesis to what the Republican party represents. Forgive me if I have trouble envisioning Jesus Christ as someone who’d be a gun-loving, anti-immigrant, poor hating advocate for unregulated capitalism and greed, who felt it was acceptable to judge and discriminate against homosexuals. You know, your typical conservative.
The 5 Biggest Lies Conservative "Christians" Tell About Themselves
And you thought you were Christians!! You can pretend all you want, but we know the truth.
1. And the same is true of you. Atheism is based on rules about when and where we can pray, and who we must accommodate even if it violates our views. That's as much anti-freedom as the other way around.
So practice what you preach at us, before telling us to practices what you preach.
2. You support the murder of people, that when you catch a murderer you refuse to put him to death.... that makes you pro-murder. Pro-life is you put murderers to death, so they don't kill innocent people anymore, and as a warning to others not to murder.
So pro-life is pro-life, whether you agree with it or not. The rest of us don't care that you are wrong.
3. I never even attempted to claim I supported income-inequality. The Bible supports the idea that different people should have different incomes. But caring about the poor, yes we do care about the poor. Christians both donate more of their personal time, as well as more of their income, and christian organizations provide more charitable services to the poor, than left-winger athiests do. Every survey proves this.
Religious Americans Give More, New Study Finds
So, facts trump your claims (pardon the pun). You people are the ones who claim to care about the poor, and yet routinely prove you don't.
4. I would not have a problem with anyone denying service to me because I'm a Christian. I'm all for freedom of choice. If it's your business, and you are a business owner, and you don't want to give me services, that's your right. I don't have the right to tell you that you MUST provide me services.
So, you are wrong on that too. Freedom of religion is freedom of religion. You don't get to pick and choose when others have freedom.
In fact, I'm pretty sure that I lost a job over the fact I was Christian. A guy started screaming at me on the shop floor, because he found out I was Christian and claimed I started the Crusades. A week later I was laid off from the job. I don't know for certain.... but it does seem like an odd coincidence of timing. I didn't scream about it, I just got another job.
5. Well we already established that we love the poor more than you. In addition to that, we don't hate immigrants. I like immigrants. I have a guy living with me right now that is renting a room until his wife who is still in Bangladesh can come to the US. Additionally I support a Spanish to English charity, which gives low cost English lessons to Spanish speaking immigrants. So that's not true. As far as Jesus with a Gun, apparently you missed the Book of Revelations.... You know... where Jesus comes back and slaughters those who hate him? He's coming back girl.... and when he comes, he's killing the enemies of G-d. So I don't think that's too far out of line. Not to mention many of the great prophets of old, slaughtered people all the time who attacked G-d. King David? Remember him? Cut of people's heads? Jesus referred to David several times? And lastly, Jesus made several points about engaging in business, and that G-d rewards people with wealth. There are actually numerous examples of capitalist based statements in the Bible.
And... ironically for you, there is a anti-socialist statement in the Bible, at least one clear one. Luke 22:25 says:
The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them; and those who exercise authority over them call themselves Benefactors. But you are not to be like that.
Now, if you know the meaning of Benefactors.... the rulers of the people call themselves their benefactors.... in other words, Congress and Hillary says "we're your help! We'll give you health care and subsidized housing, and food and water, and blaw blaw blaw.."
And Jesus said.... don't be like that. Don't be like democrats.
So in that sense, I think the closest party to the ideology of Jesus would be.... Republican.