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This is not an attack on true Christians. This rant is about those Christians who have and still use Christianity as a weapon against all of them Non-Christians. They really did and do give Christianity a bad name.
Want to know what damage they can do ? Unfortunately, we still have one wingnut Christian on the Supreme Court, and he has been a major factor in fucking up America. His name is Scalia.
But beyond this one sick/deluded man, there has been a broad swath of Americans who buy/bought into the snake oil salesmen who were selling Jesus as a product rather than
well, whatever you want to think Jesus was.
The poor souls who bought into it, then and now, cant seem to grasp the larger concept of fucking yourself on health care, having daily access to food, a wealth of good jobs, and a sense of security.
I dont need to tell you that just about all of these people are hard-core Republican voters. Every time they go to the polls, they are clueless that they are voting for Fuck me some more.
As the title of this thread indicates, many of these people are older and dying off. But there are still enough young to middle aged victims to help Republicans win/steal elections.
I use the world steal, because its one of the few ways the GOP can gain national office. In well-gerrymandered districts, it doesnt matter. But in districts that Repubs dont own, a sufficient number of Jesus votes can make a stolen vote seem just plausible enough to prevent a massive revolution.
Anyhow, to get back to my original theme, I believe its a good thing that the Jesus freaks are dying off. (Along with the Southern Heritage hypocrites and so many other ignorant people who buy and guzzle down the snake oil.)
Perhaps Im looking forward to a more educated, aware American population. But then, I realize that the GOP is doing everything possible to prevent the young from becoming educated. Well, if you cant turn them into Jesus freaks, keep em dumb.
Seems to me that the Republican Party would cease to exist it they didnt have the opiate of fanatical religion, or a clueless population. Take a look at Ireland. The vast majority of the Irish finally got it and, in addition to throwing out relentless child molesters, they threw out their specifically Irish brand of Jesus freaks.
Warpy
(111,476 posts)who managed to translate the rural tent revival into television. Their spawn are poised to take over the media empires but lack the charisma of the old man and will likely piss it all away. While some of them are bravely soldiering on, they're abrasive and off putting. Franklin Graham is an example of this.
Without the really effective media god squad, the religious right is going to have to rely on the wingnut churches and without the televangelists, divisions are going to arise that begin to tear them apart into the factions they always were prior to the 70s.
RadiationTherapy
(5,818 posts)What are the characteristics of this group?
Cyrano
(15,077 posts)There are those who sincerely believe biblical teachings. And there are the con artists who profit from them and use them to line their own bank accounts.
I use the phrase "true Christians" to differentiate between people who honestly believe and practice their religion, and whores who play believers for profit and power. And that is/was obvious to anyone who has lived on this planet for a while. Which leads me to wonder if you have an agenda of your own.
RadiationTherapy
(5,818 posts)but we can leave it at that if you prefer.
hifiguy
(33,688 posts)And Soapy Sam Alito is no bargain either.
Jesus Malverde
(10,274 posts)It crosses party lines.