Give me that old time religion
Give me that old time religion
Give me that old time religion
It’s good enough for me
We will worship Aphrodite
You can see her in her nightie
Some folks say she’s kinda flighty
But she’s good enough for me.
(refrain)
We will all worship Apollo
We will all worship Apollo
When he drinks, his legs are hollow
But he’s good enough for me
(refrain)
etc. . . . — with remembrance of college drinking friends past. . . .
Kaye Grogan of Renew America has penned an essay so absurd in it’s presumptions that it deserves a special place on the toilet paper roll of right-wing political parchment.
Grogan’s argument is that the Republican party has abandoned Christians. She doesn’t cite any examples of this exodus, but instead riles about NAFTA and makes snide racist comments like: “. . . since churches don’t pay taxes it wouldn’t surprise me in the least to hear about church worshipers being bulldozed down with church buildings to make way for Pedro’s governmental subsidized Mexican Taco Bell.” She suggests that Christians need to form their own third party, because the Republicans have abandoned them and
since most of the Democrats consider Christians as right-wing co-conspirators and fanatics, it would be unwise and hopeless for them to try and woo the followers of Christ into their liberal camps. Most Christians won’t compromise and vote for who they view as the lesser of two evils just for the sake of voting — so don’t hold your breath Dems.
I particularly like how she defines Christians as right-wing evangelical fundamentalists – after all if you don’t believe in the same Jesus as Grogan, you’re not a Christian. If I were a Christian, I would be greatly offended by Grogan’s exclusive definition of my faith. On a side note, this is the same reasoning which has allowed Muslim extremists to bypass the Koran’s prohibition against killing other Muslims.
I wish Ms. Grogan well in forming her third party – and I really hope she succeeds. If she does, we may yet return to a genuinely enlightened political discourse in this country.
h/t: Sadly No
