Prayer Effort Seeks 'Right Thinking' From Liberals from Barbara Hagerty, npr.org
It's got some great quips from Barney Frank, who is now in my awesome pantheon for public use of wit - that near archaic weapon that needs a renaissance.
As much as I may diagree with religion, blind faith, etc. I appreciate the "warm fuzzies" that come from someone genuinely concerned with your welfare, so I'm fine with being prayed for (eg my Gramma, cute little Catholic). So if this Liberty Counsel wanted to just spread some good will, regardless of who's what politically, I'd be all for it, but because they're using something sacred (to many, which I can respect even if I don't buy into it) as a passive agressive weapon against those big skawwy liberals - I'm annoyed.
Of course this is a Christian catfight - why can't "we" get past that Paul-esque bitchiness? I say we get some liberal-leaning Christians of all stripes to weigh in. Maybe start their own prayer circle, since lorf knows we need more saving from conservative rhetoric (obsessed as it is with abortion, homosexuality, and healthcare) these days.*
*if they broadened their whine base, i'd listen more, but when you worry that much about the "gay agenda", it tells more on your psychological fixations than your political concerns.
Monday, October 5, 2009
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2 comments:
This actually delights me.
For one it shows how 'much' they really aspect their idea of prayer if they want to use it as passive aggressive fuck yous
Two it draws them into a corner. Either a) they admit their god is a megalomaniac mind raping monster who will violate free will (a common excuse to why God can't just give us some damn good evidence is 'free will' so I love them shooting this down) or b) they prove to themselves their god doesn't give a shit what they pray for, he's an absentee land lord.
The fact that they don't see it amuses me to no end. I say we let them have more rope to hang themselves.
heh - think they'll pray themselves into apopletic fits? it'd be fun to watch!
you'll hold your breath forever if you wait for either option, sadly. the complete lack of perspective and flexibility in thought is astounding.
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