Republicans for Jesus?
Even before I saw this article I had been trying to come up with the reasons why fundies are largely Republican. Yep, I'm doing the political thing again. Don't worry, it won't always be like this.
It kinda boggles my mind, though, and did especially when much of the Republican mud slinging in 2008 was accusing Obama of being a socialist. I mean -- Jesus was a socialist. No, I'm not comparing the two, lest I start my grandmother off on one of her "Obama is the Antichrist" rants. I'm just saying. Look it up. Socialism is basically the same as Christianity's idealist views of Zion. Don't try to tell me that Jesus was fiscally conservative, Mr. "Sell all you have and give it to the poor" (Insert Bible reference verse here). And he certainly wasn't socially conservative (after all he hung out with prostitutes and never had anything bad to say about the homos -- he even let one write at least a quarter of the Bible).
So why are so many conservative Christians Republican? I was surprised that the conclusions I came to were only supported by the fears of those that sponsored that billboard: abortion and the continued existence of homosexuality, the latter of which, they should realize by now, is a losing battle. I'm not exactly sure of my own views of abortion, but Democrat doesn't automatically mean homosexual atheist baby killer on welfare any more than Republican means Christian homophobic NRA card-carrying rich white guy (well...). But there's definitely a link between religion and party affiliation.
I guess what I'm getting at is, come November, I hope people will take a good look at what they actually believe (as opposed to what Fox News tells them to believe), what they think is right, and make the right decision. Or rather the left one.
It kinda boggles my mind, though, and did especially when much of the Republican mud slinging in 2008 was accusing Obama of being a socialist. I mean -- Jesus was a socialist. No, I'm not comparing the two, lest I start my grandmother off on one of her "Obama is the Antichrist" rants. I'm just saying. Look it up. Socialism is basically the same as Christianity's idealist views of Zion. Don't try to tell me that Jesus was fiscally conservative, Mr. "Sell all you have and give it to the poor" (Insert Bible reference verse here). And he certainly wasn't socially conservative (after all he hung out with prostitutes and never had anything bad to say about the homos -- he even let one write at least a quarter of the Bible).
So why are so many conservative Christians Republican? I was surprised that the conclusions I came to were only supported by the fears of those that sponsored that billboard: abortion and the continued existence of homosexuality, the latter of which, they should realize by now, is a losing battle. I'm not exactly sure of my own views of abortion, but Democrat doesn't automatically mean homosexual atheist baby killer on welfare any more than Republican means Christian homophobic NRA card-carrying rich white guy (well...). But there's definitely a link between religion and party affiliation.
I guess what I'm getting at is, come November, I hope people will take a good look at what they actually believe (as opposed to what Fox News tells them to believe), what they think is right, and make the right decision. Or rather the left one.