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The keynote speaker for this years NRA convention in Houston was a real crowd pleaser with experience riling up weak-minded right-wing sheeple. Glenn Becks sermon was delivered with his usual flair for phony emotion and theatrics.
Beck set up his speech by fluffing the audience with praise for what awesome, charitable, courageous, sexy, patriots they all were. Of course, they lapped up this drooling approbation like thirsty puppies and rewarded Becks pandering with masturbatory applause. Beck gave the people exactly what they wanted and even titillated them with a teasing hint of a new project he would be announcing in the coming days with major partners.
The primary message of Becks program, however, was a more overarching appeal to the grand province of the Lord, with whom Beck frequently reminds folks that he is in close communication. Never mind that Becks interpretation of the divine is in stark contrast to that of most theologians. Take, for instance, how he inexplicably juxtaposes the mission of the NRA with that of the Prince of Peace by saying Our right to keep and bear arms will not be infringed. We will follow the footsteps of Jesus Christ. And while Beck never reveals where in scripture he learned that Jesus footsteps were fortified with firearms, he returned to the theme several times with pronouncements like this:
Jesus was a man of God. He was a man of peace. He was a man of forgiveness. But make no mistake, Jesus Christ was also immoveable. The right to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed. And we will win by strapping on the full armor of God.
http://www.newscorpse.com/ncWP/?p=9595
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,681 posts)SummerSnow
(12,608 posts)But I can see him slapping Beck
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,681 posts)"Dude, you're going to hell," and walk away, rolling his eyes.
ZRT2209
(1,357 posts)nobodyspecial
(2,286 posts)'And we will win by strapping on the full armor of God" That passage was not literally referring to armor and guns.
I'm an atheist, but part of me always wishes they are right. And when their time comes, God will point to how they twisted his words for their own gain and send them down to hell.
OneGrassRoot
(22,920 posts)Oh, the irony.
I launched the COMPASSION REVOLUTION, in part inspired by my experience with Beck followers (after being mentioned on Beck's show a couple of years ago).
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022803133
SummerSnow
(12,608 posts)Carrying a gun makes you Christ-like.
cprise
(8,445 posts)Basically, anything that an abusive slob identifies with = Christian (i.e. Jesus was a 'real man'). Its a remix of the trashy side of pop culture with male chauvinism and gun love.
It allows them to be more 'creative' and 'persuasive'.