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Iwillnevergiveup

(9,298 posts)
Sat Nov 3, 2012, 01:37 AM Nov 2012

Frank Schaeffer: "1 Not-So-Simple Pretty Funny Question for the 73% of White Evangelicals [View all]

Who Will Apparently Be Voting for Mitt Romney"


http://www.alternet.org/election-2012/1-not-so-simple-pretty-funny-question-73-white-evangelicals-who-will-apparently-be

If the polls are correct here’s the question I'd like to ask evangelicals using their own style of language/concerns/theological thinking as applied to their choice:

What’s the explanation for the fact that white American Evangelicals made the allegedly philandering lying ignorant braggart lapsed Roman Catholic Dinesh D'Souza their anti-Obama hero, embrace a pro-choice Mormon bishop who promoted abortion and Planned Parenthood in MA, are working to elect a job-destroying tax-avoiding lying flip-flopping-tell-anyone-anything-they-want-to-hear Swiss bank account collecting draft dodger running with a disciple of the God-hating, Jesus-mocking hater-of-the-poor Ayn Rand, for their presidential candidate and look the other way as a crazed ultra-Zionist many Israeli Jews fear billionaire casino owner who is being investigated for allegedly making billions off the dirtiest Chinese gambling Communist Party-controlled outfit in the world funds the enterprise, at the very same time as Franklin Graham sold his ailing father Billy’s soul and denied core evangelical theology by taking Mormonism off the Billy Graham organization’s list of cults in order to help the Mormon pagan-ritual-performing, Trinity-denying, casino-money-grubbing billionaire-coddling, earth-destroying global-warming denying Mormon bishop win respectability for his dead-Jews-baptizing-polygamy-rooted-reality-denying-interplanetary Masonic lodge-embracing faith in an election against an exemplary modest faithful husband good father compassionate smart black evangelical Christian President whose major accomplishments include saving the economy, ending a war, killing our greatest enemy, giving health care to children and the poor and the "least of these" and who has tried to reduce the number of abortions by helping women escape poverty in a reenactment of the lesson of the parable of the Good Samaritan?

Go figure.

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Whoa, take a breath, Frank. But yeah, great rant and thanks for posting it here. freshwest Nov 2012 #1
If you click on the link Iwillnevergiveup Nov 2012 #3
Yes, I like his wrtiing. I went to link but only scanned. Think I'll go and enjoy myself there! freshwest Nov 2012 #4
a quibble caraher Nov 2012 #2
That term isn't the sole property of the Rick Warren crowd. It's a general term, IMHO. freshwest Nov 2012 #5
It's true that it's not owned by the RW caraher Nov 2012 #7
Yeah, that's why he's supporting Gay Marriage.. I'm not going Cha Nov 2012 #9
I'm not really interested in speculation about his religious beliefs either caraher Nov 2012 #26
Yes! Cha Nov 2012 #29
We, as a church family, XemaSab Nov 2012 #10
Evangelicalism can be less rigid, more progressive. Those who've gone RW... Oh, well. freshwest Nov 2012 #11
Yes, and pro-choice fasttense Nov 2012 #20
And at one time, homosexuality, women's choices, politics, wars and Israel were not discussed. freshwest Nov 2012 #22
in general terms all christians are because paul roguevalley Nov 2012 #27
No the president isn't "evangelical"..not if it's this from the dictionary.. Cha Nov 2012 #8
Thank you, Frank Schaffer! Excellent questions..if only they Cha Nov 2012 #6
I thought it was the old, "could God make a rock so heavy he couldn't lift it?" CreekDog Nov 2012 #12
well, that's one man who tells it like it is. bbgrunt Nov 2012 #13
I just sent this to my delusional fundie sister trusty elf Nov 2012 #14
That has so many classics! Spitfire of ATJ Nov 2012 #19
Most evangelicals wouldn't see "global warming denying" as a negative nxylas Nov 2012 #15
Many so-called "Christians" hide behind the premise of "goodness".... inamatteroftime Nov 2012 #16
Actually, a LOT of them are obsessed with being anti-commie... Spitfire of ATJ Nov 2012 #21
Amen, brothah world wide wally Nov 2012 #17
The answer is: libmom74 Nov 2012 #18
Close. It's actually because .... Scuba Nov 2012 #23
"Auto Industry Attack ad from Romney campaign hits new low. AmandaInAustin Nov 2012 #24
Thanks, keep hitting it! freshwest Nov 2012 #28
knr Douglas Carpenter Nov 2012 #25
Maybe its about money. BootinUp Nov 2012 #30
Ok Frank, please tell us how you REALLY feel.... lexx21 Nov 2012 #31
This goes back to March 2010 Iwillnevergiveup Nov 2012 #32
kick grantcart Nov 2012 #33
Wow! K&R.... ProudProgressiveNow Nov 2012 #34
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