Reply #7: The way, the truth, the light..? hmmm, could make a good TV ad. [View All]

[lostnfound]

Someone (of the religious left, perhaps) needs to make an ad showing the deification of Bush..

Picture a gathering of robed candle-bearing worshippers in dim light, following "W" (the symbol or the man) slowly chanting "the way... the truth... the light", but as you pan to the big picture you can see the area they are being led into has flaming tar pits of burning oil everywhere, and a voiceover says "thou shall have no other gods before me".

I personally know some religious right followers -- Catholic women, but I'm sur it extends to the fundies etc. -- who truly try to just follow along and pray for W (pray that he'll do the right thing), that since he is making the great evil of abortion illegal it must be the right thing to keep supporting him no matter what else he is doing. The implication that you can ever set aside your obligation to make up your own mind on moral issues -- which includes responsible citizenship -- is most dangerous.

It's deification. And for these people (who shockingly have the right to vote!!), making a connection between W and a deceptive Satan-worshipper taking us all to Hades, would be worth its weight in gold.