SEESHOLTZ: The American Theocracy's New Symbol

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The American Theocracy's New Symbol

July 25 2006
Counterbias.com
MEL SEESHOLTZ


After acknowledging he didn’t get all “choked-up” about yellow ribbons tied around trees or flag stickers pasted everywhere, comedian George Carlin quipped, “They’re symbols, and I leave symbols to the symbol-minded.”

Well, the “symbol-minded” have struck in Hickory Hill, Tennessee. At a cost of $260,000, World Overcomers Outreach Ministries unveiled the United States of Jesus’ “Statue of Liberation.” It was proudly described by the Christian news service Agape Press:

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[yurbud]

1. PHOTO:

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2. some people complained that Liberty is supposed to be holding a flame

aloft.

I'm sure the church would compromise and make it a burning cross.

[don954]

3. lol!

just keeping the flame alive, hu? :evilgrin:

[OneBlueSky]

4. when you think about how many people actually think this way . . .

it gets kinda scary . . . at least to me . . .

[yurbud]

5. Bush's current approval ratings are pretty close to their number in

population. they are a minority. A big one, but a minority.