Late Night Rant ...

[NanceGreggs]

If you support the Bush Regime, don't tell me you're a CHRISTIAN. Christians don't support administrations that condone torture, or give tax breaks to the greedy, already-wealthy, while gutting social programs that benefit the poor.

If you support the Bush Regime, don't tell me you SUPPORT THE TROOPS. People who support the troops don't rally around an administration that sends soldiers into combat without body armour and other necessary equipment to keep them safe. They also don't send wounded soldiers a bill for medical treatment, or cut veterans' benefits.

If you support the Bush Regime, don't tell me you're a PATRIOT. Patriotic Americans care about their fellow citizens, and don't question the patriotism of their fellow Americans just because they hold a different point of view. True PATRIOTS don't besmirch the war records of people like Kerry, Murtha and Clelland, while singing the praises of people who 'had other priorities' when their turn came to serve.

If you support the Bush Regime, don't tell me you're an AMERICAN. Real Americans don't look for legal loopholes around the Constitution; they honour it as the basis of our democracy.

And most importantly, if you support the Bush Regime, don't tell me you're INTELLIGENT. Intelligent people think for themselves, criticize the government when they think it is off-track, and fight to change the things that must be changed ... and they don't cling to the obvious lies they're being told on a daily basis by people who can't keep their stories straight.

That's my two cents - which, thanks to the Bush economy, is now worth about .003 cents.

[C_U_L8R]

1. Thank you for your two cents

well thought, passionate and.. useful !

[benny05]

2. Can you be intelligent and not be a progressive or liberal

just a thought because I know conservatives who don't support Bush or the liberals, but are smart and lend ideas in general. Most of them have moral compasses unlike the Right wingers too, meaning they live what they believe, not what they preach because they don't preach!

[Digit]

3. Most excellent rant, and DITTO!

Also recommending.

Thanks

[The Straight Story]

4. Preach it brother (or sister) and toss in this this

WDJD - what did Jesus do/not do? He did not tell his followers to go and change the roman government or rules/laws. They were to live in the world but not be of it. His message was to the believers on how they should live their lives, not on how others should live theirs. He knew there would always be a mix of people in the world and you cannot change those who do not wish it.

I am a christian and an american. I have two seperate parts to me in that sense - one is a citizen that has input on the whole country and how it is run, the other is on my life and church and how it is run.

Marrying the two is bad imho.

[NanceGreggs]

6. Jesus, with the inimitable sense of getting to the point ...

... with a great of efficiency of words, said it best:

"Render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's."

Simple, straightfoward, and unmistakable.

Never understood why Falwell, Robertson, et al JUST DON'T GET IT!

[The Straight Story]

8. I think they may twist that thusly:

All things are God's, so caesar don't get jack :)

[Jane Austin]

5. Wow! That was super.

I may try to memorize it so I have it on the tip of my tongue when the right occasion presents itself.

[InaneAnanity]

7. Sorry

Christianity, historically, has killed billions of people, and probably tortured countless others.

Being ruthless is part of being christian. The shoe fits perfectly.

[The Doctor.]

9. Those are the non-Christian 'Christians'.

I've met a few real Christians.

They tend to be liberal.

[NanceGreggs]

10. TRUE Christians ...

... don't just talk the talk, they walk the walk ... and I know many of them who actually do.

Don't confuse the politically power-hungry hierarchy of the Church with true Christians who follow the word of Jesus -- they have tended to be two separate and distinct groups throughout history.

And if you think I have an axe to grind when it comes to defending 'true' Christians, I can assure you I don't -- I'm Jewish.

[OneBlueSky]

11. bookmarked . . . hope you don't mind if I use some of your stuff . . .

to educate a particularly virulent freeper of my acquaintance . . . nice work! . . .

[Maru Kitteh]

12. I've been looking for some new bumper jewelry

CHRISTIANS DON'T
support torture
lies endless war

[No Exit]

13. That's the most articulate rant I've ever read.

I hope you'll let me borrow from it next time I run into one of those stubborn bastards who insists on being an apologist for this CRIMINAL.

[texpatriot2004]

14. Thanks for your awesome rant nm