The End-Times And Sarah Palin

[babylonsister]

http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2008/09/the-end-times-a.html

The End-Times And Sarah Palin
Andrew Sullivan

22 Sep 2008 11:30 am


Yes, she believes in them. Of course she believes in them. Her former pastor believes that Alaska will be the refuge for the faithful in the lower 48 states when the Rapture comes. She is a Biblical literalist who denies evolution - who has to deny evolution - to remain in her church. She believes - because she has to believe - that the earth was created 6,000 years ago. And she believes that the Apocalypse will start in the Middle East. Sam Harris sees it clearly, as usual:

Palin's spiritual colleagues describe themselves as part of "the final generation," engaged in "spiritual warfare" to purge the earth of "demonic strongholds." Palin has spent her entire adult life immersed in this apocalyptic hysteria. Ask yourself: Is it a good idea to place the most powerful military on earth at her disposal? Do we actually want our leaders thinking about the fulfillment of Biblical prophecy when it comes time to say to the Iranians, or to the North Koreans, or to the Pakistanis, or to the Russians or to the Chinese: "All options remain on the table"?

It is now 24 days since she was announced as a potential president of the United States next January and she still hasn't given a news conference or has any plans to hold one. This black-out of all serious press access has never happened in modern American political history before.

If that doesn't concern you, what will?

[Lefta Dissenter]

1. Oh my,

just the link I needed, but man, it's painful to watch.

Normally I don't care what anyone does or says in his or her church, but she stands to be in a position in which her fairy tales (and horror stories) will guide her decisions that will affect thousands, if not millions of people - not to mention other species and the earth itself.

[Az_lefty]

2. she's a member of another cult who all think they are special people..

every generation has had to deal with these self consumed nuts, and we are no different.

[sakabatou]

3. So... Palin is a member of Rapture Ready?

[opihimoimoi]

4. Fanatical nutcases posing as normal....we don't need normal...we need wisdom

She is a nut....

[babylonsister]

5. Her background needs a lot more discussion imo; I'm sure there are

legions of normal people out there who have never heard of this.

[opihimoimoi]

9. She is no diff from those evangelists...using rel as a stepping stone/highway

to fame/position/power

She is despicable in that she LIES CONSTANTLY....that is a sign of being Satanic.

[bdamomma]

6. she is a sick sick woman

part of the end times cult, these people are a cancer on all of us, just like the neo cons.

[gauguin57]

7. Oh yeah, I really want THIS person having the nuclear launch codes.

"Jesus? Is it time? Shall I punch in these little codes? Are you coming back, Lord?"

[IsItJustMe]

8. These damn fundamentalists should never be allowed even close to the white house. I was raised in

such an environment as a child. Every time I heard a loud noise I thought it was the start of Armageddon. This fear based narrow minded mentality has no place in even being close to the reigns of power.

[MISSDem]

10. She is in the same group of nuts one of whom I heard on a radio talk show

the other day (on the same station that James Dobson has his Focus On The Family show). These are all the same type of American Taliban types. This man said, talking about the financial turmoil, "thank goodness we are in the final days". If you express worry for the future to one of these nut cases they will just smile at you and say something like "don't worry. The rapture is near and we'll go to be with Jesus". It is truly frightening that this woman could be a heartbeat away from being the POTUS.

[notsoaveragejoe]

11. Oh great