Frank Schaeffer: Republicans Hijack Religion in Health Care Debate

[Shallah Kali]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/frank-schaeffer/republicans-hijack-religi_b_396930.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/frank-schaeffer/republicans-hijack-religi_b_396930.html?view=print

Bachmann's contribution? -- "And we say oh Lord we deserve your wrath. But would you yet give our nation mercy? We ask for your mercy. We cry out to you oh God this is our moment and this is our time Lord. We are at the end of ourselves and now we need you. We need you Lord."

All this to stand up for the insurance industry against the widows and orphans! Quite a stretch for "Christians" wouldn't you think?

I'd hate to still be an evangelist these days (as I used to be when -- sad to say -- as I young man I was my late religious right leader father's sidekick back in the 70s and 80s.) How could I ever tell anyone about Jesus now when the public image of Christ has been hijacked by the Republicans using religious language to defeat compassion?

Let's get one thing straight, and I say this as a former "pro-life" leader: I don't think that the Republicans using abortion funding in the health care bill as an excuse don't give a rat's ass about the unborn. If they did, and if their various presidents over the last 30 years plus had, they would have instituted massive health care reform for families, mothers and children rather than fighting it. Because the chief cause of abortion is economic hardship. How is a mom supposed to pay for health care? (For that matter how is a dad supposed to either?)

Anyone who cares about the unborn would want to go to a single payer universal system tomorrow no questions asked. Take away the economic uncertainty from millions of Americans -- and health care costs are the biggest worry of all -- and you've gone a long way to a family and child-friendly climate.

More at the link: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/frank-schaeffer/republicans-hijack-religi_b_396930.html

[BrklynLiberal]

1. Mr Schaeffer's is a voice that should be heeded.

[Bitwit1234]

2. I don't understand CREW

they proport to investigate ethic violations. I have emailed them about Bachmann and I know ten other Minnesotans who have emailed them and they haven't even acknowledged the emails. What in the hell is the matter. She violated her office. She deserves to investigated. I suppose the democrats are as bad as the republicans now, they don't give a damn.

[dgibby]

4. Send them this thread and tell them how many progressives

belong to DU. I'd be willing to bet you'll get a response after that.

[Winterblues]

3. It gives me hope, that one so screwed up in the head as he was can change

David Brock is another good example. Sanity can return if only they would give it half a chance..