Rev. Erudite Redneck, B.S., B.S., M.A., M.Div.

Well said.

If we're going to have religious influence on our government, more please of the peace and charity kind, thank you.

Enough with the obsession with sex. Pop culture has that covered.
 

The Family Research Council is exhibiting the 'exclusion rule' common to all Literalist (see the SBC comments in previous posts). The scriptures are ours you can't use them. God is ours, you have no right to access him except the way we do. Truth is ours, and we will not divert from it one iota and you don't even know what truth is because you can't see with our enlightend eyes. If you try to infringe on our territory, and everything is our territory, we will attack you. If you disagree with us, you are damned to hell and we have the power to do that because God gave it to us.

Oh yes, and we deny we ever said these things even though you have copies of the transcripts and videos.
 

Excellent observations, Dr.

And the key line from that informative FRC tripe?

"We simply can't let that happen. We must take action now! Please help FRC defeat this plan of deception by sending your gift today..."

Ahhh, it's a profit scheme! Now I get it...
 

"Ahhh, it's a profit scheme! Now I get it..."

Well of course! :) If abortion were ever outlawed in this country, or they ever passed an federal anti-gay marriage amendment, how would the fundies raise money? I'm on the mailing lists of many of these organizations ("know your enemy," as Sun Tzu said) and every they milk those two issues for every penny they can get. (Actually, I suspect abortion is never going to be outlawed, nor is a federal anti-gay marriage amendment ever going to be passed precisely because they'd loose two significant money making issues, but then, I'm a bit of a cynic sometimes.)

I'm more than a little nervous about the current crop of Democratic Presidential candidates' recently obvious piousness, mostly because the unholy marriage between evangelicals and the Republican party has been so disastrous for both religion AND politics. Maybe the Democrats can do it better, but I kinda doubt it. The last thing we need to do is replace Republicans trying to out-God each other with Democrats trying to out-God each other.

When asked about their favorite Bible verses in a recent debate, I was really hoping one of the Democratic candidates would quote Matthew 6:1-18.
 

Actually, I suspect abortion is never going to be outlawed

Well, they did have a Republican Congress and a Republican president for several years and never managed to make it happen. Although they did manage to put in some more neo-con/corporation-friendly judges.

Yeah, I'm with you. It won't be outlawed.
 

Alan, you, you, you LIBERAL! You do not have permission to quote the Bible! You better watch it or someone will accuse you of misusing Scripture in a ruse to mislead and deceive people!
 

LOL.

Too late. I've already been accused of that by the drama queens, fussbudgets, and busybodies of the internets. (Has anyone else noticed that half the blogosphere seems to be run by Gladys Kravitz?)

I've been called a "heretic" (burn, baby, burn!), a "Christian" (complete with snot-quotes), a "humanist" (huh? Is that an insult?), a "postmodernist" (I do not think that means what you think it means), etc., etc., etc. My personal favorite was "wolf in sheep's clothing" which, to me, implies that everyone else, including the person making the accusation is just a dumb sheep. ;) (In truth, I rarely wear wool -- too scratchy, unless it's a good suit.)

mmmm ..... lamb. :)
 

Indeed, Alan, you are correct. Abortion will no more go away than will gay marriage. The latter cat is out of the bag, and while some states have raced to the bigoted finish line, I do believe the clock ticks away on those particular amendments even as we speak.
 

Gladys Kravitz!! Ha!

Oh, crap. Is Lenny her love child??
 

Heh. Not unless she was steppin' out on Abner Kravitz. :)
 

Um....duh on me. I suppose "love child" would presuppose that she was indeed stepping out on Abner. Poor Abner. Having to put up with her, *and* she's an adulteress? Sad, truly.
 

ER said: "DrLobojo! You gotta give me my college football, and my Dallas Cowboys (finally): They are harmless diversions..."

Harmless...football...harmless... diversions....not...they are passions and are of this world...animal passions...Would Jesus play football...did joseph play catch...try this yell next game against your opponent.."Crucify them crucify them... I bet the crow will pick up on it...
No, no dispensation for your football
 

Hey, in grade school I used to join the surly mob in yelling: "Beat I.C.! Beat I.C.!" -- "I.C." being "Immaculate Conception Catholic School" in Fort Smith, Ark.
 

And I'd think Jesus might play a game of catch. In fact, we don't know but what he played intramural sports at the Nazareth Vo-Tech.
 

Lenny Kravitz's mother played the part of Helen on the TV sitcom "The Jeffersons."

Let's see Bewitched to All In The Family to The Jeffersons.....might be, might be....
 

Jesus playing catch?
Reminds me of those Catholic figurines for boys to receive at their confirmations where they have jesus playing foot ball or basketball or soccer.
Check them out:CatholicShopper.com
 

Hey drlobojo:

Alice Pearce (the first actress to play Gladys Kravitz) was in "Dear Bridget" with Jack Kruschen who was in "Penny Ante" with Roxie Roker (Lenny Kravitz's mother) who was in "Statistically Speaking" with Alfre Woodard, who was in "Beauty Shop" with Kevin Bacon.

Just thought you'd like to know. ;)
 

Kravitz, Kravitz, everywhere
A lot more than one would think.
They're in Music, TV, Movies...
Just as common as the kitchen sink.