The Jesusification of America
It appears to have really taken off in the 50's. First was the forcible insertion of religion into the pledge by the Knights of Columbus and McCarthyism in 1954. Then, in 1955, the term, In God We Trust, became part of all printed money, and became our National Motto in 1956. All of this seems like it was a response to godless communism, and a cultural way for Americans to fight against the USSR during the cold war.
Now, it seems like the Jesusification is continuing, culminated most recently with this Rock Tour.
Far be it from me to say that Roy Moore, is an idiot and flagrant violator of the law, but isn't it strange that groups that call themselves "Battle for the Bible" and "American Veterans in Domestic Defense" would haul around what is essentially a huge chunk of evidence that shows that what they want to do is illegal?
Are we going to see a countrywide tour to elementary schools of the weapons that were used in the beltway sniper crimes?
"Here, Timmy. Touch the gun that caused the east coast to shut down for a few weeks. See? Doesn't that make you feel powerful? Good. I'm glad we could bring this to you, and your school. Now go tell your teacher we're ready for the kindergarteners."
Meanwhile, I'm going to continue crossing out the word God on my money, and having premarital sex with other men while simultaneously providing abortions to teenagers who will be forced to watch the tape of Janet Jackson exposing herself at the Superbowl.
Now, it seems like the Jesusification is continuing, culminated most recently with this Rock Tour.
Far be it from me to say that Roy Moore, is an idiot and flagrant violator of the law, but isn't it strange that groups that call themselves "Battle for the Bible" and "American Veterans in Domestic Defense" would haul around what is essentially a huge chunk of evidence that shows that what they want to do is illegal?
Are we going to see a countrywide tour to elementary schools of the weapons that were used in the beltway sniper crimes?
"Here, Timmy. Touch the gun that caused the east coast to shut down for a few weeks. See? Doesn't that make you feel powerful? Good. I'm glad we could bring this to you, and your school. Now go tell your teacher we're ready for the kindergarteners."
Meanwhile, I'm going to continue crossing out the word God on my money, and having premarital sex with other men while simultaneously providing abortions to teenagers who will be forced to watch the tape of Janet Jackson exposing herself at the Superbowl.
1 Comments:
Minus the sex with men and I'm all for it. Actually, since you can't marry a man if you are a man, you can't have premarital sex with a man, so maybe gay sex is actually morally superior to unmarried hetero sex. Just a thought.
I got an email from a grad student regarding a brief I wrote in a appellate religion case. I think I gave the wrong (lefty) answers, because I was never contacted again.
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