A Question of Faith
I read an article at The Nation today. It was about a fundamentalist Christian group called Operation Straight Up. They intend embark on a Military Crusade in Iraq.
I am scared. Very scared. Mikey Weinstein (founder of a group the promotes religious freedom in the military) sums up my feelings pretty well. "Thanks to the influence of extreme Christian fundamentalism, the wall separating church and state is nothing but smoke and debris." I can say AMEN to that.
I cannot believe that this group has the balls to go to a Muslim country on a self proclaimed crusade! WHAT THE HECK?????
This group is also supplying the troops with a video game based on the freaky Left Behind series. The game sound utterly disturbing - apparently the virtual soldiers say "Praise the Lord!" when they kill the enemy. The are NO words to describe how f'ed up that is.
As trite as this may be, I have to quote Kingdom of Heaven. (This is a part of the movie where two characters are discussing the hanging of two Templar Knights who assassinated Muslims.)
Balian: "So they are dying for what the Pope would command them to do."
Hospitaler: "Right. But not Christ, I think."
I am scared. Very scared. Mikey Weinstein (founder of a group the promotes religious freedom in the military) sums up my feelings pretty well. "Thanks to the influence of extreme Christian fundamentalism, the wall separating church and state is nothing but smoke and debris." I can say AMEN to that.
I cannot believe that this group has the balls to go to a Muslim country on a self proclaimed crusade! WHAT THE HECK?????
This group is also supplying the troops with a video game based on the freaky Left Behind series. The game sound utterly disturbing - apparently the virtual soldiers say "Praise the Lord!" when they kill the enemy. The are NO words to describe how f'ed up that is.
As trite as this may be, I have to quote Kingdom of Heaven. (This is a part of the movie where two characters are discussing the hanging of two Templar Knights who assassinated Muslims.)
Balian: "So they are dying for what the Pope would command them to do."
Hospitaler: "Right. But not Christ, I think."