Glenn Beck vs. Christ the Liberator

[entelodont]

After his colossal "Restoring Honor" rally in Washington, D.C., Glenn Beck took aim at one of his favorite targets, Barack Obama, but in a novel way. Beck regrets saying a few months ago that President Obama was a "racist." What he should have said, he now realizes, was that he didn't agree with Obama's "theology." And what is Obama's theology,

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[goblinthebamf]

waiting to hear Bill Donahue and the Catholic League denounce Glenn Beck.

...might be here a while.

[loser_anda_user]

I wanted to 'like' this so much for about five seconds but then I was like lol self it's not facebook.

:D

[originalenid]

Love this post. I can't believe how far some will go to twist everything into benefitting them personally, and contributing to their privilege. Beck's the one using fucking buzzwords divorced from their context as a scare tactics.

JESUS WAS A PINKO HIPPIE LONGHAIR. DEAL WITH IT.

[girlthatyoufear]

I think that it is much more of a theological question that he is a guy who understands the world through liberation theology, which is oppressor and victim....That is a direct opposite of what the gospel is talking about...It's Marxism disguised as religion

Seriously, Beck? This is the exact same reasoning right wing governments in Latin America used to kill priests, nuns, and campesinos. Because of this ridiculous fear that someone actually gives a damn about the poor and asses like you are horrified that you'll have to be held accountable for their oppression.

"I will not tire of declaring that if we really want an effective end to violence we must remove the violence that lies at the root of all violence: structural violence, social injustice, exclusion of citizens from the management of the country, repression. All this is what constitutes the primal cause, from which the rest flows naturally." ---Archbishop RomeroBeck is just scared of getting called out for his privileged bullshit. Not to mention, liberation theology was

[originalenid]

Love this comment.

[fruhlings]

bookmarking this to read later, as I'm exhausted right now, but thanks so much for posting this. <3

[layiliyal]

I really like this post. While I recognize a lot of what's being discussed, it's definitely something I need to read deeper into.