01-18-2017, 03:19 PM
(01-18-2017, 10:27 AM)pbrower2a Wrote:(01-18-2017, 10:04 AM)Anthony Wrote: But if the Catholic Church gets involved in this - and remember that we have a Hispanic pope! - it has the potential to destroy the evangelical right's stranglehold on Christianity in American politics (and probably provoke a nasty anti-Catholic backlash not seen in America in nearly a century). Then, if progressives can merely tone down their reflexive fawning over all the freaks and geeks, there's your prescription - no pun intended since we're talking about health care here - for a Democratic landslide in 2020 (and what more do they want? They got what they wanted in Obergefell v. Hodges - and even if Roe v. Wade were to be overturned only about 1 out of 10 women live in states that would enact blanket bans on abortion).
I even have a catchy slogan for this campaign:
OUR JESUS IS THE SON OF GOD
THEIR JESUS IS THE SON OF JOHN GALT!
The Pope has some moral suasion beyond devout Catholics, and the Fundamentalist appeal is severely limited. "The Earth is only 5000 years old, and evolution is a fraud, plant your seed in the Wealth Cult..." I'd like some evolution-denier to tell me why Lake Superior has so little biodiversity in contrast to the oceans and even to small lakes in southern Michigan.
...The inauguration of Donald Trump has me thinking of a sick parody of the Hallelujah Chorus. Start with "He shall reign!" and turn it into "Greed shall reign!"
Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! (etc.)
Mammon Omnipotent forever reigneth
Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
Greed shall reign! Forever! And Ever! Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
Cruel greed! (etc.)
Selfish greed! (etc.)
Wanton greed! (etc.)
Reckless greed! (etc.)
People of faith are going to come to realize that Donald Trump has but one God -- himself!
Hallelujah!