The topic of this post will be mainly about the recent Presidential elections and is fraught with feelings of dislike and even hate towards Christians or any followers of the Christian God, and President Bush. I am writing this as a reply to a British fellow whom I have had the opportunity to write to via blog. (Here called "fox") This is based on a post that he made recently. (This may be difficult to follow... mainly b/c fox wrote a very long post.....)
Note: This is purely for the sake of setting him straight.
Fox,
You claimed that the gay marriage vote coincided with the presidential election and this created more incentive for evangelical Christians to vote. Then you said that ( Evangelical Christians/ Christians) always show support for a Republican leader.
I don’t believe that the gay marriage vote was even the primary reason for evangelical Christians to vote. There are many other reasons as well. Abortion being prominent in many Christian’s minds. And as far as a Christian’s choice of political party, you implied that Christians in particular tend to follow a republican. Not so. Many Christians are democrats. It just turns out that this year, the democratic candidate wasn’t to their liking. Mainly because of his views on homosexuality and abortion. As I hope you know, when people choose a leader, they tend to choose someone that shares similar moral values, principles, and beliefs. It just so happens that Bush was the only candidate that had the values that Christian’s hold dear. So to sum it up, the Christian American’s felt that Bush was the better choice, republican, democrat or otherwise.
You then accused followers of Christ to be, "... the most bigoted, blood thirsty and money-obsessed of all.". You also said that Jesus was, " the most tolerant, left wing figure in history...".
Have you ever read the bible Fox? It appears not, because all of your accusations are wrong. And to put it bluntly....stupid. Jesus, was perfect. The son of God and the redeemer of man. That is how the Christians think of Jesus. Yet, you claim that he is "left wing". In other words, you think that Jesus was a liberal. Correct? That’s what Americans call "left wing". The left wing believes in same-sex marriage and abortion. And it states quite plainly in the bible that homosexuality is wrong. Leviticus 18:22 clearly states, "Do not lie with a man as one lies with a woman; that is detestable.". That was taken from the New International Version of the "Life Application Bible". And abortion is spoken of in the Old Testament. 2 Chronicles 28:3 talks about King David’s son Ahaz who sacrificed his sons in the fire. And if you read all of 2 Chronicles 28, you can see if it isn’t so.
So if Jesus was left wing, he would have stood for abortion and homosexuality, which is exactly what his Father taught us not to indulge. Does that stand to reason? Faith and God’s love don’t adhere to a certain political view. Leave God and politics apart.
You know, I’m so glad that you called us Blood thirsty bigots, because it proves my point about racism.
Have you ever listened to Rap music? R and B? These are 2 of the most popular genres of music in America. And the race that clings to it the most are African Americans (as in they are the one’s who have laid claim to that particular type of music.) And if you read any rap lyrics, you wouldn’t think that Christians are blood thirsty bigots. So as an example, I will add a few lyrics from popular rap singers.
"Kill the white people; we gonna make them hurt; kill the white people; but buy my record first; ha, ha, ha""Kill d’White People"; Apache, Apache Ain’t Shit, 1993, Tommy Boy Music, Time Warner, USA.
"Niggas in the church say: kill whitey all night long. . . . the white man is the devil. . . . the CRIPS and Bloods are soldiers I’m recruiting with no dispute; drive-by shooting on this white genetic mutant. . . . let’s go and kill some rednecks. . . . Menace Clan ain’t afraid. . . . I got the .380; the homies think I’m crazy because I shot a white baby; I said; I said; I said: kill whitey all night long. . . . a nigga dumping on your white ass; fuck this rap shit, nigga, I’m gonna blast. . . . I beat a white boy to the motherfucking ground";"Kill Whitey"; Menace Clan, Da Hood, 1995, Rap-A-Lot Records, Noo Trybe Records, subsidiaries of what was called Thorn EMI and now is called The EMI Group, United Kingdom.
"Devils fear this brand new shit. . . . I bleed them next time I see them. . . . I pray on these devils. . . . look what it has come to; who you gonna run to when we get to mobbing. . . . filling his body up with lead, yah; cracker in my way; slitting, slit his throat; watch his body shake; watch his body shake; that’s how we do it in the motherfucking [San Francisco] Bay. . . . sitting on the dock of the dirty with my AK"; "Heat—featuring Jet and Spice 1"; Paris, Unleashed, 1998, Unleashed Records, Whirling Records.
"These devils make me sick; I love to fill them full of holes; kill them all in the daytime, broad motherfucking daylight; 12 o’clock, grab the Glock; why wait for night"
"Sweatin Bullets"; Brand Nubian, Everything Is Everything, 1994, Elektra Entertainment, Warner Communications, Time Warner, USA.
"A fight, a fight, a nigger and a white, if the nigger don’t win then we all jump in. . . . smoking all [of] America’s white boys"; "A Fight"; Apache, Apache Ain’t Shit, 1993, Tommy Boy Music, Time Warner, USA.
"I kill a devil right now. . . . I say kill whitey all nightey long. . . . I stabbed a fucking Jew with a steeple. . . . I would kill a cracker for nothing, just for the fuck of it. . . . Menace Clan kill a cracker; jack ‘em even quicker. . . . catch that devil slipping; blow his fucking brains out""Fuck a Record Deal"; Menace Clan, Da Hood, 1995, Rap-A-Lot Records, Noo Trybe Records, subsidiaries of Thorn EMI; called The EMI Group since 1997, United Kingdom.
"He prays on old white ladies [who] drive the Mercedes with the windows cracked. . . . you should’ve heard the bitch screaming. . . . sticking guns in crackers’ mouths. . . . the cops can’t stop it. . . . remember 4-29-92, come on; Florence and Normandy coming to a corner near you, cracker; we’ve been through your area, mass hysteria; led by your motherfucking Menace Clan""Mad Nigga"; Menace Clan, Da Hood, 1995, Rap-A-Lot Records, Noo Trybe Records, Time Warner, USA.
"The black man is god. . . . buy a Tec [and] let loose in the Vatican. . . . I love the black faces; so put your Bible in the attic""Ain’t No Mystery"; Brand Nubian, In God We Trust, 1992, Elektra Entertainment, Warner Communications, Time Warner, USA.
"Rhymes is rugged like burnt buildings in Harlem; the Ol Dirty Bastard. . . . I’m also militant. . . . snatching devils up by the hair, then cut his head off" "Cuttin Headz"; Ol Dirty Bastard, Return of the 36 Chambers: the Dirty Version; 1995, Elektra Entertainment, Time Warner, USA.
"Listen to this black visionary, bringing war like a revolutionary. . . . go on a killing spree, putting devils out their misery; hearing screams, sounds of agony; my hostility takes over me. . . . camouflaged ninjas avenging" "Under Seige"; Killarmy, Silent Weapons for Quiet Wars, 1997, Wu-Tang Records, Priority Records, The EMI Group, United Kingdom.
THIS IS JUST TO NAME A FEW. Hard to believe isn’t it? These are ALL black individuals who HATE white men. And you think Christians are Blood thirsty? You think that we’re bigots? You think that we’re the most racist and hateful? It only makes me sad. I hope you see my point. And just so you know, I included some rap artists from the United Kingdom. Just for your reference.
And as for you thinking that we’re money obsessed, I think that many people, Christian and otherwise are obsessed with money. That’s one of man’s many short comings. But that statement you made was just preposterous. You can’t say that Christians are the most money obsessed. Money obsession is something that every type of person of any religion is capable of. So your statement wasn’t justified nor was it accurate.
I also was disgusted with your rendition of the 10 commandments. "Thou shalt despise anyone who isn’t white, male, affluent and heterosexual" and "Thou shalt not kill Americans but life anywhere outside that country is cheap and disposable". Only a truly puerile mind could come up with that kind of thing. The bible doesn’t say those things. What you just spouted off was a sick bias. Get over yourself. And if you think that Americans find life outside of our country so "cheap" and "Disposable", then why is our country trillions of dollars in debt? I don’t see other countries with such a charitable demeanor. You are indeed mislead. Perhaps you should complain about big countries like Africa who starve their people to death.
"So the world faces another four years of Bush’s bullying.". What do you mean by bullying? Is your image of Bush so twisted that you can’t determine the difference between "bullying" and a steadfast continence? American’s are despised by so many countries, that if we were to have a leader that was incompetent or easily swayed, we would be in for it. And quite frankly, we couldn’t care less what the world thinks of our choices. This is our country, and if you don’t care for our president, then that’s too bad. Stay in England. The people here that don’t like Bush will just have to go on with their lives, and if they want change, then they can work for that change. Because it’s their right as Americans.
As you go on farther into your post, you make several comments about Bush and the war in Iraq. It’s obvious that you feel Bush is only using the war as a cover up so that we can get more oil. Wrong. The war is to stop terrorism. I’m sure that you’ve heard of the beheadings that have been taking place. Do you ignore that fact that those beheadings are done by terrorists? Do you know the definition of Terrorist or Terrorism? Do you need to be in front of a camera with a knife to your throat to understand? Do you need to see children blown to shreds by their own parents just to kill a few marines? Don’t you see that these people are twisted? They terrorize their whole country. The Iraqi people were living in hell, and yet you claim that America is there to get oil? So what was our incentive to go save your hides during WWII? Yes, WWII. It does have a pertinent point about this war. It’s the principle. The point is that we were provoked. We went into action ONLY after an attack on our home shores. In WWII, it was Pearl Harbor. And 9/11, it was the twin towers.
The items that follow are listed out in the order that they were written.
1. Bush’s unilateral decision making, arrogance, blatant misleading of the American people concerning the war in Iraq, Afganistan and Palestine.
His decision to go to war with Iraq was supported by Sen. Kerry. So if you’re still saying that he is a "unilateral" decision maker, then you need to read a book about democracy. Things must be run through a process. He makes a decision and gets it approved. Bush is a good example of a Christian so we don’t feel that he is arrogant. Maybe it’s just your insecure British sensibilities. And lastly, if you want to talk about misleading people, then you should look up John Kerry’s senatorial voting record.
2. The world is tired of the killing.
Good. That’s why we went to Iraq. To stop the murder and rape and terrorism. Now what’s your point?
3. The world is tired of the empire building.
Last I looked, America was a free country. We obviously don’t care to build an empire. But if you read some of your cultures history books, you’ll find that your ancestor’s were quite adept at empire building.
4. The world is tired of "Bush’s simplistic good/evil "you’re either for us, or against us" polarity".
Because we are the most powerful and the most wealthy country in the world, we have to know who our friends are. So yes, you are for us, or against us.
5. The world is tired of the way that Bush "blackmails smaller countries, gobbles up their trade, strips their resources and spits them out.
Where did you get that trash? From a cereal box???
6. The world is tired of the flouting of international laws, the concentration camps in Guantanamo Bay, the torture and illegal imprisonment of Muslims against whom, there is no evidence at all.
Concentration camps, eh? That’s a sick metaphor Fox. Your accusations cause me no more pause than those of an ill tempered brat. You sceam that their containment was unjust, yet you fail to look farther than the front page of the "London Times". If you plan on making such remarks, be prepared first.
And if you read your history books, you will find out what a concentration camp is. The Muslims that we brought to Guantanamo bay were suspected of war crimes, or ties with Saddam or Osama. They were fed 3 meals a day, bathed, and had a place to sleep. They were not tortured, they were grilled. In other words, we asked them a ton of questions. But now you’re wondering about the female marine that had one of the containees on a leash. She received a Court Marshel and was dealt with accordingly. And after these Muslims were let out of containment, they were able to sue us. And they have.
7. The world is tired of the fictions fed to them.
You can thank the media for that.
So, what have we learned by this? Hopefully that you should leave America to their own decisions rather than assuming that we’ve been duped by our leaders. You’ve been wrong so far, what’s one more? And I believe that had there ever been a real "international fraternity" the world wouldn’t have so many problems. And speaking of which, why don’t you focus some of that passion on your own country’s problems? Your crime rate is, statistically, astronomical since you banned guns. Snort* You guys don’t even need a leader to dupe you. You do a great job of botching things up yourselves. And I still can’t believe that Asians and Europeans find it incredible that 93% of American’s don’t hold passports.... maybe you should get out more often. (By the way, I didn’t know that 93% didn’t own passports! Kudos to you lad, What, what!)
And meanwhile, Fox dear, Osama is somewhere in a mountain cave shaking in his boots.
Congratulations to President Bush for winning the re-election!
-Katy