06.07.06
Godless Heathens
…Because, you know, those heathens certainly weren't polytheists or anything. I think their Neo-Pagan counterparts, most of whom I assume to be more liberal politically, will be surprised to learn that they actually belong to the Church of Godlessness. As a theist of sorts (if panentheism can be said to be a kind of theism) I'm pretty surprised myself. I'm sure liberal Jews, Christians and Muslims must be the most surprised.
Ann Coulter explains it all in her new book Godless: The Church of Liberalism, which hits the shelves today (In case you've been in a cave with no calendar, today's date is 06/06/06). It's a good thing she wrote this, because I was under the impression that we liberals are quite religiously diverse. Evidently, "Liberals love to boast that they are not ‘religious.’" OK, now I'm confused, because I know plently of liberals that claim to be religious. It must have all been a rouse to trick People Of Faith into voting for them. Those dastardly liberals!
Oh, wait, now I remember. Ann Coulter is full of it. And full of herself, too, if one is to judge books by their covers. Of Coulter's five novels (because they're certainly not non-fiction), four of them have her picture right there on the front. But I shouldn't argue ad homenim; that's be stooping to her level.
I don't even know why I'm surprised. Conservativism has been trying for years to claim religion as it's own, so conflating liberalism with atheism shouldn't shock me. Unfortunately Coulter's false them-versus-us dichotomy is sure to appeal to conservatives. They can't understand and accept diversity among people in general, why expect them to recognize the vast religious and non-religious diversity among liberals?
All the more reason for us to fight the good fight, I suppose. I, as a religious liberal, intend to keep raising hell (so to speak) until our existance is recognized. Even conservatives can't ignore the truth when it's looking them in the eyes. They do try so hard to ignore it, though, don't they?
cami said,
7 June 2006 at 7:03
I despair. How the hell are you supposed to convince people like this of anything they don’t want to believe?
On a lighter note: Hi, Ethan! Miss you!
bargainprofessor said,
15 June 2006 at 5:44
well it’s hard to try to post a comment here but I guess i’ll just say this
all those who condemn evangelicals for their belief in the necessity of affirming Christ for salvation are doing exactly what they accuse these Christians of doing – judging and condemning people solely for their beliefs. Here is the liberals’ rule: Christians may not judge others by their religious beliefs, but liberals may judge Christians by their religious beliefs.
Thank You for your blog it is a great thought provoking tool, for me.
jehovahsfitness said,
16 June 2006 at 22:29
Bargainprofessor,
I really don’t have a problem with Christians saying I’m going to hell for not believing in Jesus. Doesn’t really bother me because I don’t believe in Hell either. I can sort of see how other people would find it offensive, but as long as it’s out of genuine concern rather than malice (as with Pat Robertson or Fred Phelps) I know that at least their hearts are in the right place.
However, I don’t think not being judgemental is very possible. People make assements about each other based on their various attributes all the time. I think as long as judgement doesn’t lead to prejudice, we will be alright. The problem is that people have a difficult time of not treating people differently when they think that they are different. Christians and non-Christians alike should head Jesus’ words, “Do not judge, or you too will be judged. For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you…”
I think the problem is not that we judge one another, but that afterward when our own judgements are used against us, we are not “man enough” to accept our hypocrisy and repent it.
Sutton Epps said,
30 June 2006 at 7:52
You may not stoop to ad hominem attacks, but I will.
Al Franken lays Miss Coulter out flat in his Lying Liars… . The woman is simply a showperson who knows how to pull the strings of those already likely to buy her books for no other reason than making a few (or many) dollars.
I’d go so far as to say that I think she knows how much of a liar she really is. There is no possibly way that a woman of her “intelligence” is capable of believing some of the things she writes about various liberal conspiracies. Kind of like how Benny Hinn knows he’s a total sham, but makes you believe that he believes he really is God’s Wunderworker. I’d like to go to his shows, as that’s what they are, and ask him to heal my pancreas.
So many people in this country are nothing more than showmen. They know what to say to a public dumb enough to believe it, and they know which strings to pull to get $1000 checks in the mail as “lovegifts” or political contributions. Honestly, I envy their manipulative abilities. Ann, Benny, Hitler…they were/are all in the same game.
End ranting.
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