Teabagging for Jesus
One of the more interesting signs I have seen at a townhall meeting/teabagger convention was one at an event in Brighton Colorado, the sign read, "Jesus is my single payer". The more I thought about the the more I realize the futility of including Christians in any kind of public policy debate, the person carrying this sign may or may not believe that a magical being will heal those who are sick, but she certainly doesn't want anyone to have the option of seaking more conventional medical care; and this is the problem with Christians they want people to have no other option but the supernatural to help solve their problems.
Everyone has heard the phrase "their are no atheists in a foxhole" the main goal of christianity is to try to put everyone in the metaphorical foxhole, the only way to do this is to make bad decisions. Any "help" given by a church based lawmaker is little more than an attempt to weaken the legislation and drive one more person into the foxhole. Or maybe in the case of Larry Craig into the....
















I agree with your assessment of the futility of a public policy debate with religious fundamentalists. Reason and rationality are two key ingredients for successful debate. Religious fundamentalism however actually discourages reason and rational thinking. For example:
The Tale of the Christian Housewife
August 10, 2009 4:48 PM | Reply | Permalink
Wow! Of course the answer to our health care problem is a 2000 year old Jewish Zombie....Why the heck didn't I think of that?
August 10, 2009 5:28 PM | Reply | Permalink