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Tuesday, April 05, 2005

Disgusting
Posted by Jill | 6:57 AM

Talk about a shandeh far di goyim. That a rabbi would talk to a Christofascist Zombie Brigade group like the "Judeo-Christian Council for Constitutional Restoration" is just appalling. That any Jew would trust these guys is just mind-boggling. It reminds me of the stories I used to hear when I was a kid of German Jews who regarded themselves as good Germans, even while their neighbors were being carted away.

The head of this group is one Rick Scarborough, a "pastor" who also heads up Vision America -- a group designed to promote "active citizenship" among regular church attendees. Sounds pretty benign, right? "Active citizenship" is something to which we all ought to aspire, right? Well, yes...except that what THESE guys have in mind is nothing short of a Christian American Taliban, and the bills I blogged on yesterday that are winding their way through Congress even as we speak have these organizations' fingerprints all over them.

Vision America's mission is "...to inform, encourage and mobilize pastors and their congregations to be proactive in restoring Judeo-Christian values to the moral and civic framework in their communities, states, and our nation."

Judeo- my ass. This is about setting up a particular flavor of evangelical Christianity as the National Religion -- mandatory for everyone. And any Jew or Roman Catholic who allies with these guys thinking they won't be rounded up when the time comes is delusional.

The organization's core values extend almost solely to sexual issues and their right to force their religion down our throats.

On "the sanctity of human life":

We believe the Word of God teaches that human life is sacred because humankind is created in the image and after the likeness of God. An absolute commitment to the unique value and sanctity of human life is fundamental to a nation that honors Almighty God. Vision America is committed to the preservation and protection of every human life from conception to natural death. We are determined and committed to bring an end to America’s abortion holocaust. We steadfastly oppose cloning, stem cell research, euthanasia and any other practice or policy inconsistent with our conviction that human life is a precious gift of the Creator God.


I assume that "contraception" is one of those "any other practices" that they don't want to mention since most Americans would be appalled were contraception to become illegal. Well, it's coming, folks....and you'd better do something about it NOW.

On "the sanctity of marriage and family":

We believe that God instituted marriage and family as the basic building block of human culture. We further believe that God has established marriage as a sacred covenant between a man and a woman for life. And so it was for almost 200 years as our country grew and prospered under God’s hand. Yet, within our generation, America’s families have been devastated by rampant divorce, lack of personal responsibility, and a challenge to the very institution of marriage by the homosexual community. As One Nation Under God, we believe the laws and civil institutions of our land should promote and protect stable marriages. We oppose legal sanction of same-sex "civil unions" or marriages as a perversion of the Creator’s intent.


So what would this mean for American policy? Well, the obvious result is an end to any movement towards legal gay marriage, or even partnerships. Note the reference to "laws and civil institutions". "Lack of personal responsibility" would make any sex outside of marriage a crime; and "rampant divorce" would be addressed by making it impossible for women in particular to leave abusive men. Men, of course, will continue to be allowed to leave their wives for trophy babes, all in the name of "spreading their seed."

And here ya go, now they get to the crux of the whole thing (emphases mine):

We believe God established human sexuality for the physical expression of love and commitment between a man and a woman in holy marriage. Apart from that divine intent, sexual activity becomes nothing more or less than the selfish manipulation of another human being for personal satisfaction or financial gain. America is currently drowning in a polluted sea of promiscuity, pornography, and perversion. The abuse of human sexuality, whether in illicit personal activities or through the vast influence of the visual and print media, diminishes our humanity and degrades those who indulge in it. We believe that the practice of personal decency and the standards of high moral integrity must be restored in America. Therefore, we support the enforcement and the strengthening of legislation restricting the exploitation and/or proliferation of pornography in any form.


So there you have it: No sex for anyone outside of procreation. Think about it. Is this what America wants? Is this what the country that tunes into ABC at 9 PM on Sunday nights to watch Eva Longoria banging a hunky 17-year-old gardener wants? Well, guess what, folks. This is what you're going to get.

And how are they going to do all this? Here's how:

We believe that freedom of religion is the foundation of America’s liberty. That freedom was significantly eroded in recent decades as the Bible, along with religious symbols and expression have been banished from the public square. The identification and condemnation of sin on the basis of Holy Scripture has come to be regarded as "hate speech" by many. We oppose any and every attempt to suppress or to marginalize the free expression of religion in America. Further, we support the immediate removal of IRS regulations, which severely restrict the ability of pastors to speak out on issues under political debate within the nation.


Yup, you guessed. They want to be able to proseletyze your kids in their schools, to get their brand of so-called Christian moralism codified into law, and to force it down your throat whether you agree with it or not. And right now, Congress, led by Tom DeLay the bug-killing dwarf king of the neocon death cult's legislative pig pack (TMMarc Maron) are beginning to implement this agenda.

Meanwhile, this gang of thieves is having a conference in Washington DC this Thursday and Friday. And who's their opening speaker? That fine paragon of morality, Tom DeLay.
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