The Best of Intentions »

By Will

Back when I was canonically obedient, I would worry endlessly about the virtue of my behavior. Would I go to hell for having lustful thoughts? Even if I have these thoughts all the time?

“Yes” was the only answer I could find so my ceaseless anxiety was without purpose. The affirmation that my mind was satan’s conduit should have clarified the destination to which I would arrive post-demise. However, my mind would cycle through the senseless notions that I was a good person despite my sinful nature and that I was a bad person despite my good nature.

Eventually, I realized that it was not a god who dangled the carrot. My so-called mentors and confidants hung the carrot on the rope and dangled it over my head. Once you realize your status as a patsy, you are better able to see the absurd little man who has wrapped himself in curtain that’s adorned with the face of christ.

Keep in mind my commentary as you read this:

[T]here was only one time in history that reflects where we are right now. There was only one time in history, according to these writings, where men were given in marriage to men, and women given in marriage to women.

Want to venture a guess as to when? No, it wasn’t in Sodom and Gomorrah, although that was my guess. Homosexuality was rampant there, of course, but according to the Talmud, not homosexual “marriage.” What about ancient Greece? Rome? No. Babylon? No again. The one time in history when homosexual “marriage” was practiced was … during the days of Noah. And according to Satinover, that’s what the “Babylonian Talmud” attributes as the final straw that led to the Flood.

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But it can’t be yet, you say. You have a lot going on in your life? You’re getting married? Here’s how the New Living Translation describes that very sentiment in Luke:

When the Son of Man returns, the world will be like the people were in Noah’s day. In those days before the Flood, the people enjoyed banquets and parties and weddings right up to the time Noah entered his boat, and the flood came to destroy them all. – Luke 17:26-27

Happily going about as if everything was fine was what they did, too.

Blah, fucking blah, etc.

The world has been ending tomorrow since man first noticed that the big fiery ball in the sky surreptitiously disappears below the tree line. Countless yokels have fully purchased into this panicked notion and it’s likely that even more yokels legitimately believe that they can do something about it.

Here’s the real deal: You’re going to die. So live happily and reside somewhere where you can marry that man or woman without pappy christ’s watchmen looking over your shoulder. And all the better if he or she consents.

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Christian Dominionism vs. Homosexuals »

By Will
In Their Own Words: Christian Dominionism vs. Homosexuals

Christian Dominionism is the powerful political arm of Christianity. The end of abortion, gay marriage, and birth control and the regulation of personal behavior are among the goals Dominionism. Dominionism is not just another fundamental Christian lobby. Dominionists have enjoyed unparalleled and unprecedented access to the White House during Bush 43′s tenure.

The figureheads of the Dominionist movement are James C. Dobson of Focus on the Family and Tony Perkins of the Family Research Council.

James C. Dobson:

[James C.] Dobson is now America’s most influential evangelical leader, with a following reportedly greater than that of either Falwell or Robertson at his peak.

Dobson earned the title. He proselytized hard for Bush this last year, organizing huge stadium rallies and using his radio program to warn his 7 million American listeners that not to vote would be a sin. Dobson may have delivered Bush his victories in Ohio and Florida.

He’s already leveraging his new power. When a thank-you call came from the White House, Dobson issued the staffer a blunt warning that Bush “needs to be more aggressive” about pressing the religious right’s pro-life, anti-gay rights agenda, or it would “pay a price in four years.”

[In 2004], Dobson started a new offshoot of Focus on the Family called Focus on the Family Action, which he used to campaign openly for Bush. And during the campaign he joined Ralph Reed and…Charles Colson in regular conference calls with Karl Rove and other senior White House officials.1

Focus on the Family:

Focus on the Family (FOTF or FotF), founded in 1977, is a Christian non-profit organization based in the United States. The organization describes itself as “dedicated to nurturing and defending families worldwide”. The group was founded by James Dobson and is headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Focus on the Family is one of a number of evangelical para-church organizations whose stated aim is not to start a new church or denomination, but to work interdenominationally to protect and promote their definitions of traditional family and family values. Some of the core promotional activities of the organization include a daily radio broadcast by Dobson and his colleagues, providing free counseling and resources for those facing family difficulties, and publishing a variety of magazines, videos and audio recordings.2

Tony Perkins:

From 1996 to 2004, Perkins was a member of the East Baton Rouge delegation to the Louisiana House of Representatives, where he served as a Republican. Republican Perkins ran for the United States Senate in the 2002 Louisiana jungle primary and received 10 percent of the vote. Perkins became the President of the conservative Christian Family Research Council, a political offshoot of James Dobson’s Focus on the Family in September 2003.3

Family Research Council:

The Family Research Council (FRC) is the powerhouse of Christian influence in Washington. Founded in 1983 by Dr. James Dobson of Focus on the Family, the FRC is led by former Louisiana state representative Tony Perkins. The FRC reportedly has the ear of many members of Congress, the White House, and Christians nationwide. FRC is actively involved in educating religious leaders about moral issues being affected by decisions in Washington, and also in representing those leaders directly to the decision makers themselves. You will find them well represented on news channels and radio stations nationwide, and at meetings where key strategies are planned.4

This post has four sections, the first three of which include related statements by Dominionists and rebuttals by respected researchers.

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Jesus According to the Jehovah’s Witnesses »

By Will

I like how, after he has destroyed Earth, Jesus will relax in his Egyptian-style crown and smile like he’s in a beer commercial.

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The Mormon Theology »

By Will

Endless celestial sex? Where do I sign?

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