Wednesday, March 23, 2005

Blind Guides & Hypocrites Read Matthew

In the midst of all of this Schiavo flurry and hypocrisy, I cannot help but remember Matthew Chapter 23 from the Bible. My Bible, a St. Joseph's Edition for Catholics, is in fact, in my bathroom. It is there, b/c I can't tell you how many times that my Protestant husband and I discuss politics and religion, while one of is taking a bath and the other is sitting on the floor, keeping the bather company. It is a great opportunity for us to actually talk about one another's day & grown up topics... completely uninterupted by a toddler. So, last night our topic was Terri Schiavo, and the Book of Matthew became our centerpiece as we examined the hypocrisy of a President laying claim to this "culture of life" while assaulting Jesus' words w/ hypocrites and modern day Pharisees (the GOP). My suggestion: Read Matt Ch. 23, and come back and tell me that Jesus would approve of the hypocrites committing such grievous hypocrisy such as signing the Texas Futile Care Law, claiming that our nation has the right to declare war and attack nations pre-emptively, slashing every single needed social program that the working class and poor depends upon, making a hurtful Bankrupcty Bill law, despite what the Bible says about forgiving debts every 7 yrs, giving the wealthy massive tax cuts at the expense of our working class and poor, decimating our environment, despite being told we are to be stewards of this earth, claiming that Jesus hated homosexuals, sex and abortion, yet Jesus said nothing about hating those things, but said more than enough about the poor, divorce and hypocrites, and advocating the use of torture when Jesus was victim of torture, too. And let's face it, if Jesus were walking among us in this country, a long-haired peacenick and liberal like Him would be strung up and destroyed by the likes of Karl Rove, the GOP, Limbaugh, and the Emaciated Hag Coulter. For an interesting, unbiased perspective on the Schiavo case, check out this FL lawyer's blog, which gives every possible detail about this case.
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