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Maybe the idea is a little too close to the Jesus Freaks of the sixties, but what ever happened to God is love? Just as the Republican party has been taken over by hate-spewing extremists, organized religion seems to be spawning a lot of vicious vitriol as well. Unfortunately, religious nuts haven’t stopped with talk. Look at the slaying of 13 soldiers at Fort Hood, the murder of Dr. Tiller in Kansas and the Tony Alamo child rape case. Some of the most heinous crimes of the last few months have been committed in the name of God.
The Phelps family took a break from protesting at the funerals of war heroes the other day so they could bring their own special message of God’s vengeneance to the school that President Obama’s daughters attend. Christians who are jumping at the chance to condemn all Muslims because of the actions of Nidal Malik Hasan should consider whether or not they want to be judged by the likes of Reverend Phelps and Tony Alamo. The really sad thing is that even though most people don’t agree with Reverend Phelps’ tactics, the vast majority of the world’s religions do condemn homosexuality.
The Catholic Archdiocese of Washington announced the other day that they won’t be able to continue the social service programs they run in the District if it doesn’t change a proposed same-sex marriage law. Really?!? You’d rather punish the poor and homeless in Washington D.C. than let two consenting adults publicly acknowledge their love? Religions try to claim that people can't really be moral unless they have God in their lives. It seems like just the opposite to me. I'm seeing the hate but I'm not feeling the love.
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