In His
Mirage
Roy Moore talked a
lot about God and what he wants. He defeated Luther Strange in the
Republican primary. That's his opinion. That's his right. In his
house, in his church, but it stops hen he steps into the congress.
His views of homosexuality don't even belong in this century. It has
nothing to do with “political correctness,” which I admit once
may have been a necessary learning tool but has long since worn out
its welcome. Yes, PC words through the late 70s through roughly the
early 90s were kind of like flash cards. They had a good run. No, my
opposition to Moore, Palin, the man next-in-line to the WH has to do
with the separation of church and state. The first in ten amendments
to the constitution—known as the bill of rights—states that
“congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of
religion. . .” I think Moore made his intentions clear, his goal of
having everyone respect and practice his established religion in
2003. Two years earlier he had been elected chief justice in the
Alabama Supreme Court. He was removed in 2003 by the Alabama Court of
the Judiciary for refusing to remove a monument of the ten
commandments, the tablets that overtly celebrate the agreed upon way
to live a Judea-christian life. In 2013 he got a second chance. It's
all about redemption, forgiveness, apparently. Moore almost made it 3
years before blurring the lines again, brought his church into the
state. In May of 2016 he was suspended for directing probate judges
to enforce same-sex marriage laws, ignoring the federal law
recognizing them.
Take a moment and
look at what these politicians are using God for, at what they're
relying on his word to sell to voters. And the politicians who
advocate such marital fidelity themselves, who are they. I remember
an article I read about Sarah Palin having an illegitimate child. She
became a pro-life heroine when she “chose” not to abort her fetus
diagnosed with downs syndrome. Unwed and pondering. Isn't life
sacrosanct to these people. Why was abortion even on the table, an
option, a last resort? Her daughter, Bristol, is not exactly an
endorsement for marriage now, is she? As of 2015 she is on her second
child as a single mother. I guess God can put the money where your
mouth is, or should. Bristol commands 15 to 30,000 dollars to talk
about the importance of abstinence.
Moore passes the
fidelity/hypocrisy test. He was formerly a Democrat though, which
suggests a life altering event pulled him that far to the right. But
from Newt to Trump marital infidelity and third marriages are the
things Republicans hope the media never sees. Pence is wildly
anti-gay, and I feel bad for people of the LGBTQ community when Trump
is impeached. Oh, you better believe it. Pence was a Democrat. He
voted against Reagan in 1980. Trump was one, swearing up and down
that going into Iraq was a foolish thing to do. (I must agree with
him there.) A lot of changes, a lot of wanting to join the winning
choir, a lot of wanting to preach to the choir with the best track
record. If the God fits—wear it.
The Ken Burns
documentary of the Vietnam War is almost done. I am tired watching
it. So much deception, so many lies, so much minimizing the value of
life for the contrary. It was war by the numbers. Last night the 1968
massacre in MΓΏ Lai was
prosecuted. The participants were brought to a military trial in
1970. Only Lieutenant William Calley, who consistently said he was
merely following orders of a superior, was sentenced. Much of the
country thought his life sentence was too severe, that these
killings, in the final analysis, are covered under the dark mantle
that obfuscates war as crimes. President Nixon ordered Calley
released and put on house arrest. When I hear about the ruthless
killing of babies, infants, I couldn't help drinking in the
close-range hypocrisy. A higher ranking officer was circling above
the scene in a helicopter and did nothing, said nothing to stop the
slaughter. If any of these men had any idea of a career in politics,
they burned their bridge to play the pro-life card that day.
Why is God saying
so much, so much that seems to roll off the tongues that are forked?
They follow the money and greed is at the nearest Trump tower. Just
watch those shifty form-fitting eyes of Joel Osteen as he works
toward a high five from Trump, corralling their gullible menagerie in
the South, playing carpetbagger to hurricanes because, god knows,
they are definitely not a manifestation of climate change. America's
carnage. They shoot you on the street. Gee, I can't see why. You are
handing guns out indiscriminately like Pez. The second amendment is
safe, its theory is never going away. What's being buoyed is the NRA,
its membership, their contributors, the lobbies, the PAC money—ah,
the PAC money. See, god, anyone's god, wants you to buy plenty of
guns, have children and almost never think of aborting them, deny
anything is happening to the planet, hate anyone and anything that is
counter-productive to his agenda, and generally sleep in perpetual
paranoia with one eye open. We know that gun is in a shoe box under
your bed, a fetus swims in restless circles in your sleeping wife's
womb, and the sun is sure to come up hotter tomorrow.
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