In recent weeks I have reconnected with a lot of old high
school friends on Facebook. And some of them are extreme political
conservatives. I guess I just have to put up with that and not lash out against
their views the way they do against the views of everyone who is not an extreme
right wing Republican. I mean, they believe things that would make a moderate
Republican feel ashamed.
And, alas, the news bears this out as well. As described
in this news report,
Texas governor Greg Abbott claimed that President Obama was planning on putting
Texas under martial law. What was his evidence? His evidence was that several
Wal-Marts have been closed down for remodeling. Abbott drew what was to him the
obvious conclusion: Obama planned on using these buildings to retrofit train
cars with shackles to treat Republicans as political prisoners. Then Abbott
decided to take action. He ordered the Texas State Guard to watch over federal
military activities.
The fundamental religious doctrine of Texas Republicans
is very clear. It is this: Obama and all Democrats are devils, and only the
Republican Party can bring us salvation. Their religious doctrine has nothing
at all to do with the empathetic, bleeding-heart Jesus described in the Bible.
Does it matter whether I am a doctrinal Christian vs. a Christian Agnostic? No,
because none of that matters. Only the zealous affirmation of right wing
conspiracy theories matters. Therefore, no matter how much I might ever have
affirmed, or ever again affirm, belief in Jesus as the son of God, Texas
Republicans will not permit Jesus to save me. And Jesus had better do what the
Republicans tell Him, or else they are going to kick His ass.
Some Texas Republicans were horrified at the blasphemous
stupidity of the current Republican leadership. Former state representative
Todd Smith told the governor, “Your letter pandering to idiots…has left me
livid.” But opinions of Republicans like him carry no weight in Texas. God has
directly infused inerrant wisdom into the brains of right-wing Republicans, and
that settles it.
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