Wednesday, December 12, 2007

Jesus wept (John 11:35)


Rep. Steve King [R-IA] is proposing H. Res. 847: Recognizing the importance of Christmas and the Christian faith. I will spare you the whereases. Here is the crux:
Resolved, That the House of Representatives--

(1) recognizes the Christian faith as one of the great religions of the world;

(2) expresses continued support for Christians in the United States and worldwide;

(3) acknowledges the international religious and historical importance of Christmas and the Christian faith;

(4) acknowledges and supports the role played by Christians and Christianity in the founding of the United States and in the formation of the western civilization;

(5) rejects bigotry and persecution directed against Christians, both in the United States and worldwide; and

(6) expresses its deepest respect to American Christians and Christians throughout the world.

Don't these asshats have any governing to do?

I just wish they'd all STFU about religion and get to work. We have an economy in serious trouble and a falling dollar, a crisis in healthcare, looming environmental disaster, an illegal and unfruitful war that needs to end, a fractious world to deal with, sundry forms of genocide going on, and rampant lawlessness in the highest echelons of government. And he's playing the implied Christian martyr card? Damn all such silly nonsense to everlasting flames!

Now, get back to work you self-righteous twit!

h/t to BlondeSense Liz

UPDATE (12/13/07): It passed. Here are some pointed comments from the Rude Pundit. He is a total blasphemous pottymouth (which is why I like him) so don't read this if you can't take strong language:
The House of Representatives actually passed, massively, a resolution declaring, in essence, that Christianity is just awesome and keen and mighty cool and all the kids should do it. Oh, and Christmas is, oh, Jesus Christ on a cracker, fuckin' orgasmically sensational.
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Are Christians in America so desperate for attention that they needed cornfucker Steve King to stand up for them and for the House to resolve that it "recognizes the Christian faith as one of the great religions of the world" and "acknowledges and supports the role played by Christians and Christianity in the founding of the United States and in the formation of the western civilization" and giving mad props to Christmas?
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Is this what Christianity has come to? A bunch of whiny bitches in heat making the other dogs in the neighborhood howl and bark? Where, when Bill O'Reilly or William Donohue or Tony Perkins or whatever demagogic barrel of fuck you wanna name gets sand in his or her ass crack over Christmas or gay marriage or some issue or other that makes fundamentalists think America is all about them, you gotta go all paranoiac? Is your Jesus that small?

Indeed. Is your Jesus that small? If he is, I suggest you meet the Jesus of the Gospels. He wasn't, and isn't, insecure. If you believe, in any sense, that Jesus is Lord, then you don't need such lame-ass, whiny resolutions before the Congress of the United States.

Jesus wept.
--the BB

10 comments:

Fran said...

I was just about to go blog about this over at Street Prophets.

Paul said...

Go get 'em, Fran!

Kirstin said...

Saw that yesterday--can't remember where or why. I thought about showing you, but I knew you'd find it yourself.

Rapscallion.
(There's another good word.)

Paul said...

Rapscallion is a lovely word and should be more widely used, though it sounds somewhat harmless. Far to gentle. As it is, I toned down my feelings considerably to call him an asshat. I would dig into my IRA accounts if I had to in order to provide the nails.

Of course, I don't literally mean that people who say things this stupid, misleading, and wasteful of our government's energy should be crucified. Wait. A very large part of me does. I think it might have a sobering and salutary effect on Congress. If I were not opposed to the death penalty, I would seriously be urging it.

Kirstin said...

Appealing as a trip to the hardware store sounds...

Corporations and wealthy wingnuts buy the asshats. (I've never typed that word so much in one week, as now--twice today.) People who can't be bothered to educate themselves vote for them. People who do know better are too busy, preoccupied, or playing ostrich (me) to do anything meaningful about the messes they make. Where would we stop?

Paul said...

Well, since like waterboarding it's just hypothetical...

I'd say that a few congressional crucifixions would remind the elected officials that they work for us, not the corporations and they'd listen a bit more to the voters. Which would considerably lessen the influences of corporate money. But you're right that the voters are complacent and uninformed. I'd guess because they have not awakened to the serious daily impact all this has on their lives and on the future they and their children will have to live in.

But it's all me letting of steam, so the analogy need not be able to walk on all four feet.

Still, a very appropriate issue for advent:
SLEEPERS, WAKE!!!!!

Kirstin said...

SLEEPERS, WAKE!!!!!

Amen to that.

(And I wasn't visualizing Spartacus, or anything. Just sorting my own self out.)

Episcopollyanna said...

There are still hundreds (possibly thousands - the number is unclear at the moment) of people in my state who are desperate to get some kind of federal assistance to rebuild their homes and businesses following devastating floods.

FEMA's answer is to fill out a form and "we'll get back to you. Maybe."

These people have looted the government and all they talk about is flag-burning and this type of crap.

I'm already in a rotten mood today. I should stop now. Bah. Humbug.

Fran said...

Internet issues caused delays... but the deed is done!

Time deemed that it would be short, not as well thought out as I'd like.

Thanks for some of the inspiration!

Paul said...

Thanks, Fran, for researching this further and passing on the word.

Oh, to see them attending to their proper business!

I like the idea of a holiday cookie "guaranteed to open your mind and heart." That would be worth any amount of calories.