Codex Perductum

The religious right (in the media) are complete hypocrites. I cannot believe that anyone is endorsing Guiliani just so that they can support a Republican candidate. It tells me that their all consuming issues of homosexuality and abortion are nothing more than manipulations to keep an iron in the fire of power. Because now, sticking to their guns on those issues promises to kick them out of the Republican power circle because Guiliani supports both homosexual rights and abortion. What is a modern-day Pharisee to do? Just change your convictions. Now they shift the focus of the fear away from gays and unwed pregnant teens to terrorists. They continue to keep Christians afraid so that they can retain power. News flash: Jesus commands Christians "Do not be afraid" here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, and here.

Of course, "not being afraid" only makes sense if God is guiding your steps, sanctifying your suffering, and guarding your future. So if you aren't a Christian, then being afraid is completely rational. Maybe that explains the religious right's constant fear.

So, I've had it. Facing a future of Hillary Clinton vs. Rudy Giuliani. I've switched parties to being a Democrat so that I can vote for Barack Obama in the Democratic primaries.

He is not the savior. He is a politician. His administration will be sinful and corrupt. But I think he is a better option then the rest of the field.

Here is a brilliant speech by Obama on reconciling faith and politics.

"Folks tend to forget during our founding that it wasn't the atheists and civil libertarians who were the most effective champions of the 1st amendment. It was the persecuted minorities, it was Baptists like John Leland who didn't want the Congregationalists and the established churches from imposing thier views on people who were getting happy in the fields and teaching the Scriptures to slaves. It was the forebears of the Evangelicals who were the most adamant about not mingling government with religion because they did not want state sponsored religion hindering their ability to practice their religion as they understood it."