Religions > Bible > The conservative Christian right, reformation of the KKK
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"Peter Terry" |
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The conservative Christian right, reformation of the KKK |
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/FG08Ak01.html
In recent years, a politicized and right-wing Protestant fundamentalist
movement has emerged as a major factor in US support for the policies of the
rightist Likud government in Israel. To understand this influence, it is
important to recognize that the rise of the religious right as a political
force in the United States is a relatively recent phenomenon that emerged as
part of a calculated strategy by leading right-wingers in the Republican
Party who - while not fundamentalist Christians themselves - recognized the
need to enlist the support of this key segment of the US population in order
to achieve political power.
Traditionally, US fundamentalist Protestants were not particularly active in
national politics, long seen as worldly and corrupt. This changed in the
late 1970s as part of a calculated effort by conservative Republican
operatives who recognized that as long as the Republican Party was primarily
identified with militaristic foreign policies and economic proposals that
favored the wealthy, it would remain a minority party. Over the previous
five decades, Republicans had won only four out of 12 presidential elections
and had controlled Congress for only two of its 24 sessions.
By mobilizing rightist religious leaders and adopting conservative positions
on highly charged social issues such as women's rights, abortion, sex
education and homosexuality, Republican strategists were able to bring
millions of fundamentalist Christians - who as a result of their
lower-than-average income were not otherwise inclined to vote Republican -
into their party. Through such organizations as the Moral Majority and the
Christian Coalition, the Republicans promoted a right-wing political agenda
through radio and television broadcasts as well as from the pulpit. Since
capturing this pivotal constituency, Republicans have won four out of six
presidential races, have dominated the Senate for seven out of 12 sessions,
and have controlled the House of Representatives for the past decade.
As a result of being politically wooed, those who identify with the
religious right are now more likely than the average American to vote and to
be politically active. The Christian Right constitutes nearly one out of
seven US voters and determines the agenda of the Republican Party in about
half of the states, particularly in the South and Midwest. A top Republican
staffer noted: "Christian conservatives have proved to be the political base
for most Republicans. Many of these guys, especially the leadership, are
real believers in this stuff, and so are their constituents."
The movement takes office
The Reverend Barry Lynn of Americans United for Separation of Church and
State recently quipped: "The good news is that the Christian coalition is
fundamentally collapsing. The bad news is that the people who ran it are all
in the government." He noted, for example, that when he goes to the Justice
Department, he keeps seeing lawyers formerly employed by prominent
right-wing fundamentalist preacher Pat Robertson.
As the Washington Post observed, "For the first time since religious
conservatives became a modern political movement, the president of the
United States has become the movement's de facto leader." Former Christian
Coalition leader Ralph Reed marked the triumph by chortling, "You're no
longer throwing rocks at the building; you're in the building." He added
that God "knew [President] George [W] Bush had the ability to lead in this
compelling way".
US liberals have long supported Israel as a refuge for persecuted Jews and
have championed the country's democratic institutions (for its Jewish
citizens). Historically these liberals, bolstered by the disproportionate
political influence of Zionist Jews within the party, prompted Democrats to
adopt a hard line toward Palestinians and other Arabs. Though more hawkish
on most foreign-policy issues, Republicans traditionally took a somewhat
more moderate stance partly due to the party's ties to the oil industry and
in part because of Republican concern that too much support for Israel could
lead Arab nationalists toward a pro-Soviet or - in more recent years - a
pro-Islamist orientation. But this alignment has shifted, thanks to the
influence of the Christian Right. Though Christian fundamentalist support
for Israel dates back many years, only recently has it become one of the
movement's major issues.
As a result of renewed fundamentalist interest in Israel and in recognition
of the movement's political influence, American Jews are less reluctant to
team up with the Christian Right. Fundamentalist leader Gary Bauer, for
example, now receives frequent invitations to address mainstream Jewish
organizations, which would have been hesitant toward the movement prior to
the Bush presidency. This is partly a phenomenon of demographics: Jews
constitute only 3% of the US population, and barely half of them support the
current Israeli government.
The Israelis also recognize the Christian Right's political clout. Since
2001, Bauer has met with several Israeli cabinet members and with Prime
Minister Ariel Sharon. Former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu noted, "We
have no greater friends and allies" than right-wing American Christians.
It used to be that Republican administrations had the ability to withstand
pressure from Zionist lobbying groups when it was deemed important for US
interests. For example, the administration of Dwight Eisenhower pressured
Israel during the Suez Crisis of 1956, the administration of Ronald Reagan
sold AWACS (Airborne Warning and Control System)-equipped planes to Saudi
Arabia in 1981, and the administration of George H W Bush delayed a US$10
billion loan guarantee for Israel to await the outcome of the pivotal 1992
Israeli election.
With the growing influence of the Christian Right, however, such detachment
is no longer as easily achieved. For the first time, the Republican Party
has a significant pro-Israel constituency of its own that it cannot ignore.
Top White House officials, including Elliott Abrams, director of the
National Security Council on Near East and North African Affairs, have
regular and often lengthy meetings with representatives of the Christian
Right. As one leading Republican put it: "They are very vocal and have
shifted the center of gravity toward Israel and against concessions. It
colors the environment in which decisions are being made." Indeed, the
degree of the Bush administration's support for Sharon has surprised even
the most hardline Zionist Jews.
Rising power of Christian Zionists
It appears, then, that right-wing Christian Zionists are, at this point,
more significant in the formulation of US policy toward Israel than are
Jewish Zionists, as illustrated by three recent incidents.
After the Bush administration's initial condemnation of the attempted
assassination of militant Palestinian Islamist Abdel Aziz Rantisi in June
2003, the Christian Right mobilized its constituents to send thousands of
e-mails to the White House protesting the criticism. A key element in these
e-mails was the threat that if such pressure continued to be placed on
Israel, the Christian Right would stay home on election day. Within 24
hours, there was a notable change in tone by the president. Indeed, when
Rantisi fell victim to a successful Israeli assassination in April this
year, the administration - as it did with the assassination of Hamas leader
Sheik Ahmed Yassin the previous month - largely defended the Israeli action.
When the Bush administration insisted that Israel stop its April 2002
military offensive in the West Bank, the White House received more than
100,000 e-mails from Christian conservatives in protest of its criticism.
Almost immediately, Bush came to Israel's defense. Over the objections of
the State Department, the Republican-led Congress adopted resolutions
supporting Israel's actions and blaming the violence exclusively on the
Palestinians.
When Bush announced his support for the roadmap for Middle East peace, the
White House received more than 50,000 postcards over the next two weeks from
Christian conservatives opposing any plan that called for the establishment
of a Palestinian state. The administration quickly backpedaled, and the
once-highly touted roadmap in essence died.
Good versus evil
Messianic theology is centered on the belief in a hegemonic Israel as a
necessary precursor to the second coming of Christ. Although this doctrine
is certainly an important part of the Christian Right's support of a
militaristic and expansionist Jewish state, fundamentalist Christian Zionism
in the United States ascribes to an even more dangerous dogma: that of
Manichaeism, the belief that reality is divided into absolute good and
absolute evil.
The day after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, Bush declared,
"This will be a monumental struggle of good versus evil, but good will
prevail." The United States was targeted - according to Bush - not on
account of its support for Arab dictatorships, the large US military
presence in the Middle East, US backing of the Israeli occupation, or the
humanitarian consequences of US policy toward Iraq, but simply because they
"hate our freedom". Despite the Gospels' insistence that the line separating
good and evil does not run between nations but rather within each person,
Bush cited Christological texts to support his war aims in the Middle East,
declaring, "And the light [the US] has shown in the darkness [the enemies of
the US], and the darkness will not overcome it [the US shall conquer its
enemies]."
Even more disturbing, Bush has stated repeatedly that he was "called" by God
to run for president. Veteran journalist Bob Woodward noted, "The president
was casting his mission and that of the country in the grand vision of God's
master plan," wherein he promised, in his own words, "to export death and
violence to the four corners of the Earth in defense of this great country
and rid the world of evil". In short, Bush believes that he has accepted the
responsibility of leading the free world as part of God's plan. He even told
then-Palestinian prime minister Mahmoud Abbas that "God told me to strike
al-Qaeda and I struck them, and then he instructed me to strike at Saddam
[Hussein], which I did." Iraq has become the new Babylon, and the "war on
terrorism" has succeeded the Cold War with the Soviet Union as the
quintessential battle between good and evil.
Cultural affinities
The esprit that many Americans have with Israel is rooted in a common
historical mission. Each country was settled in part by victims fleeing
religious persecution who fashioned a new nation rooted in high ideals with
a political system based on relatively progressive and democratic
institutions. And both peoples established their new nations through the
oppression, massacre and dislocation of indigenous populations. Like many
Israelis, Americans often confuse genuine religious faith with nationalist
ideology.
John Winthrop, the influential 17th-century Puritan theologian, saw America
as the "City on the Hill" (Zion) and "a light upon nations". In effect,
there is a kind of American Zionism assuming a divinely inspired singularity
that excuses what would otherwise be considered unacceptable behavior. Just
as Winthrop defended the slaughter of the indigenous Pequot peoples of
colonial Massachusetts as part of a divine plan, 19th-century theologians
defended America's westward expansion as "manifest destiny" and the will of
God. Such theologically rooted aggrandizement did not stop at the Pacific
Ocean: the invasion of the Philippines in the 1890s was justified by
president William McKinley and others as part of an effort to "uplift" and
"Christianize" the natives, ignoring the fact that Filipinos (who by that
time had nearly rid the country of Spanish colonialists and had established
the first democratic constitution in Asia) were already more than 90%
Christian.
Similarly, today - in the eyes of the Christian Right - the Bush doctrine
and the expansion of US military and economic power are all part of a divine
plan. For example, in their 2003 Christmas card, Vice President ***** Cheney
and his wife Lynne included the quote, "And if a sparrow cannot fall to the
ground without His notice, is it probable that an empire can rise without
His aid?"
But is such thinking normative in the US? Polls show that the ideological
gap between Christian conservatives and other Americans regarding the US
invasion of Iraq and the "war on terrorism" is even higher than the
ideological gap between Christian conservatives and other Americans
regarding Israel and Palestine.
In many respects, much of the American right may be at least as concerned
about how Israel can help the US as about how the US can help Israel.
Because of the anti-Semitism inherent in much of Christian Zionist theology,
it has long been recognized that US fundamentalist support for Israel does
not stem from a concern for the Jewish people per se but rather from a
desire to leverage Jewish jingoism to hasten the second coming of Christ.
Such opportunism is also true of those who - for theological or other
reasons - seek to advance the American empire in the Middle East. And though
a strong case can be made that US support for the Israeli occupation
ultimately hurts US interests, there remains a widely held perception that
Israel is an important asset to US strategic objectives in the Middle East
and beyond.
Strategic calculation trumps ethno-religious card
Ultimately, Washington's championing of Israel - like its approval of other
repressive governments - is part of a strategic calculation rather than
simply ethnic politics. When a choice must be made, geopolitical
considerations outweigh ethnic loyalties. For example, for nearly a quarter
of century, the US supported the brutal occupation of East Timor by
Indonesia and to this day supports the Moroccan occupation of Western
Sahara, despite the absence of powerful Indonesian-American or
Moroccan-American ethnic lobbying forces. The US was able to get away with
its support for occupations by Indonesia and Morocco because of their relati
ve obscurity. This is certainly not the case with Israel and Palestine.
(Interestingly, even though the East Timor situation involved a
predominantly Muslim country conquering, occupying and terrorizing a
predominantly Christian country, virtually no protests arose from the
Islamaphobic Christian Right.)
The Christian Right has long been a favorite target for the Democratic
Party, particularly its liberal wing, since most Americans are profoundly
disturbed by fundamentalists of any kind influencing policies of a
government with a centuries-old tradition of separating church and state.
Yet the positions of most liberal Democrats in Congress regarding the
Israeli-Palestinian conflict are far closer to those of the reactionary
Christian Coalition than to those of the moderate National Council of
Churches, far closer to the rightist Reverend Pat Robertson than to the
leftist Reverend William Sloan Coffin, far closer to the ultraconservative
Moral Majority than to the liberal Churches for Middle East Peace, and far
closer to the fundamentalist Southern Baptist Convention than to any of the
mainline Protestant churches.
Rather than accusing these erstwhile liberals of being captives of the
Jewish lobby - a charge that inevitably leads to the countercharge of
anti-Semitism - those who support justice for the Palestinians should
instead reproach congressional Democrats for falling captive to the
Christian Right. Such a rebuke would be no less accurate and would likely
enhance the ability of those who support peace, justice and the rule of law
to highlight the profound immorality of congressional sanction for the
Israeli occupation.
Those who support justice for the Palestinians - or even simply the
enforcement of basic international humanitarian law - must go beyond raising
awareness of the issue to directly confronting those whose acquiescence
facilitates current repressive attitudes. It will not be possible to counter
the influence of the Christian Right in shaping US policies in the Middle
East as long as otherwise socially conscious Christian legislators and other
progressive-minded elected officials are beholden to fundamentalist voting
pressures. It is unlikely that these Democrats and moderate Republicans will
change, however, until liberal-to-mainline churches mobilize their resources
toward demanding justice as strongly as right-wing fundamentalists have
mobilized their resources in support of repression.
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| User: "Michael" |
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13 Aug 2004 08:22:09 AM |
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Christians on these newsgroups deny the Christophobic allegations in the
following posts for the reason that the same is not true and leave
Christophobes to their undocumented proofs not in evidence:
How Reverends Enable Church Bombers
Iraq ended nuclear aims in 1991
How far will the village idiot go?
US Iraq wounded top 6000 fro Bush
Key Figure in anti_kerry Book Recants: Admits He Lied
Wacko Christian right backs war machine
the Conservative Christian right, reformation of the KKK.
et al.
Finding the individual postings are intolerant and insensitive to the
diversity of these newsgroups, individual postings will not be dignified
with an individual response for they lack a basis for a claim of
consideration.
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May God Bless You
Michael
GROWING OLDER IS MANDATORY. GROWING UP IS OPTIONAL.
We make a Living by what we get, We make a Life by what we give.
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| User: "Peter Terry" |
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| Title: Is the conservative Christian right the reformation of the KKK? |
13 Aug 2004 05:16:36 PM |
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"Michael" <mikeburt@ix.netcom.com> wrote in message
news:mikeburt-1308040921510001@192.168.1.104...
Christians on these newsgroups deny the Christophobic allegations in the
following posts for the reason that the same is not true and leave
Christophobes to their undocumented proofs not in evidence:
How Reverends Enable Church Bombers
Iraq ended nuclear aims in 1991
How far will the village idiot go?
US Iraq wounded top 6000 fro Bush
Key Figure in anti_kerry Book Recants: Admits He Lied
Wacko Christian right backs war machine
the Conservative Christian right, reformation of the KKK.
et al.
The Grand Wizard speaks.
Finding the individual postings are intolerant and insensitive to the
diversity of these newsgroups, individual postings will not be dignified
with an individual response for they lack a basis for a claim of
consideration.
Hmm....the truth that hard to deal with eh?
On the question of the thread "Conservative Christian right,
reformation of the KKK."
It's abundantly clear that the prime traits of the old KKK
are also found within the rants of the new conservative Christian
right. They both hate the left, they are violently homophobic and
xenophobic, they hate Catholics, they are pro-war, they have
little or no tolerance to other religious views, they are ardent
racist (the venom towards Arabs) tending to be seen aspiring
to the Arian nation characteristics, they are pro gun, like the
Klan they aspire to a living Christ as some kinds of conquering
war lord... this the criterion of character and spiritual values,
they misrepresent the teachings of Christ so that he takes on an
image similar to that which they aspire to.
The KKK slid into obscurity around WW2 but they have
now re-emerged and reformed themselves as the new
conservative Christian right.
Hardly any of this fits the mould of the examples set by JC,
does it Michael?
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Leave conservative Christianity in the dark ages...
Civil rights NOT religious right..
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PeterT
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| User: "Michael" |
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| Title: Re: Is the conservative Christian right the reformation of the KKK? |
16 Aug 2004 03:57:13 PM |
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In article <411d3dbf_1@news.iprimus.com.au>, "Peter Terry"
<mombassa@yahoo.com> wrote:
"Michael" <mikeburt@ix.netcom.com> wrote in message
news:mikeburt-1308040921510001@192.168.1.104...
Christians on these newsgroups deny the Christophobic allegations in the
following posts for the reason that the same is not true and leave
Christophobes to their undocumented proofs not in evidence:
How Reverends Enable Church Bombers
Iraq ended nuclear aims in 1991
How far will the village idiot go?
US Iraq wounded top 6000 fro Bush
Key Figure in anti_kerry Book Recants: Admits He Lied
Wacko Christian right backs war machine
the Conservative Christian right, reformation of the KKK.
et al.
The Grand Wizard speaks.
Noted: False witness of the race card played.
Finding the individual postings are intolerant and insensitive to the
diversity of these newsgroups, individual postings will not be dignified
with an individual response for they lack a basis for a claim of
consideration.
Hmm....the truth that hard to deal with eh?
No, Finding the individual postings are intolerant and insensitive to the
diversity of these newsgroups, individual postings will not be dignified
with an individual response for they lack a basis for a claim of
consideration
On the question of the thread "Conservative Christian right,
reformation of the KKK."
No, Finding the individual postings are intolerant and insensitive to the
diversity of these newsgroups, individual postings will not be dignified
with an individual response for they lack a basis for a claim of
consideration
It's abundantly clear that the prime traits of the old KKK
are also found within the rants of the new conservative Christian
right.
What are the specific and particular documentation to support the
heretofore allegation without a foundation?
They both hate the left, they are violently homophobic and
xenophobic, they hate Catholics, they are pro-war, they have
little or no tolerance to other religious views, they are ardent
racist (the venom towards Arabs) tending to be seen aspiring
to the Arian nation characteristics, they are pro gun, like the
Klan they aspire to a living Christ as some kinds of conquering
war lord... this the criterion of character and spiritual values,
they misrepresent the teachings of Christ so that he takes on an
image similar to that which they aspire to.
Obviously, false witness without documentation.
The KKK slid into obscurity around WW2 but they have
now re-emerged and reformed themselves as the new
conservative Christian right.
Hardly any of this fits the mould of the examples set by JC,
does it Michael?
Tee hee hee, do you lay awake at nights manufacturing these unfounded
allegations?
--
May God Bless You
Michael
GROWING OLDER IS MANDATORY. GROWING UP IS OPTIONAL.
We make a Living by what we get, We make a Life by what we give.
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| User: "Peter Terry" |
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| Title: Re: Is the conservative Christian right the reformation of the KKK? |
17 Aug 2004 04:14:56 AM |
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"Michael" <mikeburt@ix.netcom.com> wrote in message
news:mikeburt-1608041656590001@192.168.1.104...
In article <411d3dbf_1@news.iprimus.com.au>, "Peter Terry"
<mombassa@yahoo.com> wrote:
"Michael" <mikeburt@ix.netcom.com> wrote in message
news:mikeburt-1308040921510001@192.168.1.104...
Christians on these newsgroups deny the Christophobic allegations in
the
following posts for the reason that the same is not true and leave
Christophobes to their undocumented proofs not in evidence:
How Reverends Enable Church Bombers
Iraq ended nuclear aims in 1991
How far will the village idiot go?
US Iraq wounded top 6000 fro Bush
Key Figure in anti_kerry Book Recants: Admits He Lied
Wacko Christian right backs war machine
the Conservative Christian right, reformation of the KKK.
et al.
The Grand Wizard speaks.
Noted: False witness of the race card played.
What happened to your sense of humour ;-)
Finding the individual postings are intolerant and insensitive to the
diversity of these newsgroups, individual postings will not be
dignified
with an individual response for they lack a basis for a claim of
consideration.
Hmm....the truth that hard to deal with eh?
No, Finding the individual postings are intolerant and insensitive to the
diversity of these newsgroups, individual postings will not be dignified
with an individual response for they lack a basis for a claim of
consideration
Lot easier to sweep under the carpet eh?
OK I get the drift then?
On the question of the thread "Conservative Christian right,
reformation of the KKK."
No, Finding the individual postings are intolerant and insensitive to the
diversity of these newsgroups, individual postings will not be dignified
with an individual response for they lack a basis for a claim of
consideration
Other than the fact that Americans Christians no longer
lynch blacks but do encourage their Governments to kill Muslim
people, I fail to find much difference between conservative
Christianity and the KKK.
It's abundantly clear that the prime traits of the old KKK
are also found within the rants of the new conservative Christian
right.
What are the specific and particular documentation to support the
heretofore allegation without a foundation?
May I invite you to use Google and conduct a study on the
history of the KKK.
They both hate the left, they are violently homophobic and
xenophobic, they hate Catholics, they are pro-war, they have
little or no tolerance to other religious views, they are ardent
racist (the venom towards Arabs) tending to be seen aspiring
to the Arian nation characteristics, they are pro gun, like the
Klan they aspire to a living Christ as some kinds of conquering
war lord... this the criterion of character and spiritual values,
they misrepresent the teachings of Christ so that he takes on an
image similar to that which they aspire to.
Obviously, false witness without documentation.
refer to above invitation, so that you can make up your
own mind.
The KKK slid into obscurity around WW2 but they have
now re-emerged and reformed themselves as the new
conservative Christian right.
Hardly any of this fits the mould of the examples set by JC,
does it Michael?
Tee hee hee, do you lay awake at nights manufacturing these unfounded
allegations?
Facts are your bright enough to realise the truth
behind what I am inferring.
PeterT
May God Bless You
Michael
GROWING OLDER IS MANDATORY. GROWING UP IS OPTIONAL.
We make a Living by what we get, We make a Life by what we give.
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| User: "Michael" |
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| Title: Re: Is the conservative Christian right the reformation of the KKK? |
17 Aug 2004 08:04:34 AM |
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In article <4121cc91_1@news.iprimus.com.au>, "Peter Terry"
<mombassa@yahoo.com> wrote:
"Michael" <mikeburt@ix.netcom.com> wrote in message
news:mikeburt-1608041656590001@192.168.1.104...
In article <411d3dbf_1@news.iprimus.com.au>, "Peter Terry"
<mombassa@yahoo.com> wrote:
"Michael" <mikeburt@ix.netcom.com> wrote in message
news:mikeburt-1308040921510001@192.168.1.104...
Christians on these newsgroups deny the Christophobic allegations in
the
following posts for the reason that the same is not true and leave
Christophobes to their undocumented proofs not in evidence:
How Reverends Enable Church Bombers
Iraq ended nuclear aims in 1991
How far will the village idiot go?
US Iraq wounded top 6000 fro Bush
Key Figure in anti_kerry Book Recants: Admits He Lied
Wacko Christian right backs war machine
the Conservative Christian right, reformation of the KKK.
et al.
The Grand Wizard speaks.
Noted: False witness of the race card played.
What happened to your sense of humour ;-)
What is funny about Christophobia and racism?
Snipped balance of Christophobia.
--
May God Bless You
Michael
GROWING OLDER IS MANDATORY. GROWING UP IS OPTIONAL.
We make a Living by what we get, We make a Life by what we give.
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| User: "Peter Terry" |
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| Title: Re: Is the conservative Christian right the reformation of the KKK? |
18 Aug 2004 02:48:18 AM |
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"Michael" <mikeburt@ix.netcom.com> wrote in message
news:mikeburt-1708040904280001@192.168.1.104...
In article <4121cc91_1@news.iprimus.com.au>, "Peter Terry"
<mombassa@yahoo.com> wrote:
"Michael" <mikeburt@ix.netcom.com> wrote in message
news:mikeburt-1608041656590001@192.168.1.104...
In article <411d3dbf_1@news.iprimus.com.au>, "Peter Terry"
<mombassa@yahoo.com> wrote:
"Michael" <mikeburt@ix.netcom.com> wrote in message
news:mikeburt-1308040921510001@192.168.1.104...
Christians on these newsgroups deny the Christophobic allegations
in
the
following posts for the reason that the same is not true and leave
Christophobes to their undocumented proofs not in evidence:
How Reverends Enable Church Bombers
Iraq ended nuclear aims in 1991
How far will the village idiot go?
US Iraq wounded top 6000 fro Bush
Key Figure in anti_kerry Book Recants: Admits He Lied
Wacko Christian right backs war machine
the Conservative Christian right, reformation of the KKK.
et al.
The Grand Wizard speaks.
Noted: False witness of the race card played.
What happened to your sense of humour ;-)
What is funny about Christophobia and racism?
You tell me why the KKK and the Christian right
have so much in common?
Snipped balance of Christophobia.
Naturally.
PeterT
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| User: "Michael" |
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18 Aug 2004 05:08:31 PM |
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In article <412309c0_1@news.iprimus.com.au>, "Peter Terry"
<mombassa@yahoo.com> wrote:
"Michael" <mikeburt@ix.netcom.com> wrote in message
news:mikeburt-1708040904280001@192.168.1.104...
In article <4121cc91_1@news.iprimus.com.au>, "Peter Terry"
<mombassa@yahoo.com> wrote:
"Michael" <mikeburt@ix.netcom.com> wrote in message
news:mikeburt-1608041656590001@192.168.1.104...
In article <411d3dbf_1@news.iprimus.com.au>, "Peter Terry"
<mombassa@yahoo.com> wrote:
"Michael" <mikeburt@ix.netcom.com> wrote in message
news:mikeburt-1308040921510001@192.168.1.104...
Christians on these newsgroups deny the Christophobic allegations
in
the
following posts for the reason that the same is not true and leave
Christophobes to their undocumented proofs not in evidence:
How Reverends Enable Church Bombers
Iraq ended nuclear aims in 1991
How far will the village idiot go?
US Iraq wounded top 6000 fro Bush
Key Figure in anti_kerry Book Recants: Admits He Lied
Wacko Christian right backs war machine
the Conservative Christian right, reformation of the KKK.
et al.
The Grand Wizard speaks.
Noted: False witness of the race card played.
What happened to your sense of humour ;-)
What is funny about Christophobia and racism?
You tell me why the KKK and the Christian right
have so much in common?
Snipped balance of Christophobia.
Naturally.
IOW, you would expect Christophobia to be responded to on
alt.religion.christian.presbyterian, alt.religion.christian.lutheran,
alt.religion.christian.east-orthodox,
alt.religion.christian.roman-catholic, alt.bible.prophecy,
alt.religion.end-times.prophecies, alt.bible, alt.religion.christian?
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May God Bless You
Michael
GROWING OLDER IS MANDATORY. GROWING UP IS OPTIONAL.
We make a Living by what we get, We make a Life by what we give.
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