[Austin-ghetto-list] More food for thought

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This info from www.counterpunch.org/aftershocks.html=20

Blame the ACLU, Pagans and Lesbians?

Amid the den there are few voices sounding notes of caution. Two of the =
nation's most prominent Christian leaders seemed to be thumbing through =
the Old Testament in search of passages of retributive justice that =
would, however feebly, back their desire to annihilate the Islamic =
fundamentalists. Of course, when it comes to causality, Robertson and =
Falwell reach back to their old cast of villains: the American Left, the =
ACLU, gays, and pro-lifers. A sample of their treacle:

Jerry Falwell:

"The ACLU's got to take a lot of blame for this. And, I know that I'll =
hear from them for this. But, throwing God or successfully with the help =
of the federal court system, throwing God out of the public square, out =
of the schools. The abortionists have got to bear some burden for this =
because God will not be mocked. And when we destroy 40 million little =
innocent babies, we make God mad. I really believe that the pagans, and =
the abortionists, and the feminists, and the gays and the lesbians who =
are actively trying to make that an alternative lifestyle, the ACLU, =
People For the American Way, all of them who have tried to secularize =
America. I point the finger in their face and say "you helped this =
happenDid you notice yesterday, the ACLU, and all the Christ haters, =
People For the American Way, NOW, etc. were totally disregarded by the =
Democrats and the Republicans in both houses of Congress as they went =
out on the steps and called out to God in prayer and sang 'God Bless =
America' and said 'let the ACLU be hanged'. In other words, when the =
nation is on its knees, the only normal and natural and spiritual thing =
to do is what we ought to be doing all the time-calling upon God."

Pat Robertson:

"And we have thought that we're invulnerable. And we have been so =
concerned about money. We have been so concerned about material things. =
The interests of people are on their health and their finances, and on =
their pleasures and on their sexuality, and while this is going on while =
we're self-absorbed and the churches as well as in the population, we =
have allowed rampant pornography on the internet. We have allowed =
rampant secularism and occult, etc. to be broadcast on television. We =
have permitted somewhere in the neighborhood of 35 to 40 million unborn =
babies to be slaughtered in our society. We have a court that has =
essentially stuck its finger in God's eye and said we're going to =
legislate you out of the schools. We're going to take your commandments =
from off the courthouse steps in various states. We're not going to let =
little children read the commandments of God. We're not going to let the =
Bible be read, no prayer in our schools. We have insulted God at the =
highest levels of our government. And, then we say "why does this =
happen?". Well, why its happening is that God Almighty is lifting his =
protection from us. And once that protection is gone, we all are =
vulnerable because we're a free society, and we're vulnerable. We lay =
naked before these terrorists who have infiltrated our country. There's =
probably tens of thousands of them in America right now. They've been =
raising money. They've been preaching their hate and overseas they've =
been spewing out venom against the United States for years. All over the =
Arab world, there is venom being poured out into people's ears and minds =
against America. And, the only thing that's going to sustain us is the =
power of the Almighty God."=20

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ACLU, Pagans and=20
Lesbians?
Amid the den there are few voices =
sounding notes=20
of caution. Two of the nation's most prominent Christian leaders seemed =
to be=20
thumbing through the Old Testament in search of passages of retributive =
justice=20
that would, however feebly, back their desire to annihilate the Islamic=20
fundamentalists. Of course, when it comes to causality, Robertson and =
Falwell=20
reach back to their old cast of villains: the American Left, the ACLU, =
gays, and=20
pro-lifers. A sample of their treacle:
Jerry =
Falwell:
"The ACLU's got to take a lot of blame =
for this.=20
And, I know that I'll hear from them for this. But, throwing God or =
successfully=20
with the help of the federal court system, throwing God out of the =
public=20
square, out of the schools. The abortionists have got to bear some =
burden for=20
this because God will not be mocked. And when we destroy 40 million =
little=20
innocent babies, we make God mad. I really believe that the pagans, and =
the=20
abortionists, and the feminists, and the gays and the lesbians who are =
actively=20
trying to make that an alternative lifestyle, the ACLU, People For the =
American=20
Way, all of them who have tried to secularize America. I point the =
finger in=20
their face and say "you helped this happenDid you notice yesterday, the =
ACLU,=20
and all the Christ haters, People For the American Way, NOW, etc. were =
totally=20
disregarded by the Democrats and the Republicans in both houses of =
Congress as=20
they went out on the steps and called out to God in prayer and sang 'God =
Bless=20
America' and said 'let the ACLU be hanged'. In other words, when the =
nation is=20
on its knees, the only normal and natural and spiritual thing to do is =
what we=20
ought to be doing all the time-calling upon God."
Pat =
Robertson:
"And we have thought that we're =
invulnerable. And=20
we have been so concerned about money. We have been so concerned about =
material=20
things. The interests of people are on their health and their finances, =
and on=20
their pleasures and on their sexuality, and while this is going on while =
we're=20
self-absorbed and the churches as well as in the population, we have =
allowed=20
rampant pornography on the internet. We have allowed rampant secularism =
and=20
occult, etc. to be broadcast on television. We have permitted somewhere =
in the=20
neighborhood of 35 to 40 million unborn babies to be slaughtered in our =
society.=20
We have a court that has essentially stuck its finger in God's eye and =
said=20
we're going to legislate you out of the schools. We're going to take =
your=20
commandments from off the courthouse steps in various states. We're not =
going to=20
let little children read the commandments of God. We're not going to let =
the=20
Bible be read, no prayer in our schools. We have insulted God at the =
highest=20
levels of our government. And, then we say "why does this happen?". =
Well, why=20
its happening is that God Almighty is lifting his protection from us. =
And once=20
that protection is gone, we all are vulnerable because we're a free =
society, and=20
we're vulnerable. We lay naked before these terrorists who have =
infiltrated our=20
country. There's probably tens of thousands of them in America right =
now.=20
They've been raising money. They've been preaching their hate and =
overseas=20
they've been spewing out venom against the United States for years. All =
over the=20
Arab world, there is venom being poured out into people's ears and minds =
against=20
America. And, the only thing that's going to sustain us is the power of =
the=20
Almighty God." </DIV></BODY></HTML>

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