About the Iowa caucuses tonight. Four years ago I was watching on CNN as the results came in. Unfortunately, tonight I’ll be tucked up in bed and will have to wait until tomorrow morning to see the results. Oh, I just can’t wait! I love primary season!
And before this joyous event, one final word (unless I find something else throughout the day) on religion and politics. Just read this blog post first, it won’t take you but 30 seconds.
Now that I have you back, give me a freaking break, huh? It really does make my blood boil to hear people talk about our nation being founded by God-fearing men and how we need to get back to a moral majority, blah, blah, blah. Funnily enough, one of our founding fathers, Thomas Jefferson, would not be so welcome in your average church. While himself a Christian, he did not believe Jesus was the messianic son of God and advocated a distinct separation of church and state.
Furthermore, just think if our nation had ‘morals’ again we’d probably have witch-burning again or, similar to some Islamic states, the death penalty by torture or a setback in women’s rights to 100 years ago. America has never been ‘moral’ or perfect in any way, shape or form; no nation has or ever will so get over it.
Finally, I do just love that bit
Once again, the big guy is working through the American people to subvert democracy for his only son. You’d think George Bush would have disproved the whole God’s choice theory but evidence is for the inebriated anyhow.
Quite frankly I think we could use an atheist in the White House or at least someone relatively agnostic or lukewarm in his/her faith. Why, you may ask? At least then he/she wouldn’t take us into an unwinnable war against another country based on religious views and the ‘fact’ that God told him to do it. Perhaps he/she would have been forthright in saying we were going to war to save the oil or enact revenge on the guy ‘who tried to kill my dad.’ Arguably he/she would be more reasoned and logical about things rather than imposing ‘faith-based initiatives.’ And, for the sake of debate and accountability, you can argue with someone over reasoning and logic; you can’t always argue with someone over faith.