Intense Irrationalism: The Power Of The Christofascists
O.K., here I go again, describing Christofascism for the umpteenth time! But the new PEW report shows us some alarming evidence. What the Christofascists tell people about our "Christian Nation" and about our "Faith" is not quite true.
Where's the 90% we've been hearing about? It's somewhere in the attic of the Christofascist mind along with "marriage has been defined as one man, one woman for five thousand years!" Again, the Christofascist is defined in two groups: Elmer Gantrys and Elmer Fudds. The Gantrys are the ones with the slickest, loudest, Bible-tinged rhetoric. The Fudds are "vewy, vewy quiet" but carry guns. The PEW report, however, shows us just how misrepresented the country is when it comes to "Faith."
The Breakdown:
American Public:
Protestant – 51.3%
Catholic – 23.9%
Jewish – 1.7%
Mormon – 1.7%
Other Faiths – 4.5%
Unafilliated – 16.1% Unspecified - .8%
Congress:
Protestant – 54.7%
Catholic – 30.1%
Jewish – 8.4%
Mormon – 2.6%
Other Faiths – 3.3%
Unafilliated – 0
Unspecified - .9%
Where did that 16% go to?
It's very clear that no member of Congress will state that he/she is "unaffiliated." That's the first indication of Christofascism at work. It is also indicated in the fact that Jewish representation is four times higher than its population. In reality, the country identifies itself as only 75% Christian. And if you break down denominations, the Warrens, Wrights, Parsleys, Robertsons, Hagees, Osteens, Kopelands, Dobsons are in a very small minority. So why do these Gantrys and Fudds, who probably number about 15% of the country seem to control at least 55%? (we're not counting Pope Ratzinger).
Again, they are the most political, they shout the loudest and longest (through the media) and they depend upon the public's fear of religion (God). They use that fear to create group that feeds on hatred of "the other." They also confuse obedience to God with patriotism.
Of course, there's truth in the old axiom: "God does not love a flag. He loves us all!" but the Christofascists will never use it: nationalism is a chief factor in all fascism and Christofascists will always use it and isolationism to sustain their "flocks".
Just a thought.
Again, they are the most political, they shout the loudest and longest (through the media) and they depend upon the public's fear of religion (God). They use that fear to create group that feeds on hatred of "the other." They also confuse obedience to God with patriotism.
Of course, there's truth in the old axiom: "God does not love a flag. He loves us all!" but the Christofascists will never use it: nationalism is a chief factor in all fascism and Christofascists will always use it and isolationism to sustain their "flocks".
Just a thought.
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