September 15, 2008
On Theocracy and Double Standards
Printer FriendlyBy: David Limbaugh
In the next few weeks, we're going to hear a lot of hot air from Joe Biden as he tries to recapture the spotlight from Sarah Palin. One thing I doubt we'll hear from him is that rare sensible gem he uttered a few years ago about Democrats and people of faith. But he would do well to remember his fleeting words.
Biden said: "We have too many elites in our party who look down their nose on people of faith. ... That's the big problem with my party."
You can say that again, Joe. But next time, you ought to try listening to your own words instead of just talking to hear your head rattle.
If Biden was sincere, why won't he take issue with liberals in the media and elsewhere who routinely demonstrate their contempt for Christians?
Whether it's Whoopi Goldberg hyperventilating about the separation of church and state, Charlie Gibson distorting Sarah Palin's views on the intersection of faith and governance, or Obama himself disparaging small-town Christians for their unashamed reliance on the Bible, liberals just don't get it. For them to occasionally pretend they do just adds insult to injury.
On "The View," Goldberg asked John McCain, "So if you believe in the separation of church and state, did it not give you a moment of pause that Sarah Palin ... (does) not have the same beliefs as you do about these things?"
I think we can safely infer that Goldberg was suggesting that Palin does not believe in the separation of church and state. Why? Presumably because Palin has said that she would seek God's guidance in governing. Horrors!
After all, said Goldberg, America includes not only Christians and Jews but also Muslims, Zoroastrians and Wiccans. She asked of McCain: "Are you to govern this nation as God would have you do it, or do you govern this nation for the greater good of the people in it?"
Let liberals keep revealing their profound ignorance concerning the Constitution's prohibition of the establishment of religion and guarantee of religious liberty. Let them continue broadcasting their belief that it is improper for public officials to humbly seek God's guidance in discharging their duties. Let them showcase their convoluted view that a Christian public official can't constitutionally govern unless he erects a Chinese firewall between his faith and his governance. Let them persist in displaying their misapprehension that Christian politicians, by virtue of their faith, are theocrats and cannot serve without discriminating against non-Christians.
ABC's Charlie Gibson approached it from a different angle, trying to paint Palin as a theocrat who believes we are fighting a "holy war" in Iraq. Despite Gibson's smug assertion that he was reciting Palin's "exact words," he specifically omitted key words and completely twisted her meaning. He misrepresented Palin's exhortation that we pray for our troops and pray that they are doing God's work as an affirmative statement that they are doing God's work.
Not that it would have been terrible for Palin to have rejected liberal moral equivalency arguments between Americans and terrorists and implied we have the moral high ground over homicide-bombing fanatics. But she didn't say that. Palin has made clear she doesn't believe she has a pipeline into God's will or that she can speak for him -- only that she would strive humbly to do his will and that she would continue to commune with him, in prayer and through reading the Bible. Again, horrors!
I hope liberals keep showing their open contempt for sincerely practicing Christians. I hope they continue to operate under the assumption they can scare Americans about Palin's Bible-believing faith. But in the meantime, they might want to refresh their memories about American presidents and prayer.
Almost all of our presidents have relied heavily on prayer. But to be fair, let's just look at modern Democratic ones.
In the middle of the Cuban missile crisis, President John F. Kennedy prayed at St. Matthew's Cathedral. President Lyndon Johnson repeatedly called for national days of prayer and reportedly prayed a dozen times a day.
Jimmy Carter said: "There's no doubt that during my time as president, I prayed more intensely and more fervently for God's guidance than at any other time in my life. ... The problems were so complex that I sought counsel." Bible-toting Bill Clinton said, "I assure you that no president makes decisions like (an agreement with Haiti) without deep thought and prayer."
Do you ever remember anyone accusing these Democrats of having alarming theocratic impulses?
Better yet, have you heard anyone in the liberal media criticizing Obama for his statement that he prays "to Jesus every night"? Or Joe Biden for urging people to pray that the levees in New Orleans hold?
I wonder why not.
Posted by redguy at September 15, 2008 09:47 PM
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Why would you mention Jimmy Carter as validating anything?
God G-D in heaven how I pray for your soul,that HE
may cast out the demons and snakes running around in your head for even mentioning that fool.
Posted by: Rick ![[TypeKey Profile Page]](http://www.redstatesusa.com/nav-commenters.gif)
at September 16, 2008 07:48 AM
Face it, Dave. The only one on the GOP ticket that even registers a pulse is Pork-barrel Palin and the more voters learn about her the less chance her unqualified butt has of getting anywhere near the White House.
Pretty much the only ones left that are still jubilant are the religious talibangelicals, and there just ain't enough of 'em to carry an election.
Better luck in 2016.
Posted by: kevind at September 16, 2008 10:17 AM
ANOTHER excellent article, Dave!
I suggest we ALL pray this so-called "energy" legislation Socialist Democrats created during the night--without giving Republicans a chance to even study it--DOESN'T pass because the little the Republicans have uncovered about it makes it clear that THIS legislation will actually CREATE an even WORSE energy crisis in America instead of HELPING it! The Socialist Democrats' version PROHIBITS the creation of NUCLEAR power, exploration for any SHALE OIL, or drilling for OIL where we already KNOW we have oil, on and offshore America!
Thankfully, unlike most of the Conservative media and press who keep using the nickname "liberals" for Socialist Democrats, you actually get it Dave! Have you noticed Socialists always choose words that sound appealing to the uneducated, so they can twist that word's meaning to suit their own purposes? They have been doing it and have been successful in getting away with it because they know most Americans (including foreigners and illegal aliens living here and also living abroad) are uneducated. The educated who have read the Bible know God calls Satan "The Father of Lies". These Socialists who are working for him use the same tactics that Satan employs to deliberately deceive people.
Socialists gained control of the Democratic Party when FDR was elected President. They chose the word "liberal" to describe themselves and they began circulating that term because they noticed the dictionary definition means "liberation". In truth, the real political agenda of Socialist Democrats is not to liberate or free anyone: the real goal of these Socialists is to imprison our citizens under a government bureaucracy, using the same methods they have been using in our US Legislature the past two years they have been in control of it, taking away the rights of our US citizens! When Obama speaks of "change" for our Nation, this is the kind of "change" he's talking about--Socialism and/or Communism for our citizens--not liberation! His kind of "change" isn't what we need, it's the kind of change that Americans must fear!
It's imperative all the Conservative media/press immediately stop identifying Socialist Democrats as "liberals" and immediately identify them by their real political agenda for America! Calling them by the misnomer "liberals" has only helped elect them to office and kept them in office as the uneducated here and also abroad don't "get it", they don't understand what their real plans for America have been: to destroy our Democratic Republic from the inside (which they have been doing in Washington and in State, County, and City governments across America). Destroying our American economy--which we have been witnessing happening since they have been in control of our US Legislature--is something that they were able to accomplish after the terrorists failed to do so! Once they then gain control over all three branches of our government (including our State and local governments) they can hand it over to the EU/UN without our enemies having to fire one single shot, which protects our valuable natural resources for our enemies to immediately claim!
Educated Americans can already see all the havoc these Socialists have caused to our Legislature in Washington, DC (the reason why they have such a low approval rating)! Your job is to educate the uneducated to this fact! I thank God that we have people like yourself, Hannity, and Levin in Conservative Talk Radio who are doing this, but should they gain more seats in the US Legislative Branch as well as gain control over our Executive Branch in Washington and on all the State levels, God help all of us, because their ultimate goal is removing all Conservative Talk Radio and also all Conservative TV from the airwaves! We can see the destruction these Socialist Democrats have already caused to US and State Legislative Branches across America, and had President Bush not succeeded in getting two important Christians appointed to the US Supreme Court, they would be totally in control of our US Judicial Branch as well, since most of it is already controlled by Socialists/Communists!
Please tell everyone it's imperative that they immediately stop calling them "liberals" and instead identify them by their political agenda for America!
Posted by: BJ1949 at September 16, 2008 01:09 PM
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