Not even the republican elite respects evangelical christians, agree?

Question

CARLSON: It goes deeper than that though. The deep truth is that the elites in the Republican Party have pure contempt for the evangelicals who put their party in power. Everybody in…

MATTHEWS: How do you know that? How do you know that?

CARLSON: Because I know them. Because I grew up with them. Because I live with them. They live on my street. Because I live in Washington, and I know that everybody in our world has contempt for the evangelicals. And the evangelicals know that, and they're beginning to learn that their own leaders sort of look askance at them and don't share their values.

MATTHEWS: So this gay marriage issue and other issues related to the gay lifestyle are simply tools to get elected?

CARLSON: That's exactly right. It's pandering to the base in the most cynical way, and the base is beginning to figure it out.

I know I'd be embarrassed as hell about having to go along with all the kooky backwards christian stuff the Republicans have to do to stay in power. I mean do these people honestly think that the Republican leadership actually gives a **** about gay marriage? I mean honestly. What a silly topic to even discuss. How can you take the anti gay side with out being a complete religious kook?

Or abortion, or whatever, the stupid ten commandments. All distractions.

Answer 1

First of all, I'll address the "gay marriage" part:
Worn-out issues like that are rally points for empty signifiers. Empty signifier is a term for people, such as politicians or religious leaders, who stand for something that isn't really an issue at all. They do this simply for the sake of gathering a following. The issue itself is often a moot point, like the abortion issue, which was resolved in the courts. If a politician actually wrote laws in exchange for votes, they'd go to jail for selling their country out...

well ... they should. That's the law. Who knows the statute for that?

You need politicians who agree to follow the law, not ones who say they'll change it for votes.

Next, I'd like to adress the evangelical issue:
If a religous leader fits the empty signifier description, that person probably needs to go to jail as well. Conning people into supporting your organization by playing on their world views is wrong. It's wrong if you share those same views. We have a system in place where we examine human rights, The Constitution, and legal precedence to determine legality. Demogogues and lynch mentalities - following the empty signifier, that is - is unamerican because it underminds the methods we have in place that were supposed to ensure our humanity.

Answer 2

Read "Whats The Matter With Kansas" by Thomas Frank.
Its shows exactly how much contempt the Washington establishment has for their purported base.

I'm glad the fundamentalists are finally realizing what a bait-and-switch game the Republicans have been handing them these last 20 years.

Answer 3

God additionally says which you're the two for him or against him there is not any in between. He even solid out the angels who did not combat alongside with people who rebelled in Heaven. He does not want lukewarm followers. I study the bible each and every of the time and it is the residing know God. btw I only began going decrease back to church a pair of month in the past formerly i might only get which comprise a pair of human beings to worship. God Bless

Answer 4

The whole point of the separation between church and state is to keep any one religion from trying to rule over others, weather they share your beliefs or not. religion and politics should never mix, nothing good has ever come from it. And nothing but death, persecution,and suffering has ever come from religion.

Answer 5

Shocking, just shocking!!!

And not even the Democratic elite respects the people who vote for them either, agreed?