“The Christian right has lured tens of millions of Americans, who rightly feel abandoned and betrayed by the political system, from the reality-based world to one of magic -- to fantastic visions of angels and miracles, to a childlike belief that God has a plan for them and Jesus will guide and protect them. This mythological worldview, one that has no use for science or dispassionate, honest intellectual inquiry, one that promises that the loss of jobs and health insurance does not matter, as long as you are right with Jesus, offers a lying world of consistency that addresses the emotional yearnings of desperate followers at the expense of reality. It creates a world where facts become interchangeable with opinions, where lies become true -- the very essence of the totalitarian state. It includes a dark license to kill, to obliterate all those who do not conform to this vision, from Muslims in the Middle East to those at home who refuse to submit to the movement. And it conveniently empowers a rapacious oligarchy whose god is maximum profit at the expense of citizens.”
(Chris Hedges, Alternet)
2007-02-21 19:46:25 · 7 answers · asked by CHEESUS GROYST 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
As far as I know, the Christian Right has not lured me into anything.
2007-02-21 19:50:43 · answer #1 · answered by NONAME 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Nah...just about everyone has the same means to get information if they really want it. If they blindly follow what people tell them, they didn't stand a chance anyway. You can't be lured into something unless you're looking for something to fullfill you or make you happy. Some people get duped but freewill is always there.
If someone has childlike beliefs, who does it really affect aside from that person? Some people are just way too concerned about other people's beliefs and go above & beyond to try to discredit or demean people who happen to choose a different path. It's their life, who cares what path they take? I certainly don't. To each their own.
2007-02-21 19:53:14 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Many can become Christians enticed by promises of wealth and health besides everlasting life. But many have fallen away because those promises have not worked for them. It takes a walk of faith and building up of a relationship with God to make His promises come true. The principle is always to seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness then all the other things shall be added unto us. True Christians are never deceived but they grow in grace and the knowledge of the truth and know that their God is real. They know what it takes to inherit God's promises and these promises worked in their lives.
2007-02-21 20:12:23 · answer #3 · answered by seekfind 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Who is he? Sounds like a Senator wishing to become President.
2007-02-21 19:52:41 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
We need to repent for our sins and then God will love and forgive us. But first we need to surrender to Him and seek Him with all our heart.
2007-02-21 19:49:51 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
you mean like muslims believe that if they kill themselves and murder others, they go to paradise?
2007-02-21 19:51:37 · answer #6 · answered by edna b 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, they are like zombified, child-like drones. Just watch one of Benny Hinn's "crusades". That sh!t is hilarious.
2007-02-21 19:50:22 · answer #7 · answered by Loathe thy neighbor. 3 · 1⤊ 3⤋