Every time I read or hear something from Frank Schaeffer, it chills me to the bone. We actually *do* have a Fifth Column in this nation and they are literally holier than thou.

The generation raised on the belief that the US government is illegitimate because it is trying to “impose” non-biblical laws on people has hit the streets. These are the people who grew up indoctrinated into an alternative reality. Today they are out there waving signs of Obama dressed as Hitler. They are buying weapons and ammunition. Some are in the growing and revived militia movement. They are Dick Armey’s foot soldiers. People like Armey and Beck can count on the ignorance of their dupes. It’s against their religion to read a real newspaper, watch anything but Fox or go to a real school.

Here he is on Rachel Maddow the other night talking about Talibangelical crazies:

Here is another recent article touching on how we should work on our civility, and on defending our points based on reason rather than emotions.

I love this story about an archaeologist trying to find some piece of history the Taliban didn’t get around to destroying.

Best of luck to him.

More proof that modern day “Christians” are more into physical violence than proselytizing.

Kind of a new spin on submitting to Christ.

I can’t believe I am standing today in a Christian church defending the proposition that we should lessen the suffering of those who cannot afford health care in an economic system that often treats the poor as prey for the rich. I cannot believe there are Christians around this nation who are shouting that message down and waving guns in the air because they don’t want to hear it. But I learned along time ago that churches are strange places; charity is fine, but speaking of justice is heresy in many churches. The late Brazilian bishop Dom Hélder Câmara said it well: “When I give food to the poor, they call me a saint. When I ask why the poor have no food, they call me a Communist.” Too often today in the United States, if you talk about helping the poor, they call you Christian, but if you actually try to do something to help the poor, they call you a socialist.

A pastor questions why true Christians would be against health care reform. And, more importantly, expresses disappointment with his angry co-religionists who oppose caring for their fellow man.

Yet another failed policy of the Bush hegemony. It turns out that preaching abstinence in schools – as opposed to providing proper sex education – aids in increasing teen pregnancy and the spread of STDs like syphillis and AIDS.

The rates of increase are highest in the southern states where the policy of choosing fantasy over fact were the strongest.

Go figure.

Honestly, I am hoping to get a paperback copy of Jeff Sharlet’s book soon. All in my further ongoing quest to know my enemies I guess.

Rachel Maddow had him on last night to discuss the cult that controls the GOP’s government core:

He was also on KNPR’s State of Nevada discussing “The C Street Project”.

Now granted, some of this may be just a great shill opportunity for his book. That said, he didn’t make Mark Sanford find his “soul mate” in Argentina or force Ensign’s dad to use his casino profits to buy off his boy’s extramarital playmate’s family. So, I don’t factor too many grains of salt in his media tour. He may just be taking the opportunity to point out that our government is run by “prayer cells” – and isn’t *that* a terrorist sounding term? – and maybe we should put a stop to that.

Republican “family values” lies and the extremist Talibangelical “Family” converge in a sordid plan to buy off Ensign’s mistress for a million bucks. No admission of guilt or proper penance required. Just a check. And Ensign still couldn’t seal the deal.

Apparently the value of 30 pieces of silver have gone up since the first century.

Sigh.

Once again, you’ve got to wonder why we in America are burdened with zealots. Talibangelical doctors are threatening to close their practices if their ability to reject procedures on “religious grounds” is taken away.

Let’s be blunt about this. Bush only gave them this cover on his way out the door so it isn’t like years of precedence exists here.

Let’s be more blunt: do your f’in jobs. Cops don’t *legally* refuse to protect minorities and firemen don’t let synagogues burn because they are racists. They might want to appeal to their worser natures, but they chose jobs to serve the public – the WHOLE public – and they do the damn job.

Doctors, nurses, pharmacists, etc. ALSO serve the public good. Except for these jackasses apparently.

Besides, most pediatricians aren’t also abortion doctors. If you don’t want to perform an abortion or prescribe birth control, shut up and find another area of practice where – duh! – you won’t be presented with your precious “ethical dilemma”.

In short, shut up and do the job and leave your theocratic BS at the door.