This is the second of two parts.
Earlier today Fish Stick--err, Katie, my fiance--and I were driving up around Charlestown when we passed a church. The sign on the marquee said "Man your battle stations, Christians are under attack". My original thought was to sort of roll my eyes and keep on, but as I've thought about it as the day's gone by, I've come to form something of an intelligent thought regarding the subject.
As someone who believes in God--although I admit I'm not a company man--I understand where they're coming from. But let's not go declaring a war against Christians in America simply because more secular forces are gaining ground on subjects such as abortion and gay marriage. If they want to truly see Christians under attack, go to Africa. We don't have Christians getting their heads cut off on a daily basis around here.
But my point is actually far different than the whole "we have it worse elsewhere" number, although it's true. My point is, it's stuff like that that perpetuates our divisions. Special interests, which in my book include churches, play on our sharp divisions on matters social and otherwise to make it seem that one side is marginalized or "under attack". Each side wants their way, and part of their strategy is to make it seem like those who don't blindly follow their ideology are the enemy. And "ideology" here is in a broad context; I'm not just referring to religion and its numerous subdivisions, but also to political stance and other beliefs. They don't want a return to the not so distant past, where people could disagree on things major or minor but set those differences aside to accomplish things they agreed on. No, they want to see a divided nation. They want to see us at each other's throats. It serves to galvanize their support base, to give them fuel to feed the fires. It's an ongoing dick-measuring contest, comparing length, girth, and ability of the owner to use it to determine whose argument is the most valid, then declaring victory even in the face of overwhelming, obvious evidence that they don't have the longest, thickest, and/or best used dick there.
I don't play into theories like this often, but I do believe that we may not be far removed from another civil war. Historically speaking, we're overdue for one--in fact, we're also overdue for another revolution, historically speaking. And it's coming. Maybe not in my lifetime, but we're headed down that path. And it's not going to be the government that sparks our next civil war. It's going to be the special interests.
Earlier today Fish Stick--err, Katie, my fiance--and I were driving up around Charlestown when we passed a church. The sign on the marquee said "Man your battle stations, Christians are under attack". My original thought was to sort of roll my eyes and keep on, but as I've thought about it as the day's gone by, I've come to form something of an intelligent thought regarding the subject.
As someone who believes in God--although I admit I'm not a company man--I understand where they're coming from. But let's not go declaring a war against Christians in America simply because more secular forces are gaining ground on subjects such as abortion and gay marriage. If they want to truly see Christians under attack, go to Africa. We don't have Christians getting their heads cut off on a daily basis around here.
But my point is actually far different than the whole "we have it worse elsewhere" number, although it's true. My point is, it's stuff like that that perpetuates our divisions. Special interests, which in my book include churches, play on our sharp divisions on matters social and otherwise to make it seem that one side is marginalized or "under attack". Each side wants their way, and part of their strategy is to make it seem like those who don't blindly follow their ideology are the enemy. And "ideology" here is in a broad context; I'm not just referring to religion and its numerous subdivisions, but also to political stance and other beliefs. They don't want a return to the not so distant past, where people could disagree on things major or minor but set those differences aside to accomplish things they agreed on. No, they want to see a divided nation. They want to see us at each other's throats. It serves to galvanize their support base, to give them fuel to feed the fires. It's an ongoing dick-measuring contest, comparing length, girth, and ability of the owner to use it to determine whose argument is the most valid, then declaring victory even in the face of overwhelming, obvious evidence that they don't have the longest, thickest, and/or best used dick there.
I don't play into theories like this often, but I do believe that we may not be far removed from another civil war. Historically speaking, we're overdue for one--in fact, we're also overdue for another revolution, historically speaking. And it's coming. Maybe not in my lifetime, but we're headed down that path. And it's not going to be the government that sparks our next civil war. It's going to be the special interests.