So, James Dobson has come out and said that conservative Christians needed to support a candidate for President that supports a strict social conservative agenda, you know the..."pro-family" sort. Thanks Jimbo. Now things are so much clearer and I know exactly who I need to elect (that's Hillary, right?). Does anyone else see anything wrong with a man of faith telling you who to vote for, for President? I mean, does he have God's cell number and calls to get political advice everyday? Honestly, and maybe I am wrong...I thought people were supposed to go to church to learn about God and to try and live a better life. I thought the President, at least 99% of the time, dealt with issues such as wars, foreign policy, maybe botching wars, domestic spending, the economy, making illegal immigration worse, etc. But, according to James, the President is commander in chief AND the U.S. Pope.
Now, I love how they lump strict social conservatism with "pro-family". Obviously, Democrats, Independents and moderate Republicans couldn't raise a child if their lives depended on it. It's a fact, all of those kids die. So, Jimmy won't let that one go, nor anything dealing with "family", such as gay marriage, pre-marital sex, etc. Jim wants to know exactly what is happening in your bedroom at night and he wants to film it. Oh no, of course not for his own viewing pleasure, but to prove what you are doing is immoral and to save you from it. (Jim, you need to give back those tapes.)
One of the many problems with America today, is that religion being thrown into the political landscape like Roy Scheider was scooping chum for ole Bruce (a.k.a. Jaws). I mean, presidential candidates are now even declaring that this is a Christian Nation (Oh McCain, sometimes you talk a little too straight). Now, while I do agree that this country was founded by Christians, we also forget they wanted religious freedom. Back then, that may have meant something a little different than today, but the overall principle remains true...people should be able to express themselves through their religion, as long as it does not HURT anyone else.
If anything, James sounds a little like Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, except somehow Mahmoud has been able to solve the gay issue, because not one lives in Iran anymore (Jimmy, don't get any ideas, now). The hypocrisy of James Dobson's battle cry, is that I am sure he was one of the first to declare war with Iraq, and probably wants to wipe Iran off the map. Yet, he and his cohorts share many of the same strict social conservative views as Islamic nations and their leaders. So, my question is: would you want to live in an nation with a social regime that mimics an Islamic nation, but just substitute the word Islamic for Christian?
What James preaches is not what Christianity is about. James needs to stop being a politico pig, and go back teaching Christians how to be more accepting, peaceful, caring and giving, rather than focusing on just a few very narrow issues, which a few have nothing to do with life or death or hurting anyone at all. And while abortion does not fall into that category, there is another way to end it rather than becoming a political pig...and that is trying to educate people on safe sex (oh wait, that is not allowed either...we have to pretend people only have sex when married). Oh well, I tried...I know nothing will change from the Dobson camp...I just hope people see him for the fraud he is and pick a President because they are a leader and can run the many complicated details of this nation, not for their extreme religious beliefs. That's why I'm voting for Sam Brownback
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