CHRISTIAN HYPOCRITES KEEP OUT REFUGEES

The response of people to the Syrian refugee crisis has provided real proof of the religious sincerity of people's beliefs. Most of us abhor any suggestion of the need for a religious test for anything. Donald Trump’s call for proof of religious affiliation of all Muslims in America met with an outcry of disgust. People of all lifestyles likened it to requiring a yellow lapel star required of Jews in Nazi Germany as an object of hate and discrimination or the internment of Japanese citizens during the Second World War for fear of sabotage. I was born and raised in this country. As a result, I am sensitive to the nuances of politics. One such nuance is that a person has to believe in “God” if people are to vote them into political office. This has so much force that we refuse to believe it is a religious test, but it is. Not only do they have to believe in a Judeo-Christian God, but also they have to prove it by regular church attendance. As happened with President Obama, that wasn’t enough. The incident over President Obama and Rev. Jeremiah Wright proved that the people had to agree with what the politician heard in his church. However, the intensity of this belief system works both ways. Potential candidates for public office suddenly become believers in God, which happens about the time they decide on a political career. Their campaigns publish pictures of them standing on Church steps, often with their wives or husbands dutifully at their sides: the American image. Of course, they are often hypocrites. They will proclaim loudly and publically their beliefs in church doctrine such as “love thy neighbor” and forgiveness of sins. Many of them extend this to their politics when they claim they are constitutional fundamentalists and adapt Church dogma in legislation they propose such as denial of same-sex marriage or abortion rights etc. as being biblical based. This they deduce from the belief that you have the freedom to worship as you choose; however, you must worship a Christian God. This is especially true of New Testament Christians. Obviously, Christians exclude Muslims, as they do to Jews to a certain extent. People of the Jewish faith have learned not to lie about their faith but not to confess their faith too loudly. All of this has resulted in the politically awkward situation we have today. This cluster of beliefs has grouped many of these people into the Republican Party, which has created a situation where religious beliefs conflict with their political beliefs. The fundamental Republican tenet is that of greed; what is mine is mine; I earned it I should be able to keep it, or I will only share when I am sure I have all I need. Of course, some people never have all they think they need. We apply this feeling to the territory as well as money, economic values, or power which in turn creates a sense of belonging. This is the same idea as moral groups, which is what a church is. You can go to heaven only if you belong to the right church. If you do not believe this, ask them. This has created a terrible dilemma for the Republican Party Christians. They have a strong sense of belonging and do not want to jeopardize the trust their Party puts in them. They are Christians so because of their “love they neighbor” beliefs they feel an obligation to help people in need such as the Syrian refugees. However, the Republican Party believes American territory is for Americans and others should stay out. This is where the rubber hits the road. All of the hypocrites, those who became Christians for political gain, are all on Facebook explaining why it is OK to exclude all Syrians using the excuse that one of them might be terrorists. Isn’t it strange that all those so-called Christians are taking the position that just happens to be the way Republicans and not Christians think. Their position proves they are Republicans before they are Christians. I look with pride at the position President Obama has taken; he has taken the Christian position. He has a heart. Some Republicans, especially the religious hypocrites, have the audacity “to act” outraged that our president is saying Republicans are acting against widows and orphans when they deny entry to ten thousand refugees because one of them just might be a terrorist. They are not acting against terrorist, rather they are acting out of territorial greed, this is their country, and they don’t want Syrians here any more than they want Latinos of Haitians, or anyone else. URL: firetreepub.blogspot.com Comments Invited and not moderated