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Prop 8 and the Modern Day Pharisees
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
I know we are all probably very tired of hearing the same old thing when it comes to this and I agree it got old quick. I didn't spend too much time discussing the issue much online nor am I looking to condemn those who voted yes on 8, regardless of my opinions of your decision. If you are not a Christian of any denomination or sect then this doesn't apply to you.
I honestly have to wonder what is wrong with you people. Now, I do not share the same opinion of many who have given death threats and all that; I do however want to know where things got mixed up in your minds. I mean seriously, the Jewish community overwhelmingly opposed the ballot; a community which has been deeply involved when it comes to fighting for civil rights. Modern Christians on the other hand aren't willing to fight for the little guy anymore unless they can find the group of people to be in line with their own morality. It's sickening honestly, are people in need not worthy of help based on things you do not morally agree with?
What are these people in need of? Money? Not as a whole. Shelter or food? Again it is a no. They do however need their dignity acknowledged. The whole idea of civil unions are ok but marriage isn't takes us back once again to an elitist mentality of trying to claim separate but equal. Though, this isn't my main beef. It's the amount of money raised for this issue...40 million dollars. I mean 40 million, you realize how many people that would feed? We are sitting in the middle of an economic depression, which honestly we aren't that far off from it being officially declared one, and you are wasting 40 millions dollars on something that doesn't effect anyone not involved in that marriage? Granted, Equality for All raised more money but in all fairness it was to oppose something infringing on another's civil rights. It's much more understandable. The same can not be said for legally recognizing a gay couple's commitment to each other as a marriage as imposing on anyone else's civil rights.
I want to get back to this though, the 40 million fricken dollars that was wasted here. Have you people lost that much touch with your religious roots? Christianity and Judaism both have religious texts full of condemnation on not helping the poor and the disenfranchized. It's why Jews are so involved in the struggle of civil rights no matter what the issue has been. I really cannot comprehend this really. Christianity flourished for 4 centuries while having no power when it came to the government. No laws were ever passed based on Christian ethics or biblical principles during that time, yet people flocked to the religion. So the idea that society backing something leads Christians astray doesn't really fit very well.
Throughout the Hebrew/Jewish texts are repeated commands to protect the homeless and the disadvantaged, nations are destroyed for it, prophets use Sodom's neglect to the needy as examples of lesser crimes than Israel's. It's a central topic repeated so much it should be engrained into the Church's head. Though what gets me worse is Jesus's favorite group to yell at for doing this, were the Pharisees. Now, I mean no offense to the Jews for their religious heritage here...though I have never seen a Jewish source ever label the Rabbis in the Talmud as Pharisees much for the same reason that I don't. Christians really have become modern day Pharisees as a whole. The image of the Pharisees was to use religion to oppress others, to the detriment of those in need. Sound familiar?
Now I know Christians will claim to the many Christian charities which do help the needy but honestly, if there is one person dying of starvation then there should never be 40 million dollars raised over a law which is not creating any victims. It's pathetic, the LDS, Focus on the Family, the RCC, the Knights of Columbus, the AFA; all of them raised money over this issue...when we have millions of people worldwide homeless and dying of starvation. Every cent should have been used for the needy. Instead it was used against a group of people who weren't hurting anyone.
To think how many of you are following a religion which used the image of the Pharisee as a condemnation, a religion who started out opposing these people, just to turn in to that very image. Even more, the image of the Pharisee matches fairly close, without the religion part, to that of Sodom. Which American Christianity has become a bunch of Sodomites. People who have enough money to live fairly comfortably yet would rather spend 40 million dollars on something which helps them feel better instead of those who are starving and homeless. It's shameless what you have turned into really.Labels: Christian, gay marriage, LGBT, pharisee, prop 8, religion
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