[Mb-civic] A message and a plea to good Christians everywhere

[JCarrozo at aol.com]

November 1st, 2004

I've found that most Bush  supporters don't care. They don't care if the Bush 
administration has violated  international law. They don't care if the 
administration has made us more of a  target for terrorism by pissing off more 
Arabs. 
 
Something else is at work with Bush supporters. I think I've  found the key 
reason that Bush supporters are willing to look the other way to  
illegal/corrupt activities. They share a common bond with the Bush  administration in Jesus.

We are seeing the rise of the Christian Fascist. This  political force might 
become powerful enough to bring an end the current  American government and 
all the freedoms we enjoy as Americans.
Don't ge me wrong, I'm not anti-Christian. Christianity is good.  Christian 
Fascism is evil. 
 
When Christians turn to hate and violence and oppression of  others, that is 
when Fascism takes over and it becomes evil.

A few common themes occur in almost every pro-Bush  message. They will invoke 
religion, specifically Christianity/Jesus. They  display an 'I don't care' 
attitude towards human rights, human suffering and  Law. And an overwhelming 
feeling that war is good.

Increasingly I hear comments such as, "America is a Christian country",  or, 
"Our country was founded as a Christian nation". Every time these  are 
uttered, America becomes weaker. 
 
America's strength comes from our diversity and our willingness to respect  
others who are not of the same race or religion. There are forces working  
against this willingness. Christian Fascism is one of them. 

The stronger a country's domestic economy is, the higher the standard  of 
living is. The stronger a country's personal freedoms are, the stronger the  
country's domestic economy. Contrast the economies of countries that have very  
restrictive personal freedoms such as North Korea to countries such as ours.  
China's economy is booming after giving its citizens more personal  freedoms.

As Christian Fascists gain more control, they will systematically  remove 
personal freedoms from Americans. You see this starting to happen  already. The 
freedom of speech issues with FCC censorship. The invasion of  privacy issues 
with the Patriot Act (which has never been used against a  terrorist, but has 
been used against Americans). Medical research  restrictions (such as stem-cell 
research). The detention of US citizens without  due process of law. The 
blurring of church and state. The list goes on and on.  I'm sure both sides know 
the drill here.

One issue that stands out to me is the Christian Fascist movement to  ban 
flag burning. Burning the flag is a protected right that brave Americans  have 
fought and died for. You can't burn the flag in places such as China, North  
Korea, Iran, Saudi Arabia, etc. Why do we want to align ourselves with such  
oppressive regimes? The fact that we have the freedom to burn the flag makes its  
symbolism that much greater. Having the freedom to burn the flag is what  
makes this country better than any other on Earth. Wanting to ban flag  burning is 
indicative of the freedom restrictions that Christian Fascists will  put in 
place if they gain more power. You should be very fearful of people that  think 
taking away freedoms is patriotic. That is a road you don't want to travel  
down. Don't even want to see it on the map. 

As more and more personal freedoms are taken away, our economy and way  of 
life will suffer. As Christian Fascists strive to make a white, Christian  
nation, they will destroy the foundations of this country. Those foundations  being 
based on personal freedoms and not a religious state such as Iran. 

What frightens me more than the Christian Fascists destruction  of personal 
freedoms is their propensity towards violence in the name of Jesus.  This is 
the most perverse form of Christianity that I've ever seen. 
 
Jesus was a lover, not a hater. However, you see many followers of Jesus  
filled with hate for others. Hate for abortionists. Hate for homosexuals. Hate  
for terrorists. Hate for 'liberals'. They are filled with hate. Their  
entertainment is filled with hate and violence. Christian  Fascists are not Christian. 
All of you true Christians know  this. I think it can be summed up with 'Who 
would Jesus bomb?'.

Their violence and destruction of personal freedoms are fueled by a  
black-and-white view of the world. They see no gray. You are either on their  side, or 
you're not. You're either one of them, or you're not. Things are either  
good, or they are evil. This is a recipe for disaster. Take terrorism for  
instance. The Christian Fascists just know they hate Islamic terrorists and will  
hunt them down and kill them. That's about as far as they think about it. Me  
Christian, Terrorist Not: Kill. If you are based in  reality, you know that you 
must think it through a few more  levels. 
 
You need to ask questions such as 'Why do they want to be terrorists?',  
'What forces in their lives make them so desperate to kill others?', etc. To  stop 
terrorism, you need to stop people from wanting to become terrorists. That  
is the only solution. Blindly killing them just makes more of them.

When you hear everyone telling you, "This is the most important  election of 
your lifetime.", what they are really saying is that this election  is a vote 
on Christian Fascism. There are seeds here for an American civil war.  The 
Christian Fascists are drawing the line. Know which side you are on. In  their 
black-and-white view, you either are with them or you're not.

The Christian Fascists are working towards a totalitarian Christian  nation 
where all dissenting views are oppressed. These forces are already in  play. 
Most of them would shut down the 'liberal' media, not hold elections, put  
religious symbols everywhere and squelch all dissenting opinions if they could.  
What is scary, is that they don't understand how this is un-American.  In their 
twisted world, these actions have become  Patriotic.

They don't understand that the protection of American freedoms means  
protecting things you don't agree with. The  true test of someone who claims to 
believe in Freedom of Speech is whether they  tolerate speech with which they 
disagree, or even find disgusting. Christian  Fascists completely miss the point 
here.

If you support an America where we, as American citizens, strive to  treat 
others as we want to be treated, show respect for all races and religions,  do 
not cast your vote for Bush.

Love your neighbor as yourself. Even if they are a faggot, nigger,  kike, 
beaner, dyke, liberal or whatever you clean shaven, hair spayed parted  haired, 
shirt tucked in, SUV driving, flag waving, rapture loving, sexually  repressed, 
pro-death, war loving, republican Christian Fascists call them.

I pray to God that you, the reader, can understand what direction Bush  has 
taken this country. It is one that has divisiveness, pain and blood in its  
future (the sick thing is, the Christian Fascists want this). 
 
I don't have too much hope. Most Americans are hollowed out shells of souls  
that spend 90% of their free time in front of the TV being told what to think  
and what to spend 99% of their disposable income on. No shit, the average  
savings rate in this country is around 1% of disposable income. The majority of  
people that will read this are slaves, yet they will argue they have free 
will  by parroting words that they were given through the TV. It's depressing to  
watch. 

By the way, if you are a Republican that does not have Identity with  the 
Fascist movement, look around you and re-evaluate why you are a Republican.  

_benjamin_paine at yahoo.com_ (mailto:benjamin_paine at yahoo.com) 

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