Will the Religious Right Revolt?
Today Pat Robertson endorsed Giuliani for President. Chris Ortiz over at the Chalcedon blog summarizes this event succinctly:
Quoting Robertson: “It is my hope and prayer that he will lead the Republican Party to victory in November of 2008.”
Here’s a man with a university supposedly dedicated to training Christians in cultural leadership and Robertson tramples over God’s law and the U.S. Constitution by endorsing the cross-dressing, pro-choice, three-time divorcee with mob ties. He did this when the most ardent constitutional defender and dedicated Christian, Ron Paul, is laboring to restore the American Republic. This is the clearest indication that Robertson is as much a part of the Establishment as any other Blue Blood. It’s time to turn off the 700 Club.
Another news story summed it up as follows:
But Giuliani’s support for abortion rights is apparently not as important to Robertson as Giuliani’s stance against Islamic terrorism and the argument that he’s the most electable candidate in his party.
Let’s do some math: 3,000 Americans on 9/11 vs. 30 million aborted babies. That makes abortion like ten thousand times worse than terrorism, especially the marginal difference in terrorism between Giuliani and the alternatives. The only possible way this makes sense is in Robertson’s extreme dispensationalist bizarro world where the physical sons of Jacob are more equal than others (Giuliani is by far the preferred candidate of neoconservative war hawks). Thus, it’s okay to compromise on killing babies if that advances Israel’s foreign policy interests. It’s okay to endorse a cross-dressing pro-gay-rights sociopath if it gets us closer to the Rapture.
Some extreme Israelophiles, like John Hagee, have even outright denied the Gospel in their efforts to pander to neoconservative preferences, embracing “dual covenant” theology that says Christ is only “the way and the light” for Gentiles, while Jews can still be saved by following rabbis and their Pharisaical interpretations of Old Testament law. Never mind that whole “brood of vipers” speech I guess.
Of course, if left alone by the chickenhawks in Washington and New York, Israel could solve its own problems. They have nukes, high IQ’s (and are surrounded by low IQ Arabs) and a world class military.
A rather eccentric friend of mine once made the argument that much of Christianity today is not Christian in any historical sense, but rather has degenerated into an apocalyptic cult worshipping all persons and things Jewish. At the time I thought that an unfair exaggeration, as to me all of the prophecy-Israel-rapture stuff seemed like a sideshow. For Pat Robertson and those who follow him after these strange political gods, my friend’s description seems accurate.
My instinct and hope, though, is that the average Christian out there, dispensationalist or not, isn’t ready for this sort of compromise. 2008 is going to be interesting.
November 7th, 2007 at 11:48 pm
“3,000 Americans on 9/11 vs. 30 million aborted babies”
I’ve brought up that point, or a similar one, dozens of times in political arguments with friends, even comparing abortion to the Holocaust in numbers of lives lost, and the usual response is offense or condescending chortle.
Good post, keep up the writing!
November 8th, 2007 at 10:08 am
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November 8th, 2007 at 6:38 pm
I am shocked. I don’t know if there will be a revolt but there should be surprise. And anger.
I agree with your comments about Israel. They are perfectly able to stand and defend themselves. They should take care of Iran.
We should allow Japan to rearm so they can help South Korea keep North Korea in check.
It’s time for a couple of our well heeled, high IQ’d allies to take care of their own business.
November 11th, 2007 at 7:54 pm
The “Israel Firsters” have pretty much chosen their “War Chief” in Guiliani sence the first unanounced interview session that took place in January 2007. Gingrich, Guiliani, McCain, Edwards, and Romney all spoke as keynote speakers at the “7th Herzliya Conference” as well as a number of other committed neocons. But, Rudy has truely shined as an Israel Puppet.
“Charles Hill”(Former deputy to Sec. of State Shultz)is the Guiliani campaign Chief Foreign Policy Advisor. He had signed on to the open neocon letter to GWB after 911 urging, “Even if evidence does NOT link Iraq directly to the attack, any strategy aiming at the eradication of terrorism and it’s sponsors must include a determined effort to remove Saddam Hussein from power in Iraq.”………(Rudy will attack Iran!)
Another intresting event is the complete MSM and conservative Blogosphere blackout, regarding the Federal Judge last week that ruled that Condoleezza Rice, Elliott Abrams(Son-n-law of Norman Podhoretz),Paul Wolfowitz, Mark Grossman, Richard Armitage, and other assorted members of A.I.P.A.C. are ORDERED to testify in the espionage trial of Steve Rosen and Keith Weissman(Members of aipac that are charged with passing classified material to the Israeli Government!………This is A BIG TIME ESPIONAGE TRIAL and all is quite in the news outlets with the exeption of some paleo sites………America has to wake up to the reality that Israel is not our 51st State, nor our capital. With over 300 nuclear warheads that they refuse to allow inspection of, they can take care of themselves without our Tax dollars or our children’s blood!
Those wishing to scream “Anti-semite” and other names at this old paleoconservative, understand that all name calling will be graded based on creativity and temperment…………….:)