It is cold, so the fire is low and spread out, so the coals can give off the most reflective heat. Enjoy it, and take your clothes over to the hot rocks there. Let them dry on that, and come back, while I pour some water over the rocks I have here in a pit next to the coals. Look up, watch this unfold in the steam.
http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/bestoftv/2008/11/20/nr.sanchez.preacher.sign.cnn?iref=videosearch
So this video is just phenominal. It shows a massive amount of misunderstandings. Let's start with the first. Here's the biblical verse that this Pastor has used:
Exodus 20:3 Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
What does this have to do with Barack Obama, even if he WERE a Muslim? This is A) Jewish Law, and B) pertaining to those that would follow Christianity. The USA might be a Christian Majority, it is NOT a Theocracy (But God Bless him, George W. Bush certainly tried didn't he?).
So there you have just the sign, let's get into the video now. There is a lot more I could rant about regarding the two first misunderstanding, but I find this seperation of church and state thing fabulous.
So here we have Pastor Mark telling us that the Constitution of the United States of America does not contain any part that says the Church cannot interfer in politics. And I suppose he is somewhat right. Except that the reason for that part of the constitution has to do with why people were leaving England. That the head of England was both the head of state and of church disallowed any freedom of religion, so they made this part for two reasons. One was of course to satisify the various different religious movements with the US at the time, but the bigger reason was so that the church was not the source, or basis for the powers and decisions of the government.
The letters quoted by Rich Sanchez (That's the interviewer) definitively give the intent of the founding fathers within the context of what they wrote. Of course, certain individuals don't like that interpretation anymore so they'd prefer to just ignore the intent.
And lastly, we have his quote about God being the Judge, Lawgiver, and King. I don't even know where to begin in dismantling this little bit of out and out idiocy. first again JEWISH LAW!!! JEWISH!!! Not Christian. Admittedly this is the basis for Christianity, but it is entirely out of context to quote this in regards to the current government or even current Christianity. So big zero on the scoreboard there.
Next, the fact that something current could resemble the set up of a past system is absolutely rediculous. The formation and set up of a senate and congress is based on the Greek and Roman models. Does this mean that all the senators should be fucking each other? Shall we paint giant flying phalluses all over the state and capitol buildings? So this form of logic is so incredibly... oh I can't even BEGIN to describe how failed it is, anyone with half a brain can figure it out.
And lastly. He misquoted the scripture. The biblical verse he gives is about clothing, not what he quotes.
Now I agree with what Mr. Sanchez said the next day about this nipplehead, he's not evil, he's not a bad guy. He just sees things differently. And that's fine, but the way he sees them has a profound effect on other people, AND he's misinformed and misinterpreting a hell of a lot of important things. And then telling other people this is RIGHT!
Now my wonderful friend Ceno over there has pointed out a lovely misinterpretation as well concering gay rights. The reason these kind of misinterpretations happen is because someone gets a hair across their ass about something they have decided they don't like, so they go and find something, ANYTHING, they can twist to be the reason why whatever it is they hate is wrong, and a 'sin' or will 'destroy society' or any other list of things that will cause the end of the world. Well, here's a lovely chart I found in regards to gay marriage, and we'll leave you all with that.
http://graphjam.com/2008/11/19/song-chart-memes-consequences-of-gay-marriage/
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