Monday, April 17, 2006

Christian victims of American Christian fundamentalism

Over on Firedoglake, a reader who calls himsefl Edward Teller left a comment which deserves wider circulation:
Since the unholy alliance between the Zionists and the Christian Zionists:

Almost a hundred thousand Christians have lost their homes, businesses, farms and dignity in Israel, the Gaza Strip and the West Bank.

An ages-old coalition between Christians and Muslims in Lebanon has collapsed, forcing tens of thousands of Christians out of their homes, businesses, farms and dignity in Lebanon.

The secular government in Iraq has been destroyed by the USA, leading to a shocking erosion of rights for the hundreds of thousands of Iraqi Christians.
The whole thread will interest you. The main post addresses the real religious leanings of America's Founders (key words: Enlightenment...Deism...skepticism) as opposed the "Jesusmaniac Jefferson" myth promulgated by many modern evangelical preachers. The actual words of President Numero Three-o bear repeating:
"… But it does me no injury for my neighbor to say there are twenty gods, or no god. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg."
Amen, Brother Tom!

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