Has the new ‘Moral Majority’ become the Republicans whore?
Posted By Paul on January 13, 2005
You really have to wonder, what with the deafening silence over Bush’s choice of Alberto Gonzales to be Attorney General, and with it, the implicit acceptance of the use of torture. Can you imagine the rucus and noise that would have been raised had Clinton appointed such a rotten scoundrel to any position?
Could it be that this new moral majority is afraid the Republicans will throw them over for a new mistress if they dare raise their voice in protest? I seem to recall a similar parallel in church history in the not too distant past, where the leaders didn’t want to risk losing their favored spot with the new and shining political party they had supported. So they kept their mouths shut , and let things run their course. The time - 1930’s….the place - Germany…..the result - well, we all know how that turned out.
For more on this, read Bob’s post on this -
Christian “Moral Values” and Bush’s Choice for Attorney General
Now, I know that a lot of us evangelicals voted for George W. Bush on the grounds of “moral values.” That story has made all the news. Okay.
That’s why I am troubled. I wonder why I have not heard more evangelical Christians upset about the way the Bush Administration reinterpreted the rules for the use of torture. The Bush team departed radically from convention when it loosened long-standing rules governing the interrogation of prisoners. This change is something that’s been known since last June when the Justice Department memo from Attorney General designate Alberto Gonzales was sent to Bush describing aspects of the Geneva protocols against torture as “quaint” and “obsolete.” The man that Bush has nominated as the top prosecutor of American law played a large role in orchestrating, if not actually drafting, a change in our country’s stand on torture!
But we Christians are not saying a thing during Gonzales’ confirmation hearings about this. And the Democrats are being creampuffs on Gonzales as well; in the words of Time Magazine, “Gonzales is certain to be confirmed as John Ashcroft’s replacement, especially because Democrats are wary of opposing a Hispanic when their hold on that constituency was weakened in the last election.â€
You’ve got to be kidding! You won’t call a guy out for putting the American stamp “OKAY†on torture because he’s Hispanic? You’ll let politics get in the way of truth? (Why am I surprised?)….(…read the whole article…)
Yeah - I wish we would learn to speak up more on things that aren’t abortion or gay relationships.
Cheers - Steve