The Repugnicants are still puzzled over President Obama’s religion. Is he a Christian? Is he a Muslim? What?
Not surprisingly, Repubnicants overwhelming believe he is a Muslim.
This belief is especially strong in the state of Mississippi where a Mississipian recently said Obama isn’t qualified to be the President because he isn’t an American.
What is he, I wondered before he went on to say, “He’s not an American. He’s a Muslim.” The man’s demeanor strongly suggested that the word Muslim is uncapitalized in his neck of the woods.
None of this surprises me. Although I am primarily a product of California and Hawaii, I have lots of distant cousins in the Confederate States of America.
I was visiting one a few years ago, and at dinner, the subject of religion came up. The conversation went something like this.
“I am not at all biased. I believe in freedom of religion.”
“Me too.”
“Why, we have a neighbor who is a (hushed voice) muslim.”
“Is that right?” I whispered.
“She invited me to her house.”
You don’t say?”
“Yes, I do say. And I accepted because, as I said, I am not prejuduced.”
“I remember.”
“When I walked in, I became scared and My God told me to get out.” I had the definite feeling that she was talking in bold caps.
“She did?”
“Yes, and I left without saying a word.”
“Have you seen her since then?”
“Oh, yes. She is a wonderful neighnor.”
“But I thought your god told you to get out.”
“Absolutely.”
But isn’t that some sort of bias?”
“Of course not, silly. God told me to get out, and if he says it, it isn’t bias.”
“I think I’m beginning to see the light.”
Ha. I have had similar conversations with people in the depths of the Midwest.
One lady confided in me on a plane out of Chicago that she home schooled so that her children weren’t “influenced by the Left agenda to take the Christian God and Country out of the very moral fiber of Americans.”
I should also point out that in some states, you have to have the equivalent of an 8th grade education to home school.
WOo hoo!~
Great post!
The absolute disconnect between, what I view as the power of good,,,, you know… justice, fairness, equality, looking after those less fortunate, and what spews out today under the guise of religion has never been more apparent
.Someone quite evil must be impersonating God over the celestial airwaves these days!
Water tight logic…..I mean, if God said it, then clearly everyone else must be wrong.