Miscellanea Agnostica

The Religious Right, aka the Christian Right, in the US has gone insane. Just insane. I’m not making it up; while I know it sounds like an extreme claim, it’s more than warranted. Here are several of the reasons I say it:

1. Healthcare Reform is the Spirit of Herod?

2. A Pastor Wants Obama to Die

3. … and So Does Another Pastor

4. Praying for the President & Psalm 109

5. Robertson Claims Expertise on Islam

6. Atheist Billboard Leads to Death Threats

7. … and They Lie About Those Billboards Anyway

8. Adultery Is Godly, ‘Cause King David Did It

9. … and Anyway, It’s the Left’s Fault

10. Robertson Says Haiti is “Cursed” and “Made a Bargain with the Devil”

11. … And Other Religious Rightists Say He’s Correct!

12. Church Burns Books for Jesus

13. Gun Ownership is Next to Godliness

14. Obama is the Antichrist, the Bible Says So!

15. … and It Also Says Fingerprints Are the Mark of the Beast!

16. R.C. Bishop Didn’t Know Child Abuse Was Wrong*

17. The Right Lies About the Hate Crimes Bill

18. … and They Lie About Christmas, Too

19. The Bible is Too Liberal, Needs to be Conservative

20. Godlessness is the Real Problem in America

21. Theocrat Billboards in Florida

22. Former Fundamentalist Reveals the Truth About Fundamentalists

23. Putting God in the Zoo

24. Birthers Are Still Delusional

25. Abortions Cause “Handicaps”

26. Religiofascists Take Over Oklahoma

27. Hannity Has Never Heard of Religious Advertising

28. Many Assorted “Lying Liars for Jesus”

These people are thoroughly and incontrovertibly insane. There is no other word for it, and nothing can be done about it, short of somehow forcing them all to grow up overnight. (I know, good luck with that!)

Enough is enough. As I blogged earlier today, we can no longer afford to listen to these people any longer. They don’t deserve our support, our worship, our votes, or — most of all — our donations.

* I’m aware that the Religious Right is mostly made up of Protestant evangelicals and fundamentalists, not Catholics … but over the last few years, US bishops have pretty much become puppets of the R.R., in spite of this. That’s another aspect of this insanity — Catholics and Protestants, who are long-time ecclesiastical foes, are together advancing the cause of R.R. craziness.