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- Subscribe - Contact Us - Rate Card - Place an Ad Archives Revels Classifieds Real Estate Guide Weather Subscribe Contact Us November 26, 2004 When religion is manipulated By Gerald del Campo Ashland Shame on the pastors that violated the rules of the 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status their churches enjoy by influencing the way their congregation votes. Even if they tried to get around it by telling their flocks that Bush best reflected "Christian values" - shame. I would have expected better ethics from people supposedly doing the work of Christ. To those of you that listened to your pastors because they told you that this great country was founded on Christian principles, I would urge you to do a little research for once and make it a little harder for people who have obvious agendas to control you. If you believe that this country was founded by Christians, then you need to read a document penned by our Founding Fathers called the Treaty of Tripoli. Read it, learn and ask your religious leaders why they have been lying to you all this time. This country is for everyone - not just you. I keep hearing from the religious right that they voted Republican because they want less government, and yet Republicans are always trying to change the spirit and word of the Constitution in order to serve the special interest groups. Now they are trying to amend the Constitution so that Arnold can run for president. Less government? What about the Patriot Act? Is that less government? As to which candidate best represented Christian values: Do you think Jesus would want health care for all, or just the people that could afford it? Would he say that the earth is God's creation and should be cared for even if it means that the top 2 percent that rule the wealth of this country have to invest some of their billions into making the factories they own pollute a little less? Or keeping the forests safe from people who are unable to see the forest for the $$$? Would he stand behind our government for fighting a war in a country that posed no immediate threat to our country and its citizens so that the top 2 percent could make a few more bucks, while Osama bin Laden, who deserves to be hunted down like an animal has all been but forgotten? Truth is, that if Jesus was to come back as predicted, the so-called Christian Right would think of him as a "communist" or "socialist" for having the audacity to suggest that every person deserves medical care, or a "fruit" or "gay sympathizer" for preaching that if one were busy working on their own weaknesses they'd be much too busy to notice the faults of others. They'd call him a hippie for saying that the earth should be respected and protected from harm. Maybe he would stand up against corruption in the government of what is supposed to be the fairest nation in the world and they'd call him an "enemy combatant" and lock him up in Guantanamo Bay. DailyTidings.com Home Page Archives | Revels | Classifieds | Real Estate Guide | Weather | Subscribe | Contact Us Copyright 2005 Ashland Daily Tidings and Ottaway Newspapers All Rights Reserved Slippers Isotoner Slippers Dsw Shoes Ceramic Piggy Banks Fanny Mae Eloans Calenders 2005 Calender 2005 Accelerate Weight Loss Programs Citibank Student Loans Acs Loan Matchmaking & Dating Scripts Adventure Travel Conference Calls - $50/Month Security Systems student loan consolidation helzberg diamonds Click Here Site Search: .:Advertisements:. RESOURCES - Mail Tribune News - ODOT Road Cams