Another gem from Ann Coulter. Is she serious?
Crown | Godless:
GODLESS is the most explosive book yet from #1 New York Times bestselling author Ann Coulter. In this completely original and thoroughly controversial work, Coulter writes, "Liberals love to boast that they are not `religious,' which is what one would expect to hear from the state-sanctioned religion. Of course liberalism is a religion. It has its own cosmology, its own miracles, its own beliefs in the supernatural, its own churches, its own high priests, its own saints, its own total worldview, and its own explanation of the existence of the universe. In other words, liberalism contains all the attributes of what is generally known as `religion.' "
Let's start with the idea of a Godless Liberal religion.
- Godless- Presumably she means this perjoratively, that being Godless is somehow bad. I mean, if by comparison Republicans are Godful (goodthinkful), then how does she explain this culture of corruption. Tom Delay is very religious and yet he was favored big business over the rights of immigrant women to control their bodies in Saipan. Furthermore, to call the Liberal religion Godless is a confabulation.
- A religion necessitates, by definition, a belief in a supernatural being. Liberalism is a political mindset and therefore is not a religion or church.
- Although it may be true that Liberalism is Godless, that was perhaps the intent of the Establishment Clause that religion have no part in politics. In any case, even John Kerry is an observant, religious Catholic. And as far as I can tell, he hasn't had to step down from office due to scandals like all the Republicans that are going down now.
- Liberals don't boast that they're not religious. That's the equivalent of claiming that Consevatives are corrupt. Sure, a lot Republicans are corrupt and a lot of Liberals see no place for religion in politics, but that doesn't mean that all Republicans are corrupt or that all Liberals are irreligious
- How is "Liberalism" a state-sanctioned religion? I mean, are Libertarianism, Conservatism, and Communism also state-sponsored because they have political parties?
- Not sure what she means that liberals have their own cosmology. Does she mean that Liberals have a different perspective on the facts than Republicans. If so, then I won't differ.
- What does she mean that Liberals have their own miracles, supernatural, churches, high priests, and saints? I cannot think of a single Liberal example, except perhaps FDR and Clinton. Republicans actually have a religious wing that dominates their party. They worship Reagen, supply-side tax-cuts, war, and white heterosexual businessmen.
In sum, WTF.
Update
CAVUTO: ...Here, now, is a somewhat conservative author, Ann Coulter. Her new book, Godless (Crown, June 2006), is due out on 6-6-06. This woman knows how to market. Anyway, Ann, good to see you
Yes, 666 for Liberals, very clever, Ann.