Mathew 15:15-18 Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother. But if he will not hear thee, then take with thee one or two more, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established. And if he shall neglect to hear them, tell it unto the church: but if he neglect to hear the church, let him be unto thee as an heathen man and a publican.
(KJV because a lot of fundy's won't accept anything else)
Basically, we are to correct each other when someone sins against us, not out of hate, anger or what have you, but to bring them back into community. It's time though, to do this, to hold those on the right accountable for sins, and correct or rebuke as needed. Why you ask???
Proverbs 31:8 Speak out for those who cannot speak, for the rights of all the destitute
I was driving today and listening to right wing talk (I find it so fascinating...) and Laura Ingraham was lying about Obama, and supporting war. Funny, I thought, she wears a huge friggin' cross around her neck and always talks about being a Christian. But it specifically says not lie in Exodus 20:12 and that Matthew 5:43-46 says love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you.
Hannity, self described Catholic would fall into this category as well.
Not to mention Episcopalian turned Baptist John McCain
And Assemblies of god Sarah Palin
and so on...and so forth....
It is time we not let these people hijack god and the bible, perverting the message of hope love and peace for all into one of War, money and power. For too long they have made Christian a dirty word, one associated with greed and backwards anti-scientific thinking. Well I say no more.
First, we email these hosts and campaigns EVERY time we need to when this behavior comes up. We quote the part in Matthew about believers correcting fellow believers, then we cite the scripture and how it differs from what they said. I know you don't think it will work, but I emailed the Laura Ingraham show a couple of weeks back, doing this, and asking that if she was goign to continue to stand against christian principles she remove her cross while she appears on air. The shows never respond tho these emails, in fact the people who see the email aren't supposed to respond. But I got back a response of "OH, THATS A VERY CHRISTIAN THING TO WRITE."
We show up to events with signs, witness this on message boards and to friends and neighbors, sharing how the "Christians" on the right are not only spitting in the face of Christ, but doing it for their own gain.
Remember, Christ wasn't just a namby pamby oh hey lets all get along, he was a reble, who sought to smack it to the corrupt system of the day which oppressed people. We need to follow that, and stand up for those people, and we don't have to be la te da nice about it. Just use the KJV and get going, 60 days isn't much time to turn back all of this lying and damage....