Save christiandom from the wackos

I ran across a couple of good posts today about how appalled Jesus must be at the havoc that the Republicans are currently wreaking around the world.

Annie Lamott has a nice post on TPMCafe.

I used to think it was necessary for religious liberals and
progressives who follow Christ's teachings to align ourselves with Jesus,
who 100% of the time, has always heard and drawn close to the suffering of
the poor. But with every passing day, calling yourself a Christian makes it
sound as if you have anything in common with the Right wing's imperialistic corporate Christianity. It makes them sound more legitimate, instead of the
Christy-ins whom they have shown themselves to be. They are doing
hideous things in the name of Jesus. They seem absolutely clueless about
the fact that God is not a white American male, and is independent of
American foreign policy.

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Look: maybe the people in Bush’s administration just missed Bible study
on days when the Scripture passages were about how non-violent Jesus
was. Yes, I am sure that is it. Or they just didn't quite get the parts
where Jesus is preaches a gospel of inclusion and kindness, peace on
earth, and non-violence. That he died for the exact opposite of
everything this administration spouts and legislates for: Because I mean,
how embarrassing is that?

And then there's this about the new trinity - war, politcs and religion:

...it never occurred to me to question the integrity of the
politics-war-religion triangle. Until a few days ago when, from behind the
wheel of my geriatric Toyota, I felt broadsided by the familiar sight of
three stickers spaced evenly across the wide bumper of a big, black S.U.V.: “Bush/Cheney,” “Support Our Troops,” “Jesus Is Coming.” Through
my habitual outrage, a simple question bubbled up to the forefront of my
mind: Who decided that Jesus was a Republican, anyway?

[...]

...he was your basic all-around good guy; that he was a pacifist; that
he was an egalitarian; that he was all about peace and tolerance; that he
abhorred disingenuous behavior; that he promoted charity and was forever
poised to sacrifice for the greater good.

So. How might Jesus Christ have felt about a political leader who advanced
his own war agenda by intentionally misleading his countrymen? And how
would Jesus Christ feel about slashing taxes for the wealthy at the expense
of the poor? And how would Jesus Christ take the cold-blooded murder of
doctors who perform abortions — in his name? And what about the
so-called reform of Social Security and other aspects of The New Deal?

Call me a neophyte, but my guess is that Jesus Christ would have been all about safety nets.

They are both very good. Go read them.