So, what kind of fundies is Bill Moyers talking about?
They are the people who believe the Bible is literally true - one-third of the American electorate, if a recent Gallup poll is accurate.
People who believe the Bible is literally true, that’s who.
One of the biggest changes in politics in my lifetime is that the delusional is no longer marginal. It has come in from the fringe, to sit in the seat of power in the oval office [may I presume he means Bush] and in Congress. For the first time in our history, ideology and theology hold a monopoly of power in Washington. Theology asserts propositions that cannot be proven true; ideologues hold stoutly to a world view despite being contradicted by what is generally accepted as reality. When ideology and theology couple, their offspring are not always bad but they are always blind. And there is the danger: voters and politicians alike, oblivious to the facts.
So, we're bunch of delusional people blinded by our religious views that contradict reality? Not only THAT, but we’re in charge, too!
Yeah, what a joke! What proof has he got that Bush is a fundy? The fact that Bush goes around saying he is? I certainly don't believe it. I think Bush is an oil kingpin that got into a very influential position by playing the religious card.
In another article quoted by Moyer, Glenn Scherer writes:
U.S. legislators backed by the Christian right vote against these issues with near-perfect consistency. That probably doesn't surprise you, but this might: Those same legislators are equally united and unswerving in their opposition to environmental protection.
millions of Christian fundamentalists may believe that environmental destruction is not only to be disregarded but actually welcomed - even hastened - as a sign of the coming apocalypse.
Apparently, Moyers thinks that some fundies wish to speed up the return of the Lord by speeding up the destruction of the earth; so they want to do their part by voting against laws that could benefit the environment. Well, according to Revelations 11:18, God will destroy them that destroy the earth. Such beliefs as stated above seem inconsistent for people who believe the Bible to be literally true. I guess it’s silly for me to think that maybe these U.S. legislators are being influenced somehow by major corporations in the affected industries, and that religious fundamentalism has NOTHING to do with it!
Why care about the earth when the droughts, floods, famine and pestilence brought by ecological collapse are signs of the apocalypse foretold in the Bible? Why care about global climate change when you and yours will be rescued in the rapture?
So the Christians are responsible for natural catastrophes now? If Christians start worrying a lot, will that prevent these horrible tragedies?
And why care about converting from oil to solar when the same God who performed the miracle of the loaves and fishes can whip up a few billion barrels of light crude with a word?"
So, if I start worrying about this a lot, too, will that help? Will BP decide to go solar cuz I get all concerned about it?
The Bible warns us not to tempt God, and the Bible does not promise that God will provide oil for us should we run out! God can do that, sure, but no fundamentalist I know is thinking so carelessly! The Bible also says:
Proverbs 22:3
A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished.
Based on this, I would expect true fundies to try to prepare for the looming catastrophe, IF they COULD, but none I know can do a blamed thing about it! What can you do, Bill? Write articles blaming Christians for global warming? Well, a lot of us can’t even do that!
BTW, if we run out of oil AND don‘t convert to solar, pollution will come to a grinding halt! You‘ll be happier than a lark, Bill. Man, we got by for millennia without oil OR solarwe could do it again! You’re an influential man, Billstart pushing for a return to subsistence farming and outhousespeople might listen to youthey won’t care what I say.
Mr. Moyers also points out that one of President Bush’s agendas is to make things easier for oil companies. How unexpected? Is this because he is a religious fundy who wants to speed up the rapture? Or is it because he’s an oil kingpin?
IMO, Mr. Bill’s article is, in the words of our UK friends, codswallop! However, he has done a fine job of removing the blame from the true source, GREED, which will serve President Bush just fine. Umwait, Moyers is on PBS a lot, and PBS gets lots of federal moneymaybe PBS and Mr. Moyers are influenced by the gov--nah, couldn’t be!
A final Bible quote:
I Timothy 6:10
For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
Umcall me stupid, but I would think greed would explain environmental destruction (an evil) a whole lot better than would Christianity.
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