RIGHT-WING CHRISTIANS
ARE HEARTLESS SCUMBAGS

From WorkingForChange:

But, as of December 30, some of the president's major family-values constituents have yet to be heard from: It's business as usual at the web sites of the American Family Association, the Family Research Council, the Christian Coalition, Focus on the Family, Concerned Women for America, and the Coral Ridge Ministries.

These powerful and well-funded political Christian fundamentalist organizations appear to be suffering from a compassion deficit. Organizations which are amazingly quick to organize to fight against same-sex marriage, a woman's right to choose, and embryonic stem cell research are missing in action when it comes to responding to the disaster in southern Asia. None of their web sites are actively soliciting aid for the victims of the earthquake/tsunami.

In fact, there is no mention of the giant earthquake and tsunami that devastated southern Asia. There are no headlines about the dead, injured or the tremendous damage; there are no urgent appeals for donations; there are no phone numbers to call; there are no links to organizations collecting money and providing aid for the victims.

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It's one thing to be heartless. It's another thing entirely to present oneself as a follower of Jesus and an advocate of Godly compassion while at the same time ignoring those who suffer and leading crusades of condemnation. That's where the scumbag part comes in. At this point, I think it's safe to say that even though these people call theselves "Christian," they have absolutely nothing to do with Christ. Jesus healed the sick and fed the hungry. Jesus not only accepted society's cast-offs, but he also embraced them. This is, of course, the opposite of what right-wing fundamentalists do. Scumbags, indeed.

If you, unlike the fundamentalists, want to donate to help the tsunami victims, here is a list of legitimate charities, courtesy of Tom Tomorrow, courtesy of the Daily Kos.

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