particularly about the 1:25 mark of this video clip, frank schaeffer, (author of "crazy for god,") makes a great deal of sense by simply calling a spade a spade, (or in this case, a village idiot a village idiot.) schaeffer is painting with a broad brush and generalizing, (or stereotyping,) on fundamentalist christians but the issue that is this fringe group hijacking american politics is beyond out of control.
in our time of political correctness, schaeffer is like a voice crying in the wilderness in telling us to move past these people since they are crazy. i can't agree with him more in a generalized way. after all, who votes for candidates based on one issue and one issue only, abortion? fundamentalist christians. it is their deal breaker and at the same time it is an issue that has been around for a long time and has swung countless elections, in spite of the fact that virtually no significant action has occurred around it in more than a generation.
which group hates the sin but loves the sinner but favors capital punishment? which group supports candidates who make war? which group opposes health care reform which would allow the least among us a basic modicum of care? which group is so frightened by gay people they constantly seek to marginalize members of that group at every turn? so, i have blogged about these things before but suffice it to say, the influence this fringe group has successfully exerted on our society and our political process is just bugging the hell out of me, (no pun intended.)
schaeffer is succinct. when he calls fundamentalist christians a fifth column of insanity, i cannot disagree with him. normally i wouldn't say it but i've just been hoppin' mad about the fact that christians, of all groups, have not come out in favor of helping the needy through health care reform.
(there it is. i said it.)
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