Sunday, November 17, 2013

Quote of the Day

In denial of the West's civic-minded, government-supporting heritage, evangelicals (and the rest of the libertarian right) wound up defending private oil companies but not God's creation, private cars instead of public transport, private insurance conglomerates rather than government care of individuals. The price for the religious right's wholesale idolatry of private everything was that Christ's reputation was tied to a cynical political party owned by billionaires. Today it's come to the point where people calling themselves followers of Jesus are fighting AGAINST health care for all!

-- Frank Schaeffer, "Send the Bill for the Shutdown to the Religious Right"

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