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<DIV><FONT size=4></FONT><FONT size=4>Saundra quotes:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=4><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT size=3>"And the worst part is, the
people b*tch*ng loudest about being persecuted for their Christianity aren't
Christians at all. They're demagogues and conmen and scolds. And the
only thing they worship is power. If you believe Jesus ever had a good
word for war or torture or tax cuts for the rich, or raping the earth, or
refusing water to dying migrants, then you might as well believe bunnies lay
painted eggs."</FONT><BR></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=4>Sound like any local cult?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=4>W.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>----- Original Message -----
<DIV>From: "Saundra Lund" <<A
href="mailto:sslund@adelphia.net">sslund@adelphia.net</A>></DIV>
<DIV>To: "'Tom Hansen'" <<A
href="mailto:thansen@moscow.com">thansen@moscow.com</A>>; "'Moscow Vision
2020'" <<A
href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com">vision2020@moscow.com</A>></DIV>
<DIV>Sent: Tuesday, April 04, 2006 7:46 PM</DIV>
<DIV>Subject: RE: [Vision2020] New Rules from "Real Time" With Bill Maher (March
31,2006)</DIV></DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>> Hi Tom,<BR>> <BR>> Thanks for sharing this. I
happened to catch the show over the weekend, and<BR>> while I often find it
interesting and even entertaining, I don't know when<BR>> I've heard anything
on TV that resonated with me more than this part:<BR>> <BR>> "People who
run everything can't complain that they're underdogs. To whit,<BR>>
this week, there was a highly-attended conference in Washington called
"The<BR>> War on Christians." Because nothing quite says "I'm
oppressed," like the<BR>> opulent Regency Ballroom of the Omni Shoreham
Hotel. <BR>> <BR>> Ah, yes, whatever happened to that plucky little cult,
Christianity? Oh,<BR>> that's right, they're 80% of the American
people, and have taken over all<BR>> three branches of government, country
music, public schools, the bestseller<BR>> list, and until recently, Katie
Holmes. You know, Christians, I don't mind<BR>> that you're part of a
dress-up cult that hates sex and worships magic but<BR>> the paranoia, that
does scare me. <BR>> <BR>> Did you know that the Missouri legislature
recently felt the need to propose<BR>> a resolution declaring Christianity
Missouri's majority religion. No<BR>> kidding. Really, you mean
people aren't saying, "Gosh, I'd like to go to<BR>> Missouri, but...to
Jewish." In Savannah, recently, a children's book about<BR>> a baby
penguin who is raised by two male penguins - ahh! - was removed from<BR>> the
library for its homosexual overtones. Because you know penguins,
in<BR>> those tuxedos, with the dreamy eyes. Huge fags! <BR>>
<BR>> The Christian right are now officially the party of paranoia.
Secularists<BR>> are attacking Christmas! Gays are attacking
marriage! Liberals are<BR>> attacking values! White girls are
being abducted at an alarming rate! You<BR>> know, if you're going to
be that paranoid all the time, just get high. <BR>> <BR>> And the worst
part is, the people b*tch*ng loudest about being persecuted<BR>> for their
Christianity aren't Christians at all. They're demagogues and<BR>>
conmen and scolds. And the only thing they worship is power. If
you<BR>> believe Jesus ever had a good word for war or torture or tax cuts
for the<BR>> rich, or raping the earth, or refusing water to dying migrants,
then you<BR>> might as well believe bunnies lay painted eggs.<BR>>
<BR>> And Jesus - and Jesus never said a word about gay marriage. He
was much too<BR>> busy hanging out with 12 guys. Now - now I know
George Bush says Jesus<BR>> Christ changed his heart. But believe me,
Dick Cheney changed it back. The<BR>> only thing Bush has in common
with Jesus is they both went into their<BR>> father's business and got
crucified for it. <BR>> <BR>> Thomas Jefferson called the type of
Christian who trumpets his own belief in<BR>> the divinity of Jesus rather
than the morality of Jesus "pseudo-Christians."<BR>> And that's who's running
our country today. And since they thrive so much<BR>> on turning water
into "whining" and get off on their endless pretend<BR>> persecution, this
Easter season, let's give them what they want. Let's go<BR>> to the
zoo, get some lions, and feed them Tom DeLay."<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> Saundra
Lund<BR>> Moscow, ID<BR>> <BR>> The only thing necessary for the
triumph of evil is for good people to do<BR>> nothing.<BR>> - Edmund
Burke<BR>> <BR>> ***** Original material contained herein is Copyright
2005, Saundra Lund.<BR>> Do not copy, forward, excerpt, or reproduce outside
the Vision 2020 forum<BR>> without the express written permission of the
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