Something tells me this isn't the kind of "leadership" Jesus Christ advocated during his 33 year visit here on Earth.
The nuns walloped a lot of religion into me but they never mentioned anything about that, and I certainly don't remember the subject ever coming up at Mass - admittedly I am a bit out of touch, having lapsed these past 25 years or so.
It's never been discussed at Temple, either.
With this in mind, could the SBC appearance have been a stump speech? Was that "supporter" actually the voice of a shill? Would it be too far-fetched to presume that Herr Oberst Karl Rove had seeded the audience with a few strategically-placed cheerleaders?
To these three interrogatories I would have to answer yes, most likely and not at all.
The Southern Baptist Convention, or any other ungodly oversized Christian gathering - the diametric antithesis of Christ's teaching to worship in small numbers - seems an inappropriate venue for the secretary of state to mix a policy address with her personal history.
These are supposed to be people who, as a group, believe above all else in the sanctity of family values. Yet, there they were, 12,000 faithful believers slopping down at the trough of a woman whose entire life has been spent pursuing the "Golden Calf" in lieu of raising a family; one who has never for a solitary moment lifted a finger to give aid or comfort to anyone in need.
While thousands lost their homes, struggled to survive, and hundreds died in the aftermath of Katrina, good Christian Sister Condoleezza went to Broadway for some laughs at Monty Python's "SpamAlot" - where other theatre patrons booed the girl in the bubble. She also shopped for shoes at the most elite of Manhattan's upscale stores, and was obstreperously questioned as to her sensitivity toward the disaster victims by another shopper.
Yet, SBC believers don't seem to give a rat's behind about an individual's personal behavior.
Apparently, all one has to do is tell them precisely what they want to hear, and sugar-coat it with a "Glory Hallelujah!" (be it tacit or roaring).
Condi got down home, relating how she had been born on a Sunday, and spent her first three years living in the back of the church where daddy was the preacher.
In a most hypocritical comment, considering what she was doing while New Orleans drowned, Condi heaped thanks upon the audience for their disaster relief and social work, motivated by faith.
Whether or not anyone present had actually helped someone else at any given time, who knows. All I know is that whenever I help somebody it's not motivated by "faith," rather by a sense of human decency. It seems to me that all too often those who are motivated by "faith" to lend assistance only do so lest they are embarrassed within their own church community - or they send their teenaged kids to help.
The balance of her talk was taken up by the basic message of support the U.S. as it spreads freedom around the Earth, Bush-style.
According to the Associated Baptist Press, (www.abpnews.com, June 14, 2006) Rice sees America in a missionary-like position, a liberator spreading freedom and justice worldwide.
Her theocratic message of the continuation of this Fascist oligarchy sent shivers up and down my spine.
The nuns walloped a lot of religion into me but they never mentioned anything about that, and I certainly don't remember the subject ever coming up at Mass - admittedly I am a bit out of touch, having lapsed these past 25 years or so.
It's never been discussed at Temple, either.
With this in mind, could the SBC appearance have been a stump speech? Was that "supporter" actually the voice of a shill? Would it be too far-fetched to presume that Herr Oberst Karl Rove had seeded the audience with a few strategically-placed cheerleaders?
The Southern Baptist Convention, or any other ungodly oversized Christian gathering - the diametric antithesis of Christ's teaching to worship in small numbers - seems an inappropriate venue for the secretary of state to mix a policy address with her personal history.
These are supposed to be people who, as a group, believe above all else in the sanctity of family values. Yet, there they were, 12,000 faithful believers slopping down at the trough of a woman whose entire life has been spent pursuing the "Golden Calf" in lieu of raising a family; one who has never for a solitary moment lifted a finger to give aid or comfort to anyone in need.
While thousands lost their homes, struggled to survive, and hundreds died in the aftermath of Katrina, good Christian Sister Condoleezza went to Broadway for some laughs at Monty Python's "SpamAlot" - where other theatre patrons booed the girl in the bubble. She also shopped for shoes at the most elite of Manhattan's upscale stores, and was obstreperously questioned as to her sensitivity toward the disaster victims by another shopper.
Yet, SBC believers don't seem to give a rat's behind about an individual's personal behavior.
Apparently, all one has to do is tell them precisely what they want to hear, and sugar-coat it with a "Glory Hallelujah!" (be it tacit or roaring).
Condi got down home, relating how she had been born on a Sunday, and spent her first three years living in the back of the church where daddy was the preacher.
In a most hypocritical comment, considering what she was doing while New Orleans drowned, Condi heaped thanks upon the audience for their disaster relief and social work, motivated by faith.
Whether or not anyone present had actually helped someone else at any given time, who knows. All I know is that whenever I help somebody it's not motivated by "faith," rather by a sense of human decency. It seems to me that all too often those who are motivated by "faith" to lend assistance only do so lest they are embarrassed within their own church community - or they send their teenaged kids to help.
The balance of her talk was taken up by the basic message of support the U.S. as it spreads freedom around the Earth, Bush-style.
According to the Associated Baptist Press, (www.abpnews.com, June 14, 2006) Rice sees America in a missionary-like position, a liberator spreading freedom and justice worldwide.
Her theocratic message of the continuation of this Fascist oligarchy sent shivers up and down my spine.
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