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I from time to time read up on religious materials, concepts and precepts on contemporary religion in the United States, for the purpose of trying to understand other people through their religious belief and practice.

Recently there was a big hoopdelah about the endorsements of Tele evangelist Pat Robertson for a particular candidate.
I believe that it is not only inmoral but should be constituted as illegal for any one that is in the God business in the mega million dollar income Racket to try and influence the outcome on an election.

I have read the Christian Bible and it makes it quite clear that Jesus settled the matter of the question that was thrown at him by Emperor's emissary in relation to the Gold Coin with the Emperor's effigy on it.
Jesus said point blank, Give to Ceasar what is Ceasar's and to God what is God's.
That in my eyes clears up the question about goverment and religion.
Atleast that is what is expected.
Furthermore I was under the impression that non for profit tax free orgs are not supposed to promote politics or politicians.
Yet the protestant Tele evangelists have done this from the get go.
I have not seen any Catholic Hierarchy doing the same, nor hierarchy from any other major religion doing the same, as a matter of fact when they have done in the past they were surely and very quickly stopped. There are laws on the books in many countries that prohibit this type of action, and yet in America it is only prohibited when it is anyone other than protestant.
I am of Shamanic Beliefs. I read from time to time religious litterature handed to me. What is preached and what is done are far to distant. I have read the Christian Bible. There are many things that enlighten, but the actions of the new age self proclaimed prophets of Christianity only turn people away. I am happy and live in peace with the teachings from my elders, I feel sorry for all of those cought up in the religious contradictions about, God, Goverment and Christianity. There are millions of sincere Christians
which are being taken for fools by the many con men which use the God Buissiness for profit.

Prophets for profit.
Yes indeed, money exchanging hands from politicians to the so called moral majority religious prophets go hand in hand. The reality is they are still cought up in their own greedy needs.Paying homage to their real God. Money and power. When the europeans arrived to the America's they worshipped the same God then they worship now.
The God Business is good, living lifestyles of kings, and the best of all is they can elect governors presidents, and it is all tax free. They answer to no one. Only to God, THEIR GOD MONEY, AND POWER.
I am still a savage in their eyes. It does not matter, I am a proud Native American. I would rather be considered a heathen, than to be cought up and exploited by prophets for profit.



THE LATTER INDIVIDUALS GIVE THE TRUE SINCERE CHRISTIANS A BAD IMAGE.
I HOPE I HAVE OFFENDED NO ONE. IT IS NOT MY INTENTION. I ONLY BRING THIS TO LIGHT BECAUSE NO ONE SEEMS TO CARE ABOUT IT AND MORE ATTENTION SHOULD BE BROUGHT UP ON THE MATTER.

T'A'A' IIYISI AHE'HEE
DINE' WARRIOR.
HA'GOO'NEE'

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Kudos
By User from Corpus Christi, TX Nov 16th 2007 at 1:57 pm MST
I completely agree. Religious groups should not be permitted to contribute to politcal campaings. This is reminiscent of when the Roman Cahtolic Church was allowing people to purchase their way into heaven. I personally am ashamed of the amount of influence organized religion has on politics, and how the teachings of love in the bible have been distorted into love whomsoever pleases the current church. This is my one reason for being a proud agnostic and I believe that organized religion is money-hungry, delusional bs. As Karl Marx said, "Religion is the opiate of the people." And as any drug, consumption should be limited.
  
Hey, an agnostic life
By Axxel Knutson Nov 17th 2007 at 8:39 pm MST
and a moral life are quite rational sets of values.
  
Robertson's no Christian
By David Nov 30th 2007 at 1:38 am MST
I'm not a Christian nor religious but I am quite aware of many of Christ's teachings in the bible. You can find and/or twist a passage in the bible to justify almost anything. But I think most Christians would agree the 10 Commandments are set in stone, including Thou Shalt Not Kill (or commit murder).

So then why does Pat Robertson advocate the assassination of Hugo Chavez?

"You know, I don't know about this doctrine of assassination, but if he thinks we're trying to assassinate him, I think that we really ought to go ahead and do it. It's a whole lot cheaper than starting a war... We have the ability to take him out, and I think the time has come that we exercise that ability. We don't need another $200 billion war to get rid of one, you know, strong-arm dictator. It's a whole lot easier to have some of the covert operatives do the job and then get it over with." - P.Robertson 8/22/2005

Now tell me, is that a Christian thing to say? Is assassination a Christian thing to do? I think we all know the answer.

Robertson is what I call a "false Christian." I stole that term from Jack Clark's "Blast the Right" podcast, which if you haven't heard I highly recommend: Link
  
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