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Examples of Right-Wing Lunacy
Sourced from: AlterNet.com
By Janet Allon
From the Mean-Spirited to the Asinine: 7 Prime Examples of Right-Wing Lunacy This Week
Photo Credit: Justin Hoch/Hudson Union Society/Wikipedia
September 28, 2013 |
1. Ken Blackwell: Cutting Food Stamps, Oh So Christian
Obviously, the adjective “Christian” has gone through a lot of permutations since Jesus died. Now, apparently Christian means purposely not helping people who are down-and-out. That’s the interpretation that Family Research Council fellow Ken Blackwell was going with when he said this week that “nothing is more Christian” than the massive ($40 billion) cuts to food stamps passed last week by House Republicans.
Apparently though, the Pope has not heard about this newfangled kind of Christianity. Pope Francis broke with Vatican tradition recently to remind his flock that money—and the preoccupation with gay marriage—has led them astray, and helping the less fortunate is very much a Christian value.
But no…
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