Building a Theocracy
Among the people who make my skin crawl, Pat Robertson is pretty close to the top. It's an elite list: Robertson, Jerry Falwell, James Dobson, Ann Coulter, George W. Bush. And interestingly enough, it seems all those folks have something in common: They all want to create an American theocracy. (They're also all hypocrites and total nut jobs.) What is a theocracy, you might ask? Defined, it is government of a state by immediate divine guidance or by officials who are regarded as divinely guided. In the case of those aforementioned, they all want the United States to be a Christian state run by people with disdain for the time-honored separation of church and state.
Yet another example of this comes to mind when reading about the fact that Pat Robertson has a law school. Yes, at Regent University in Virginia Beach, Va., Robertson promotes "Christian leadership to change the world." This translates into Robertson hoping to create people more beholden to his view of law and the world than to the Constitution. This is a scary thing ... because it is working!
(In looking at the folks who will be speaking at Regents in upcoming weeks, by the way, Rudy Giuliani will be speak at Regent's Executive Leadership Series while Mitt Romney will give a commencement address on May 5.)
Here's yet another instance of the extreme Christian right trying to push its way into every aspect of our government. Not being happy with controlling the Executive branch, the Supreme Court, and the judicial system in general, Robertson and friends want to broaden the Christian army to include more judges and attorneys. Just what are they teaching at the Regent Law School? Here's a satirical look that probably isn't too far from the truth.
Monica Goodling, implicated in the ongoing scandal regarding the firing of eight U.S. Justices, is one of 150 Regent graduates currently serving in the administration.
I sure wish people like Robertson, Falwell, and Dobson would spend more time teaching the tenets of Jesus as opposed to building their earthly empires. It's all about money and power for these guys. And it's disgusting.
Yet another example of this comes to mind when reading about the fact that Pat Robertson has a law school. Yes, at Regent University in Virginia Beach, Va., Robertson promotes "Christian leadership to change the world." This translates into Robertson hoping to create people more beholden to his view of law and the world than to the Constitution. This is a scary thing ... because it is working!
(In looking at the folks who will be speaking at Regents in upcoming weeks, by the way, Rudy Giuliani will be speak at Regent's Executive Leadership Series while Mitt Romney will give a commencement address on May 5.)
Here's yet another instance of the extreme Christian right trying to push its way into every aspect of our government. Not being happy with controlling the Executive branch, the Supreme Court, and the judicial system in general, Robertson and friends want to broaden the Christian army to include more judges and attorneys. Just what are they teaching at the Regent Law School? Here's a satirical look that probably isn't too far from the truth.
Monica Goodling, implicated in the ongoing scandal regarding the firing of eight U.S. Justices, is one of 150 Regent graduates currently serving in the administration.
I sure wish people like Robertson, Falwell, and Dobson would spend more time teaching the tenets of Jesus as opposed to building their earthly empires. It's all about money and power for these guys. And it's disgusting.
posted by Tim W. Jackson | 9:08 AM
1 Comments:
Very interesting stuff... Be sure to check out this site from Cornell, if you haven't already: theocracywatch.org
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