e night - looking at the events of the world as a way of staying in touch - when I come across this article about a priest in South Carolina who has written to his church saying that they can't take communion if they voted for Obama! No shit... just the facts, ma'am. The Rev. Jay Scott Newman said in a letter distributed Sunday to parishioners at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Greenville:"that they are putting their souls at risk if they take Holy Communion before doing penance for their vote. 'Our nation has chosen for its chief executive the most radical pro-abortion politician ever to serve in the United States Senate or to run for president," Newman wrote, referring to Obama by his full name, including his middle name of Hussein." (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27705755/?gt1=43001)
Add this to the religious bigots who stole the right to get married from our sisters and brothers in California on November 4th and its enough to despair.. and when I get that sick of my sisters and brothers in the wider family of faith there's only one place to go: St. Lou Reed. Man, does he cut to the chase in "Bus Load of Faith to Get By!"
Now I mostly go to St. Lou because we're both so "old school" that I can trust his groove. But another new group gets it right, too, The Used who come at this whole thing from a totally different angle but end up in the same place: And it's all in how you mix the two, and it starts just where the light exists. It's a feeling that you cannot miss, and it burns a hole, through everyone that feels it. Well your never gonna find it, if your looking for it, won't come your way, well you'll never find it, if your looking for it.
With all the ugly religious attitude I'm glad there are those who remind us that "in the end only KINDNESS matters."
heck yeah! a Used shout out! RAWK ON!
ReplyDeletethis crap is awful... i wish i could chalk it up to sore losers but this is just plain wrong. separation of church and state much? yet these parishes (which i include my ol' home church as that priest also stated that a vote for Obama is a mortal sin) are in no danger of losing their tax exemption... whereas the UCC was looked at because Obama announced his intention to run for President at our general synod.
ugh! humanity! such a blessing and such a curse.. but it's all in how you mix the two, right?
I love The Used. I always find something great at your site, RJ. Now that's praying with the Bible in one hand and the news(line) in the other. thanks.
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