A Fine Christian Nation

I’ve been watching a bit of the healthcare reform debate and have been struck by something that is mind bogglingly contradictory.

It appears to me that those is Congress, Senate and House, that call themselves good, upstanding and moral Christians are the very people shouting down healthcare reform with the loudest voices. They cry “government death squads”, “big brother will take over”, “early death to the elderly” and many other such things, each new slogan and rant more virulent and wild than the last. These are people that preach Christian values and Christian morals.

Odd.

Does a Christian stand idly by and watch their child sicken or die for lack of antibiotics?

Does a Christian stand idly by and watch their mother die of cancer because she can’t get chemotherapy?

Does a Christian stand idly by and watch their brother die of injuries because he can’t afford to go to the emergency room?

Apparently in this country, the United States of America, that’s precisely what a Christian does. The new definition of Christian is that one has no obligation to child, to mother, to father, to brother, to sister, to cousin.
The Christian sees the injured man on the side of the rode and passes by.

This is a fine Christian nation.

One can easily tell another way. Just look at the fine Christians in Congress and in pulpits that are actively supporting a new bill that will make being gay punishable by death. It’s okay that this bill is in another nation. That’s the right way to do it. Export the hate and fear, then import it as an established way to practice their Christianity.

Such a fine Christian thing from such a fine Christian nation.

Jesus would be proud.