The Bible Belt's Long Running Hypocrisy

[cbayer]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/richard-fowler/the-bible-belts-long-runn_b_6944270.html

Richard Fowler
Host, The Richard Fowler Show

Posted: 03/25/2015 9:59 pm EDT Updated: 03/25/2015 10:59 pm EDT



I became aware of a very sad case this past Monday about a gay man in Mississippi who was beaten and called "faggot" at a Walmart. Currently there is a social media campaign urging the district attorney to charge the attacker with a hate crime, which it clearly is, but that's not why I'm writing this article.

What is clear to me is the excessive amount of bigotry, racism, homophobia and xenophobia that have littered the headlines from states such as Mississippi, Alabama, Oklahoma, Missouri, Louisiana, etc. It seems odd to me that the states where the highest degree of danger for anyone not white, not straight and/or not of the blue and pink, male/female sexual orientation is nicknamed the "Bible Belt."

These states, with their history of hatred and discrimination, have the audacity to say they are disciples of Jesus and practice the principles of the Bible. Take the case of Mississippi: a recent Gallup poll found that 58 percent of it's residents classified themselves as very religious, yet when it comes to enforcing the golden rule (one should treat others as one would like others to treat oneself) this state is a flying failure!

Now, I'm not saying this goes for each and every citizen of those states, because that is most certainly not true. There are good people everywhere, regardless of age, race, religion and sexual orientation - to me this doesn't matter. What does matter to me are cases like this one in Mississippi.

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[trotsky]

1. They just pick different cherries. n/t

[Goblinmonger]

3. Seems like

I've seen several of these here on DU.

[DetlefK]

2. I remember reading christian hate-mail a website(?)/blogger(?) received:

You are a horrible person, you will burn in hell, yaddayaddayadda.

One of the e-mails ended with: "And don't you dare calling this a hate-mail! This is christian love!"



You see? If a Christian does it, it automatically counts as love because their religion commands love and not giving love would mean they aren't Christians but they are so insulting you and condemning you to hell counts as love.

It's the same as with an abusive relationship: "I punch you because I love you."

[cbayer]

4. No, if a christian does it and says "it's not hate mail", it's still hate mail.

Are you going to let them determine what it is?