Shall A Little Child Lead Them?
By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on November 23, 2009 at 10:15 AM in Current Affairs
On Friday, a gathering of Christian Clergy held a press conference to present the “Manhattan Declaration,” a conservative platform of what they will, and will not accept. It is timely in relation to the upcoming Senate vote on Health Care Reform on Saturday (the vote is to move it out of committee, thus allow for discussion, and not one that would pass the bill).
In that light, here is a brief description of the purpose of the “Manhattan Declaration” (major h/t to Logistics Monster for sending this to me):
Wow, right? You know I am pro-choice – always have been. But I can understand people who are adamantly opposed to abortion do not want to pay for one with their tax dollars in the Health Care reform bill. It is not unlike many of us not wanting to fund ACORN with our tax dollars, though that is more political in nature. Yes, it is legal, and should be, IMHO (as Hillary says, it should be safe, legal, and rare). As I said, I can understand people who do not want their tax dollars funding them.
From a purely sociological perspective, it is interesting to see the ecumenical nature of this group, and the issues that galvanized it. From a theological and personal perspective, I think they are absolutely wrong in their depiction of same-sex marriages. It never ceases to amaze me how the message of Love preached by Jesus can be so distorted by those who call themselves his servants.
It seems that the clergy from the “Manhattan Declaration” should take a little look see at the following video sent to me by my NQ buddy, Linda. It is an interesting juxtaposition between the clergy, another man in the video, and Will Phillips, the fifth grader who refuses to stand for the Pledge of Allegiance until ALL American citizens have liberty. Take a look:
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Oh, yeah, bringing a world of hurt to the ones who hurl insulting monikers – excellent!
Ahem. What I MEANT to say was, isn’t there a line in the Bible, “a little child shall lead them” (Isa. 11:1-10)? Yeah, I’m pretty sure there was. Maybe the clergy members oughta take a look at it…
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