Rand Paul: We Wouldn't Need Laws If Everyone Were Christian (extreme Paul Derangement Syndrome)

ReligionDispatches.Org ^ | May 21, 2010 | Sarah Posner

[Christian_Capitalist]

Exactly.

[skinkinthegrass]

A Kentucky Ping.

...for those interested. :D
RP, Really has 'em riled-up...they're pin-heads are 'bout to pop.

[Gilbo_3]

oh its not simply projection at this point...weve allowed ourselves to be manipulated by the desire to not be labeled racist...eff em, they can screech and howl racist and biggot all they want, doesnt change the fact that I’d fight for a black, white, or purple mans freedom from tyranny, and if he chooses to limit his customer base, its HIS business to do so...period...

[lonevoice]

Wow. That’s outrageous. As you say, not only did Rand Paul’s actual quote from the article totally not match anything in the headline, but the writer uses some extremely tortured logic to try to hang the whole Christian Reconstructionist movement around Rand Paul’s neck.

She begins by stating that Rand Paul is a mainline Protestant. Then she goes on to inform the reader that:

1. R.J. Rushdoony is the founder of Christian Reconstructionism

2. Gary North (a Christian Reconstructionist) is the son-in-law of R.J. Rushdoony

3. Gary North was once employed by Ron Paul (who is presumably not a Christian Reconstructionist)

4. Ron Paul is Rand Paul’s father

5. Therefore, she concludes, Christian Reconstructionism has certainly influenced Rand Paul’s views, although he himself may not recognize it.

Just wow.

[Texas Fossil]

They are a free download on Project Gutenberg.

Here is the HTML version of the Federalist Papers:

http://www.gutenberg.org/files/1404/1404-h/1404-h.htm

Here is the plain text version:

http://www.gutenberg.org/files/1404/1404-8.txt

Here are several forms of the audio versions:

http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/22788

[Theophilus]

Romans 13:10
Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.

[Christian_Capitalist]

As you say, not only did Rand Paul’s actual quote from the article totally not match anything in the headline, but the writer uses some extremely tortured logic to try to hang the whole Christian Reconstructionist movement around Rand Paul’s neck....

And don't forget the John Birch Society, just kinda thrown in there like an under-bed bogeyman at nearly-random points throughout the article.

Yeah, it's pretty objective, unbiased Journalism, all right.

[Christian_Capitalist]

Thanks for the referral!

[Christian_Capitalist]

10-4 on that.

As I mentioned to another poster on this thread -- yes, this really is what the Left considers thoughtful, informed Religion Journalism.

[Christian_Capitalist]

This isn’t precisely a “Libertarian” topic, but I do expect that there’s a lot of Christians on your Libertarian ping lists; they might appreciate a ping to this article. (Just a suggestion, thanks).

[Christian_Capitalist]

I agree with you in principle, but Paul just about got mauled for discussing the subject in even an abstract sense.

In his somewhat-rambling, halting way, Rand Paul's been about as brave on this subject as a national-level politician can get away with in this day and age. But he shouldn't let it define his whole campaign, there's too many other important issues that are crying for real solutions.

[metesky]

But he shouldn't let it define his whole campaign, there's too many other important issues that are crying for real solutions.

I agree.