brianna

I completely agree. The moral majority in this country uses the bible to justify limiting of social rights but feels no qualms about lowering taxes to the detriment of programs that feed the poor or educate the masses. There seems to be a great willingness in this country to force ones moral interpretation of the bible onto others but when it comes to funding programs that carry out the kind of selfless love that Jesus advocated the moral majority backs away saying "it's my money and i don't have to share it with the lazy shiftless poor."

The worst part is that somehow the leaders of the extreme right have convinced poor Christians to join their fight much to their personal detriment. Poor people in religious communities are voting to live without health insurance and send their children to failing schools because they have been convinced that the only Christian thing to do is to vote for the guy who is anti-homosexual, anti-abortion, anti-separation of church and state unfortunately this same guy seems all too often to also be anti-poor.

Of course most people (Christian or not) want to help the poor, they want good education for all, they want universal health care and they believe in the general message that Jesus delivered -- unfortunately too many of us are not willing to make a personal sacrifice.