The Right as God

One of the most fundamental beliefs of rightward thinking in this country is the belief that they are the Party of God. That they truly embark God's Word into policy that will bring His blessings to our Blessed Nation is equivalent to their belief that they are small government fiscal conservatives. It is a belief so grounded into the Republican Party that they believe themselves able to discern God's Will as to where our president may or may not be allowed to speak.

Saint Kathryn Jean Lopez, a fundamental leading "thinker" of conservatism, writes about her aversion to Notre Dame having President Obama as its commencement speaker.

That's shameful. Last week the president of the United States perpetrated an assault on human dignity. No statements or press releases will undo what Notre Dame's position in the eyes of the world is in response: "Doesn't matter." We've got THE ONE. So much for the One to whom the school's namesake gave birth.

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At Notre Dame, the administration there just made a choice. They took a giant step away from their identity as "Catholic." They would rather be of this world than the one they supposedly exist to bring people toward.

As disgusting as Lopez's comment is, it in no way even begins to define just how holy Republicans believe themselves to be. Not only is Barack Obama not allowed to speak at a Catholic university but any institution that allows Obama to speak is forgoing its identity as Christian. Sickening if you ask me.

But the right wing and so-called conservatives cheer and celebrate when someone like George Bush delivers the commencement at Notre Dame or attends its football games. Because after all, there is no one more in line with God's Will than George W. Bush. The very man who declared God to be on our side in fighting evildoers and responsible for the deaths of hundreds of thousands of innocent Iraqis is to Lopez and her "very important" following God's Will for America. The very man responsible for the most immoral budgets in our nation's history is the savior Lopez wishes upon this country.

It's almost comical to think that a Catholic would be concerned with abortion and "life" when it is the Catholic Church that is more responsible for genocide than any church in the world. It's like listening to Jeffrey Dahmer saying he loved his victims. These are the same people who believe the last 8 years of endless war and huge budget deficits have been tremendous for our country. They are the same people who believe George Bush actually did something to change the abortion laws even though so Holy as he did nothing of the sort.

If only we all were as Holy as Republicans we could then have four more years of God's Anointing. And then they all said Amen.