"Blind Faith" by Bill Moyers... (from In These Times)

[KaryninMiami]

Chilling and fascinating piece on the "rapture index" by one of our most cherished journalists.


Link is below...


"One of the biggest changes in politics in my lifetime is that the delusional is no longer marginal. It has come in from the fringe, to sit in the seat of power in the Oval Office and in Congress.

For the first time in our history, ideology and theology hold a monopoly of power in Washington. Theology asserts propositions that cannot be proven true; ideologues hold stoutly to a worldview despite being contradicted by what is generally accepted as reality. The offspring of ideology and theology are not always bad but they are always blind. And that is the danger: voters and politicians alike, oblivious to the facts.

One-third of the American electorate, if a recent Gallup Poll is accurate, believes the Bible is literally true. This past November, several million good and decent citizens went to the polls believing in what is known as the "rapture index."
(snip)

http://www.inthesetimes.com/site/main/article/1915/

[classof56]

1. The "Rapture Rhetoric" is pretty fascinating.

I was talking with a fundie relative awhile back and revealed that I no longer believe in the rapture. Before we were done, she had laid the "Rapture Rhetoric" on me, even though she must have known I knew it by heart. This is the line-by-line summary of every event that leads up to the "snatched-up" scenario, and of course the bottom line is, every prophecy that predicted the rapture has been fulfilled and it could happen at any moment. To my relative's mind, it's the "blessed hope" that Christians cling to, which pretty much discounts the eternal life in God's presence that we gain when we become Christians. Before my relative was done with me, she seemed convinced I'd lost my salvation and said she'd "miss me" when she's raptured. What I believe is, there's no reasoning with those who are of that mindset. As Moyers said, they are not always bad but they are always blind. But I printed Moyers' article off another website yesterday, and take heart knowing that someone of his intelligence and insight sees the truth and puts it out there. Thanks for posting.

Tired Old Cynic