Christian "love & compassion" doesn't extend to prostitutes and drug users

[AnnInLa]

www.wonkette.com You can click thru to the WSJ article, but I liked her interpretation of the story


Bush: Surprisingly Against Whores and Junkies

The Bush Administration is making global AIDS campaigns into faith-based organizations, like it or not:

Under the new antiprostitution requirement, even organizations whose prevention and treatment programs for AIDS have nothing to do with prostitutes must now certify in writing their acceptance of the pledge or face a funding ban. <...> While the administration has focused on prostitution, Republicans in Congress are working to yank federal funding from private groups that advocate or discuss clean-needle exchange programs.

This is where we always get confused in the conservative rhetoric. I thought we were in favor of the free market and enterprise everywhere? Isn't whoredom one of the purest manifestations of the democracy we're supposedly spreading globally? Besides, you know: it's not like we have any hookers in D.C. — C.S.
Bush Ties Money For AIDS Work To a Policy Pledge

[Julius Civitatus]

1. They do feel very compassionate about Jeff Gannon (Guckert)

and he was a prostitute.

Hypocrites!

[Kber]

9. And drug addicted Rush

he deserves our compassion too right?

It's stories like these that reinforce something my Rabbi said once - when you mix religion and politics, it's religion that gets corrupted to the benefit of those seeking power.

[bryant69]

2. Wierd

But this has nothing to do with Whores, and everything to do with women and gays. This is just a convienent pretext.

Bryant
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[Coastie for Truth]

3. I have three responses to Rapture Republicans

with fishes and yellow ribbons on their trunk lids

1. Shammai Yisrael...
2. Allah Akbar
3. Namastay.

Plus my Response to the Gospel acording to John -- Wrong, Good Works Trumps Faith -- and Faith Alone Won't Get You Bupkas without Good Works (but Good Works alone - without Faith -- WILL get you Salvation).

[Jamastiene]

4. Or gays...

Of course, not. In their effort to go completely against the one they worship, they must beat prostitutes, junkies, gay, outspoken women, and anyone else who stands in their way, over the head with their Bibles and continue creating a man made armageddon. Typical...

[NoPasaran]

5. Wasn't Jesus' friend Mary Magdelene a prostitute?

I guess Christ wouldn't qualify as Christian enough to cash in on Bushco's faith-based initiatives.

[WLKjr]

6. Well, Thier no Jesus

and anyone with any inkling in thier brains that knows a little about religion (and that doesn't have to be much) knows that Jesus loved all and hated none. Wasn't there a story about casting a stone that had to do with a prostitute?



I don't even go to church and I knew about this one, maybe some of these hardcore fundies need to learn how to read.

[AutumnMist]

7. As A Christian

I would say that I for one (and many others) have been a part of needle exchanges and so forth. I used to go down to Union avenue in Bakersfield and counsel prostitutes and drug users. It was a rough thing to do and see. There were many women with children in the same room that they turned tricks in. Even women who had their kids get money from the johns out of their car out of fear that they would be hurt. I just showed up and did what I was there for. I directed them in the right place to get out and on some occasions I did call CPS. But I always and I mean always prayed, I always extended a hand to get a step up for anyone that wanted it. Its sad that so many close minded people will make the work of so many hard working volunteer's/people who do happen to believe in God....crap. Crap because they think they stand on a soapbox of judgment on top of the bible. Thats just pure shit. You don't judge. We stand on no higher ground then even our worst enemy. We have at one point or another made the same bed if you know what I mean. Live your life and be kind to others. Pray if you do pray, If you dont.......thats fine as well. Just listen and learn from each other. We all make up this tapestry of life. Lets get over the who's better than the last person, it leads to nothing but potholes in society..that takes years to heal.

[Warpy]

8. It doesn't extend to anybody but other Christians, and only

those Christians who go to their churches, live the way they do, look the way they do, talk the way they do, and never step outside those narrow and confining boundaries.

That's why telling these boobs how UNCHRISTIAN they are works better than anything else.

[independentchristian]

10. Bush is not a "Christian," he is a fascist, moonie

Compassion is not synonymous with "tolerance."

Compassion is a component of a desire to help change another's situation for the better.

Most Christians don't want prostitutes and drug users "stoned," duh. They want to help them "change their lives" so that they are no longer drug users or prostitutes.

I suppose a lot of you assume not supporting anyone's decision to do what they want to do even if it is damaging to their lives must be, boo hoo, "hatred"?

Tolerance and compassion are not synonymous, and Bush is not a Christian. No "Moonie" is.