The Binary Circumstance

ABC’s Good Morning America did a segment on Barack Obama’s church and pastor this morning. They explained that Obama has belonged to the same church for over 20 years. I found it interesting because the church and the fiery, angry, racist pastor, Rev. Jeremiah Wright, seem to represent such a sharp contrast to Obama’s political persona.

Brian Ross’ ABC segment is worth watching as well as this video about the church, Trinity United Church of Christ in general, and Rev. Wright’s sermon comparing Obama to Hillary Clinton.

As anybody who read my blog knows, I’m always nervous when people start speaking for God especially when “God’s” message puts them above others because they see themselves as victims.

When God is on your side because you’re a victim, it pretty much guarantees that you’ll always want to be a victim so that God will love you more and keep you on His side.

There’s also this from the Washington Post:

Barack Obama is a member of Chicago’s Trinity United Church of Christ. Its minister, and Obama’s spiritual adviser, is the Rev. Jeremiah A. Wright Jr. In 1982, the church launched Trumpet Newsmagazine; Wright’s daughters serve as publisher and executive editor. Every year, the magazine makes awards in various categories. Last year, it gave the Dr. Jeremiah A. Wright Jr. Trumpeter Award to a man it said “truly epitomized greatness.” That man is Louis Farrakhan.

I can’t say whether Sen. Obama shares all of Rev. Wright’s views, I doubt that he does. But I think it says something about him that he’s remained loyal to the church for so many years. I also assume that like most members of churches, he has donated money to his church over the years providing financial support for the pastor’s message and actions.

According to Queerty, Sally Kern has a gay son who she has disowned, presumably because she thinks he’s worse than a terrorist.

Imaging being a gay child and being terrorized by that level of abuse and then being tossed out like a piece of trash on top of it.

It’s all so Christian!

Unfortunately, there are millions of gay children around the world who must endure it every day.

Soupy Trumpet gives a revealing look inside the mind of Oklahoma City Legislator Sally Kern who claims that gays are worse than terrorists.

Yet another example of how religion is poison to the mind.

Religious beliefs are not facts, Sally. That’s why they’re called religion. People have faith because they have no facts.

Oh, and BTW, religion is indoctrination.

Sadly, Sally, like billions of others around the globe, is a victim of that brainwashing.

Here’s the direct link to the YouTube rant.

An Israeli researcher says that Moses was high on psychedelics, a practice not uncommon in his time, when he saw the burning bush.

Such mind-altering substances formed an integral part of the religious rites of Israelites in biblical times, Benny Shanon, a professor of cognitive psychology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem wrote in the Time and Mind journal of philosophy.

“As far Moses on Mount Sinai is concerned, it was either a supernatural cosmic event, which I don’t believe, or a legend, which I don’t believe either, or finally, and this is very probable, an event that joined Moses and the people of Israel under the effect of narcotics,” Shanon told Israeli public radio on Tuesday.

Now that’s an explanation for religious delusions that makes sense.

In the 60’s, many people who took LSD reported seeing God. The loss of a sense of self or ego is also commonly reported, and this is also considered a desirable feeling for many religions.