The Religious Wrong

A few days ago there was a report in Afghanistan that a Talibani 12 year old boy beheaded a perceived traitor or 'infidel' to the cause. Apparently, this child was brainwashed from an early age that any infidel or enemy of the Taliban is worthy of a brutal and ruthless death. This child hacked away at the so-called traitor or infidel's neck with a knife until the man was decapitated. In case you didn't know, the Taliban are a sect of Moslems who it seems are the epitomy of unquestioning intolerance. They want women to be "always subservient and subordinate, but never inferior", by being forbidden to travel out of their home on their own, forbidden to speak unless spoken to, forbidden to work outside the home, and most important, forbidden to be in any way educated. If a woman in Taliban- controlled society dares to not conform to these unjust and misogynistic rules they can be stoned to death or murdered, with no recourse. The Taliban were in charge in Afghanistan and even gave refuge to that hateful hypocrite Osama Bin Laden, but soon after September 11, 2001 we invaded Afghanistan and ousted the Taliban from power.
Meanwhile, in this country, the so-called "Religious Right" or "Christian Right" has been trying to impose their own brand of intolerance on nonbelievers in this country. These Harper Valley Hypocrites, or as I like to call them, "the Religious Wrong", preach "Do Unto Others", "Love Thy Neighbor", "What Would Jesus Do", and several other quaint adages, while showing hatred or contempt for anyone who dares to question, deviate, live or think for themselves, rather than to blindly follow Organized Crime and Religion. If God tolerates such spokesmen as the slimy Pat Robertson and the sleazy Jerry Falwell, among others, perhaps such a God is not worth following. In fact, I suspect many of these Biblethumpers are really working for the Other Guy, if you know what I mean. It is a real shame that the "Religious Wrong" have so much political influence these days, but hopefully when Bush is gone from politics their power will wane. If these Holier Than Thou people would support George Dubya Bush's Morally and Intellectually Bankrupt policies and agenda solely because he is anti-choice and anti-gay, then they deserve their nation to be ruined, not the rest of us. On the other hand, if not for G.D. gay marriage, perhaps John Kerry would have defeated Bush in 2004 and we wouldn't have suffered in so many ways from Bush's unapologetic pernicious policies and insidious agenda.