Fundamentalist Christians Are A Danger To Us All
Posted on November 18th, 2009 by The Reformer into the Politics categoryFrank Schaeffer is the son of the late evangelist Francis Schaeffer, who is credited with helping spark the rise of the Christian Right in the United States. Frank is a professed pro-life Christian who was a registered Republican his whole life. He’s an author, film director, screenwriter and public speaker. In 2007 he released the book "Crazy For God" about his life as a fundamentalist Christian. Since 2000 he has been outspoken about the negative spiral the Christian Right and in general, the Republican party have taken. He recently wrote an article saying "how can anyone who loves our country support the Republicans now?…Today no actual conservative can be a Republican. Reagan would despise today's wholly negative Republican Party."
Below is a link to an interview he did regarding the current state of the far right in America. I believe he's right on in his concern over what's been happening in these circles. It's time for those of us who do believe in Christ to denounce these groups, and call on Christian conservatives to pray for our President rather then attack him, and reach out to those in need of a Savior rather then expel them.
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November 23rd, 2009 at 1:29 pm
Ha-ha…this is hilarious!
I remember several months ago, when not only in the left-wing media, but also on this very blog, President Bush was vehemently attacked on an almost daily basis, with loud, prolonged calls for his ouster. Most of which came from the moderators of C-BUS-C.
And when there was an appeal for all of us around here to behave/react/vote as Bible-believing Christians, it was pretty much ignored and ridiculed. Why? Because that dirty so-and-so just had to go!
But now that the roles are reversed, and criticism is being directed at President Obama — and he’s finding out not only how tough it actually is to be President, but also to honor his many campaign promises made during all the posing and posturing of electioneering — it’s a different story altogether.
Instead, our Christianity has now magically been rediscovered in earnest, and we as believers ought to be outraged at these attacks, and pray for him.
Good one, reformer.
-joe
November 25th, 2009 at 12:53 pm
I read Franky Schaeffer's autobiography, "Crazy For God". Having read his dad's books, I was astounded at the gap between what was written and what was lived. Maybe I shouldn't have been because I know some kids who were warped by their upbringing in a community that prided itself on 'living by faith' in the 60s and 70s. As a parent we thought we were doing the right thing by condemning 'the way of the world' but it only made it harder for our kids to live in their own culture.