NationStates Jolt Archive

Well not really. I got a rant about Christain bookstores and I want to hear what all the bible thumpers have to say when I finish.

First off I wasn't surprised when I read this, I've known about the hypocrisy of "Christian" bookstores ever since the ironically named "Bible Store" stiffed a small shop I was working for on some casework we installed for them. And almost everyone knows about the alliance between fundamentalist Christian zealots and the far right of American politics. But the question still needs to be asked "Is this what the message of Christianity is?"

Here's what I'm talking about, the following titles are those of books that can be found in Christian bookstores (source) (http://www.newsreview.com/sacramento/Content?oid=oid%3A47336)

If It’s Not Close, They Can’t Cheat: Crushing the Democrats in Every Election and Why Your Life Depends on It

The Homosexual Agenda: Exposing the Principal Threat to Religious Freedom Today

The Gay Agenda: It’s Dividing the Family, the Church and a Nation

Outrage: How Gay Activists and Liberal Judges Are Trashing Democracy to Redefine Marriage

Brainwashed: How Universities Indoctrinate America’s Youth

Persecution: How Liberals Are Waging War Against Christianity

Liberals Are Killing America: How Their Loss of Courage, Lack of Leadership, and Constant Deceit Are Destroying Americans

Unholy Alliance: Radical Islam and the American Left

The Many Faces of John Kerry: Why This Massachusetts Liberal Is Wrong for America

Let Freedom Ring: Winning the War of Liberty over Liberalism (by Sean Hannity)

The Second Amendment: Preserving the Inalienable Right of Individual Self-Protection

The Enemy Within: Saving America from the Liberal Assault on Our Churches, Schools, and Military (by Michael Savage)

Shut Up and Sing: How Elites from Hollywood, Politics, and the UN Are Subverting America

The Dark Side of Liberalism: Unchaining the Truth

Moses Was a Right-Wing Conservative

Hell to Pay: The Unfolding Story of Hillary Rodham Clinton

The Death of Outrage: Bill Clinton and the Assault on American Ideals

How the Clinton Clergy Corrupted a President

The ACLU Vs. America: Exposing the Agenda to Redefine Moral Values

How to Survive the Lions’ Den of the Liberal Media

Painting the Map Red

Big Sister is Watching You: Hillary Clinton and the White House Feminists Who Now Control America--and Tell the President What to Do (1993)

OK what the fuck do politics have to do with religion? Even if we grant that you can't seperate anything completely from politics, where is the balance? You can find books that lay out the case biblically for the war in Christian book stores but none that condemn it as being against christian principles (am I the only one who finds that strange?). How come there are so many biographys of Republicans on sale in a Christain book store? Or am I crazy for trying to make sense of what amounts to an oxymoron, a capitalist venture exploiting a message of charity and peace?

So WWJR

What would jesus read?

I would like to know which bookstores the person who wrote this article visited. Many Christian bookstores are privately owned and operated.

What would jesus read?
Mostly the Torah, I think.

But anyway,
The Second Amendment: Preserving the Inalienable Right of Individual Self-Protection
That is the only one that doesn't seem so bad, but what the hell is it doing in a Christian bookstore?
Whatever, they can sell whatever they want as far as I'm concerned,

I had to stop reading the list because I don't really feel like punching through my moniter and getting liquid crystal juice all over my hand. Here's what I have to say about the list: :upyours:

now I'm a little more relieved :D

I think I will respectfully disagree with your premise on this one. I understand Politics and religion are two entirely seperate fields, and I think as Americans we like it this way. However, Christian book stores are private entities, and can express whatever views they want to... Just the same way that Barnes and Noble puts up a huge display for Michael Moorer books, but you often have to look behind other books to find conservative views there. I think Morality is a big selling point "traditionally" for the conservatives, and if they share the same views as the Christian Right, so be it... they are merely excercising their first amendment rights.. You always have the choice not to shop there..

It's not surprising that zealots allow their faith and political agenda to mix. They don't recognize the legitimacy of other people's belief. That's what they do.

Moses Was a Right-Wing Conservative
haha...okay, that one made me laugh.

haha...okay, that one made me laugh.Yeah, it's funny ...

At least until you realize that they're serious about that bullshit.

almost all of those gbooks are not ascribed to by my church. we focuse moreso on hyme books and books of the saints and strict explenations of the bible as what the bible ment nothing comparing it to the world today.

Yeah, it's funny ...

At least until you realize that they're serious about that bullshit.
I almost think that makes it funnier. that's right. A man who lived over 2000 years ago would have been a modern republican. Yep. Good for you...did you write that all by yourself? *pats on head and gives author a cookie*

Smart Christians (I know that sounds like an oxymoron) hate this sort of stuff. Seriously, Jesus taught about loving your neighbor and loving your enemies and "Let-he-who-is-without-sin-cast-the-first-stone and Don't-tell-your-friend-has-a-piece-of-sawdust-in-his-eye-when-you-have-a-log-in-your-own-ism" (Basically don't judge others before judging yourself). 92% of Christians (At least all the ones I know) hate Pat Robertson, supposivly the holiest man next to Jesus because he has a low budget cable show. Let's assassinate Hugo Chavez (sp?), Jesus would have wanted it that way... I hate those hypocrytical bastards...