"I am motivated by a vision which exists in all of the great religions — in Christianity, in Judaism, in Islam, Buddhism and other religions — and which is so beautifully and clearly stated in Matthew 7:12." It states: ‘So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the law and the prophets.'
The above is a quote from a presidential candidate, any guess as to who? Drum-roll...Bernard "Bernie" Sanders (you know, that weird character who puts universal healthcare above military spending). Shock-horror: the only secular running for President is the most pious - only in America! A soon to be 75-year-old is the most modern thinker in the race, that about tells you the sad state of affairs. I would prefer if Sanders was a little less lustful over gun companies (perhaps a pitiful way of courting southern Democrats), but at least he is risking political ambition on outing the comedic drivel, that is using religious hype for political gain.
Like Thomas Jefferson and Abraham Lincoln, the U.S. needs a leader that doesn't use religion as a tool to portray themselves as compassionate. Cause after hearing what the candidates stand for, they are anything but willing to treat others like they want to be treated. Whether it's Hillary Clinton talking about her Methodist faith whilst supporting the death penalty, Rubio showing 'compassion' through warmongering rhetoric or Messrs Cruz and Trump bashing foreigners like a piñata. We know exactly what someone with piety would do: they would not act as evil as an evil doer, nor close their door on people fleeing for a better life. If candidates are going to quote scripture they better be prepared to act upon it. Social justice means walking in the shoes of the disadvantaged, not simply ranting about God's word to brainwash voters into supporting your malice.
If gold medals were handed out for contradiction, then every candidate would struggle to walk from all the weight around their neck. You might be familiar with the following, goes a little something like this: I prayed for all humanity at the church/mosque/temple/synagogue today, but then demanded illegal aliens be deported by force. Or the old chestnut: what's with all these minorities taking our jobs (forgetting that Native Americans are the only true inhabitants, the rest of us are merely products of the global human tide).
Let's hope for a miracle and get awarded with a Sanders/Paul contest, at least that would be a somewhat discerning battle that befits a modern democracy. Fingers crossed that my piece from October 27, 2015 (Time to elect a President, not a bigot or backroom dealer) is not a prelude to a duel between those robotic creations, in Clinton and Rubio.
280 more days till we find out what we already know: the 45th President will be more about wondering how their biography will look in the next edition of the World Book Encyclopedia, than being the people's true representative in the pursuit of happiness (for all and not just a chosen few).
The above is a quote from a presidential candidate, any guess as to who? Drum-roll...Bernard "Bernie" Sanders (you know, that weird character who puts universal healthcare above military spending). Shock-horror: the only secular running for President is the most pious - only in America! A soon to be 75-year-old is the most modern thinker in the race, that about tells you the sad state of affairs. I would prefer if Sanders was a little less lustful over gun companies (perhaps a pitiful way of courting southern Democrats), but at least he is risking political ambition on outing the comedic drivel, that is using religious hype for political gain.
Like Thomas Jefferson and Abraham Lincoln, the U.S. needs a leader that doesn't use religion as a tool to portray themselves as compassionate. Cause after hearing what the candidates stand for, they are anything but willing to treat others like they want to be treated. Whether it's Hillary Clinton talking about her Methodist faith whilst supporting the death penalty, Rubio showing 'compassion' through warmongering rhetoric or Messrs Cruz and Trump bashing foreigners like a piñata. We know exactly what someone with piety would do: they would not act as evil as an evil doer, nor close their door on people fleeing for a better life. If candidates are going to quote scripture they better be prepared to act upon it. Social justice means walking in the shoes of the disadvantaged, not simply ranting about God's word to brainwash voters into supporting your malice.
If gold medals were handed out for contradiction, then every candidate would struggle to walk from all the weight around their neck. You might be familiar with the following, goes a little something like this: I prayed for all humanity at the church/mosque/temple/synagogue today, but then demanded illegal aliens be deported by force. Or the old chestnut: what's with all these minorities taking our jobs (forgetting that Native Americans are the only true inhabitants, the rest of us are merely products of the global human tide).
Let's hope for a miracle and get awarded with a Sanders/Paul contest, at least that would be a somewhat discerning battle that befits a modern democracy. Fingers crossed that my piece from October 27, 2015 (Time to elect a President, not a bigot or backroom dealer) is not a prelude to a duel between those robotic creations, in Clinton and Rubio.
280 more days till we find out what we already know: the 45th President will be more about wondering how their biography will look in the next edition of the World Book Encyclopedia, than being the people's true representative in the pursuit of happiness (for all and not just a chosen few).
