The Jesus-Speak Propaganda Project
[printed in the PlanetJH Weekly: 2/6/8]
The Jesus-Speak Propaganda Project
Recently, I received a belated X-mas card forwarded
from my former Jackson P.O. box. It began with a
quote from Woodrow Wilson, 1911. “America was born a
Christian nation” is how it starts. This is a
delusional statement for history reveals the opposite.
Would Jesus have supported the decimation of the
Native Americans, the enslavement of Africans, or the
political oppression of women? How about clear
cutting the old growth forests of the entire east
coast or the annihilation of 40 million buffalo which
could have fed this entire continent if not the world?
I don't think so.
These, however, are the conditions under which our
nation was actually “born”. Great progress has been
made, but there is clearly room for massive amounts of
improvement. I suspect that the 44 million suffering
and medically uninsured Americans, myself included,
are still waiting for this “birth” that would actually
meet Christian criteria.
It is thereby so incredibly ironic that President
Wilson, just 5 years later stated in regards to his
signing of the Federal Reserve Act: "I am a most
unhappy man. I have unwittingly ruined my country. We
have come to be one of the worst ruled, most
completely controlled and dominated governments in the
civilized world. No longer a government by free
opinion, and the vote of the majority, but a
government by the opinion and duress of a small group
of dominant men."
Foster Friess didn't send me a bulk printed card
celebrating Christ's birthday, but classic Republican
“Jesus-speak” propaganda. Republicans relentlessly
“talk” about how Christian they are, but they never
seem to truthfully engage in the “walk”. Gratefully,
we are finally catching on to their crap. It has
piled up so high over the decades that it is really
starting to stink, BAD.
This is a quote from Foster's website/mission statement [http://www.fosterfriess.com/the+mission/] that really irritated me and also help inspire the above letter.
"Express Riders combat the negativity in our culture and promote the American Dream - not to make everyone equal, but to provide each person the opportunity and freedom to pursue the potential God intended for them. They also reflect Thessalonians 5:18 "In everything, give thanks..."
"Not to make everyone equal" is the hypocritical line in this statement. Christ promotes equality. "Equality", at the very least would mean that every one has enough food, shelter, clothing, education and health care. These are basic fundamental needs that aren't really being met by millions of America, or just barely, inducing feelings of desperation. These "opportunities and freedom" seem to be fading away each year a Republican resides in the White House.
The real challenge we face as a nation is whether or not we can shift from an ego-centric/competitive culture to a soul/cooperative community. We have the infrastructure to choreograph, support, embrace and even celebrate true equality in this nation, but we still lack the collective, evolved consciousness to fully engage the gears of progressive change. The shift is happening and the time is ripe for essentially a complete structural overhaul of our government, based on a "Separation of Corporation and State", which has been largely hijacked by the "Private Sector Solutions" that Foster Friess supports. "When the people lead, the leaders will have to follow" -Ben Harper
Symbiotic souls
Create Harmonic Culture
Jubilee erupts