Well, it’s that time of the year, get ready to hear a bunch of hack politicians in Congress and the White House utter completely nonsensical phrases like:
- “May God Bless this great country”
- “May God continue to bless this great country”
- “God Bless America”
- “May God bless all of us”
- Fill in the blank that politicians lie about God blessing.
Alright, got your attention? I know, I know, how dare I speak for the Almighty (and I do mean Almighty with all reverence). I’m an evangelical Christian but think that what I’m about to write pretty much sums it up for just about all traditional faiths. Ready?
God stopped blessing us many many years ago. Perhaps He’s restraining His judgement upon us or we’re benefiting from His mercy, but c’mon, do we really think He’s blessing us? Why such certainty behind the statement you ask?
- Since 1973 we’ve just about killed 43 MILLION babies in the womb. Yep, God sure is for that.
- We’re now 11 TRILLION DOLLARS in debt with much more coming. God just loves irresponsibility and presumption of the future.
- Personal responsibility, shame and embarrassment have just about been removed from our vocabulary and replaced with a dysfunctional family experience, ADD, ADHD, QUXT (that’s mine, I like acronyms) or any other psychological malady that has been provided as a reason for irresponsible behavior. In the end, it’s really no ones fault except Christians or conservatives; they can still be blamed for all of America’s ills. Yep, the teddy bear God in heaven really doesn’t have an opinion about right and wrong and will excuse all our behavior if we can show Him a prescription for medication we’re taking to help us deal with our dysfunctional family experience.
- Sexual promiscuity before the age of 18 is rampant. According to a HHS report, more than two thirds of males have had sexual intercourse before 18 (see here). Slightly more than half of females aged 18 have had intercourse. Yep, God sure is for that.
- The list can go on and on and if you’d like to add some, jot me an email and I’ll put them up.
So, when you hear the Obamessiah or congressperson “X” say; “and may God continue to bless this country”, take it for what its worth, just a gimmick used by career politicians to trick you into thinking they’re on your side, they’re like you. Let me assure, these silly statements can’t pass the simplest of common sense tests…not the simplest.
