Everyone knows that the passage, "thou must deny thy poor basic health care and a living wage and thou must protect thy riches" can be found in The Gospel of Dick, Chapter 7 million, Verses 1.3-2 billion.
I don't want to say this because God will put a pox on my ass, but religious conservatives and religious values are very different things. There are good conservatives who believe in Christian values and there are Liberals who do the same. It is my opinion though that if you categorize yourself using a religious and a political descriptor, you are more than likely using religion for your own political goals.
I have no doubt that Michele Bachmann believes what she says she does. I just don't think she understands Christian values. I think there are a lot of people who want us to see the Bible as an historical text, but think they are wise enough to interpret for us what Christ's words or deeds actually meant. Which in many of their cases is that it good to ignore the poor, gather wealth, and hate difference.
Somehow preemptive stone casting has also become a Christian value. It has become acceptable to shoot first and debate later. All you have to do is say that God told you to do it or that you were just trying to protect Christian values. I think people need to learn Christian values before they start protecting them.
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