On Sunday, 24 April 2011, innumerous citizens crowd churches celebrating the Christian religious holiday known as Easter. For those of you who do not have knowledge of this religion or the purpose of this holiday; it celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ, our Savior, Who allowed Himself to be sacrificed to save mankind from the spiritual darkness one may find themselves in. One of Jesus’ titles is “Lamb of God” as during the days of the Old Testament, lambs were used in sacrifices.
Now that that has been clarified, let us look at that word “sacrifice”. “Sacrifice” means the destruction or surrender of something for the sake of something else. I am quite sure that many of the Republican/Tea Party denizens partook of this religious holiday without really understanding the significance this day represents. The faith they allegedly prescribe to does not support their stance of supporting the wealthy on the backs of the poor, fatherless children, and the elderly. If our Creator, whether you call Him God, Allah, or Yahweh, loved mankind (not just Americans) enough to willingly send His Son to be sacrificed; if His Son willingly, out of love and compassion, allowed Himself to be that sacrificial lamb, then why cannot these allegedly patriotic denizens do their part to ensure the stability of this nation? There is Donald Trump, like an irritating pest that will not go away, denouncing President Obama just about every time he parts those lips that looked like he just sucked on some lemon. With all the gas he is emitting, especially on his prowess as a businessman, I have yet to hear him say that he would be willing to have his income tax raised for the benefit of this nation. One cannot say they love this nation, yet shirk their responsibility to do their part. Sarah Palin does not have a leg to stand on either, instead of being responsible as the elected governor of Alaska, to sacrifice her desire for a national podium and the money; she turned her back on her “great state of Alaska” and the constituents who voted her in. Hypocrites would be too nice of a word for these characters whose only real goal is to bring President Obama down, not caring that they are contributing to the slowly creeping decline of this nation. So focused are they in destroying this man, who has done them no harm, that they are willing to sacrifice the economic stability of this nation. As they decry the government spending, they purposely forget that it was one of their own who put this in motion; they purposely forget that Republican presidents ALWAYS put this country in an economical cesspool. They forget that when Bill Clinton, a Democrat, entered that Oval Office, this country was bleeding like an unstoppable geyser and it is the same now and then some.
Some of us indeed act like spoiled little brats, wanting what we want, when we want it. GROW UP, for goodness sake. It is not the president doing harm to this nation; it is you, Republican/Tea Party. The majority of you are Caucasian, so please remember the sacrifices of your great grandparents and grandparents during the two World Wars and the Korean War. For those of you mis-guided minorities, please remember the undignified way your great grandparents and grandparents were treated. They endured years of humiliation and being treated worse than animals by those of the very gene pool you associate yourselves with. They sacrificed to make sure their children and grandchildren would not have to endure what they did and you repay them this way? Vince Lombardi said, “Football is like life-it requires perseverance, self-denial, hard work, sacrifice, dedication and respect for authority.” Republican/Tea Party, you exhibit none of these, even those of you who may not agree with your party. In those of you who do not agree with your party, in refusing to show backbone and honor, you follow in the way of Edmund Burke’s quote of, “All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing” and this is you, doing nothing. In the refusal of the Republican/Tea Party to do what is right in the sight of God for “the least of these”, you desecrate the very sacrifice of He you allegedly follow. Wayne Greeson wrote, “Too many Christians and too many churches do nothing” and while he is correct to a point, far too many Christians and too many churches are voting for the modern day Pharisees and Sadducees because of “moral values”. Where, pray tell, in the New Testament did Jesus socialize with or supported any of the political and religious leaders of His day? How many times did He chastise them? How does your behavior or actions mirror anything that Jesus did? Did He not associate with the very people you do not care about, “the least of these”? Sacrifice? It sounds good but you do not seem to know anything about it as you fiddle away while our country slowly disintegrates. Hey, any relations to Nero?
Wayne Greeson – http://www.padfield.com/1997/goodmen.html
