Maybe after this election our national obsession with who is Godly enough to be President will finally meet a well deserved demise. I sure hope so, even as I doubt that in this “Christian Nation” of ours that will ever happen. So why am I wasting pixels on this? Because Sarah Palin believes that God cares enough about our elections to make sure the right people get elected:
The Alaska governor talked by phone with Dobson for about 20 minutes Monday while she was in Colorado campaigning. Dobson’s Focus on the Family radio program aired the interview Wednesday.
Dobson asked whether Palin was discouraged by polls showing the GOP ticket behind.
“To me, it motivates us, makes us work that much harder,” Palin said. “And it also strengthens my faith, because I’m going to know, at the end of the day, putting this in God’s hands, that the right thing for America will be done at the end of the day on Nov. 4. So I’m not discouraged at all.”
And what if Barack Obama wins the election Governor Palin? Will you still feel God’s will was done? I somehow doubt it. And I doubt all the folks on the religious right who you’ve been stirring up with your smears of Barack Obama’s “palling around with terrorists” will accept that result as the will of God either. I’m certain, in fact, that they and you will find some excuse not to accept Obama’s election to the presidency as legitimate, much less God approved. A far more likely reaction to a President Obama from your supporters will go something like this:
Minutes ago I spoke with friend Dr. Norman G. Marvin, M.D. and he is so concerned at what he has learned about Barack Obama’s family in Kenya that he is calling a special prayer meeting in his home to pray against the witchcraft curses attempted by them against John McCain and Sarah Palin.
Dr. Marvin sent me the below e-mail from Flo Ellers. Flo is credentialed with the International Fellowship of Ministries which is based in Washington State. She is also a member of EndTime Handmaidens and Servants of Jasper, Arkansas.
IF YOU KNOW HOW TO DO SPIRITUAL WARFARE, PLEASE PRAY TODAY AND CONTINUALLY THAT ALL SUCH CURSES BE BROKEN AND SATAN’S PLAN FOR AMERICA BE DEFEATED, IN JESUS’ NAME. PRAY AND COVER MCCAIN AND PALIN WITH THE BLOOD OF CHRIST. IF YOU DO NOT KNOW HOW TO DO SPIRITUAL WARFARE, IT IS TIME YOU LEARN!!!
In other words, you and your “Spiritual Warriors” are more likely to view President Obama’s electoral victory as the work of Satan rather than the will of The Lord. Which is why I expect a huge outcry among “the faithful” on election night if you and your sidekick, Senator McCain, don’t pull off a miraculous comeback. I don’t expect them to meekly accept Obama victory as “God’s will,” like they proudly proclaimed the elections of George W. Bush to be.
So spare me the toxic insertion of your heretical version of Christianity into our political discourse. You know as well as I do that the Christian Right will never accept any President who isn’t one of them. Hell, the only reason they are on board with a potential McCain Presidency is because he decided to let people like James Dobson and John Hagee vet his vice presidential running mate for him. They, no doubt, sincerely pray each night, not only for a McCain/Palin victory, but for President McCain to shuffle off this mortal coil as soon as possible after his Inauguration Day, so that you can assume the reins of power. I bet, in your heart of hearts your’re praying for that too.
Which is one reason why you must never be allowed to get within walking distance of the Oval Office. We’ve already had one President who believed he was on a mission from God, and looked what happened to our nation. We sure don’t need another unqualified, ruthless, power hungry religious nutcase who believes that they were divinely appointed by God to rule America like some Medieval Monarch.
God save us from another catastrophic success like that one.
