It’s easy to be moral when someone else pays the price.
Across the country, Republicans are ending access to women's health care, trying to prevent same-sex marriage, requiring schools to teach Creationism, and enforcing other Right Wing policies. It’s easy to see why. These “traditional values” give the appearance of morality without any actual sacrifice on their part. No one is telling them they can't marry. If they need an abortion or contraception, they just write a check. Just as 98% of Americans are footing the bill for Right Wing tax cuts to millionaires, the rest of us are paying the price for the worthless piety of the Christian Taliban.
It’s funny how that morality changes when it comes with a price. The morality of feeding the hungry – something which, unlike same-sex marriage, Jesus actually talked about – might require millionaires to pay an additional 4 cents on each hoarded dollar. The morality of healing the sick also costs money and must be stopped. The Biblical admonition that “the laborer is worthy of his wages” is disregarded in discussions about a wage that actually meets the needs of a worker and a family.
I actually heard a Conservative radio commentator say, “Capitalism isn’t just a good plan, it’s God’s plan.” Right. Because Jesus always put money ahead of people.
It’s easy to go to war when it’s not your kid you’re sending into battle. It’s easy to run up debt when you expect someone else to pay the bill. And it is way too easy to be moral when someone else is dying for your sins.
Concisely and accurately put.
ReplyDeleteI commented on this phenomena on your other blog, but here is the cite for the REAL bible:
ReplyDeletehttp://conservapedia.com/Conservative_Bible_Project