Of courrrssse!

It seems hard for those who do not have a spiritual life to understand why faith is such an important part of the lives of many of us libs. But when fear-filled, doctrinaire evangelicals claim God's role in advancing their own political aims, it is not difficult to understand why non-religious people would think we're all like that.

But I do weary sometimes of other libs presuming I agree with the nut jobs who use God's name for their own vain ends. Most of us have read the commandment that addresses this issue. It's not a new issue.

The very founders many of these misguided people claim to revere for their so-called Judeo-Christian heritage were also the strongest proponents of church-state seperation. Cenk's Monday guest had it 100% correct. The politically conservative Christian religious groups have been co-opted by power-driven politicians simply for their own ends. In order to be receptive to God's leadings, one has to maintain a somewhat open heart. And it is a deeply immoral act to poison that vulnerability with hatred, greed and fear, as Rove etal have done.