John Danforth, a former U. S. Senator who is also an ordained Episcopal minister, has a new book coming out next week, and the web site Raw Story posted a piece excerpting quotes from an advance copy they received.
The book is titled Faith and Politics, and Danforth has some unkind words directed toward the Bush administration (he reportedly was second choice for Vice-President behind Cheney) and the religious right.
Regarding the concept of American being a "Christian nation":
"Some people have asked me whether America is a Christian country. The answer must be no, for to call this a Christian country is to say that non-Christians are of some lesser order, not full fledged citizens of one nation."
Regarding the Republican war (they do love that word, after all) against the GLBT community:
"I believe that homosexuality is a matter of sexual orientation rather than preference," he writes. "Discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation is, in my view, comparable to discrimination on other civil rights grounds. It is wrong, and it should be prohibited by law.
I think that the only purpose served by the campaign for the amendment (banning same-sex marriage) is the humiliation of gay Americans, advocated by the Christian right and eagerly supported by its suitors in the Republican Party," he adds. "In reality, it is gay bashing."
This sounds like a book worth reading. You can buy it on Amazon.com.
Senator Danforth continues to be a man worth listening to. I pray that some of his fellow republicans are doing just that.
Thanks to PageOneQ for the link.
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(("I believe that homosexuality is a matter of sexual orientation rather than preference,"))
ReplyDeleteMr. Danforth is simply wrong to make this assertion. It's a politically correct one, no doubt about it, but not a scientifically correct one.
He needs to spend a little time on narth.com
Anonymous,
ReplyDeleteYou need to stay away from Narth and get deeper rooted in the reality-based community. Narth is a small group of angry right-wing psychiatric people who have been discredited by the APA and most anyone else who believes in scientific methods.
((angry.....right-wing.....discredited))
ReplyDeleteVery good! Three strikes and you're out, huh?
Pffffff