for the Republican Nomination
By Donald B. Ardell – July 10, 2011
Texas Governor Rick Perry, a selfless patriot and defender
of the constitution, has taken a bold step designed to bring the nation back to
God, despite an absence of evidence America was ever with God or, for that
matter, that there is such an entity.
Never mind details concerning separation of church and state
- the fearless governor has set another day of prayer, this one for August 6 in
partnership with the American Family Association at a stadium in Houston.
There will be fasting, praying and bible reading and no
doubt some whooping and hollering and flag waving. Every governor in the
country has been invited to attend. All have been asked by Rev. Perry to
proclaim their own shout outs to Jesus in order to rescue the nation and
world from disasters economic and natural, social and spiritual, not to mention
saving us from terrorism, the debasement of our Christian culture and
ObamaCare.
So far, God has done squat to help out in any of these
realms, so the governor wants a big show and a lot of prayer energy sent
skyward to get God off the dime, so to speak.
The day will be modeled after a similar event described in
the Book of Joel, so bring your slaves, goats and miracle requests and help the
governor speed up the healing of the country, the rebuilding of communities and
restoring those enduring values that somehow have not endured so well, whatever
they might be.
Never mind the naysayers who want to spoil the fun, like the
head of the Secular Coalition for America, who said, "The last thing our
officials should do in times of national struggle is promote a divisive
religious event that proposes no real solutions to our country's real-world
problems." The godless heathen Sean Faircloth went so far as to suggest
that the governor's selfless call was "an insult to the millions of
upstanding citizens who practice religions other than evangelical Christianity,
as well as the millions of secular Americans who contribute to society without
pushing their views on others and that religion should be a private matter,
especially for elected officials in a secular government."
Well, what else would you expect from infidels and Pastafarians?
Even more upsetting, a minister of the cloth, one Welton
Gaddy, said Perry's call "raises serious concerns about his commitment to
the boundaries between religion and government. It has been my experience that
when elected leaders invoke religion in this way, it almost always has more to
do with furthering a political agenda than a religious one."
Another nitpicker! What malcontents. Imagine suggesting that
this sincere call to the faithful could in any way be associated with Rev.
Perry's attempt to woo social conservatives. How cynical these blasphemers
are.
Many if not all our great Republican god-fearing governors
will support the event, particularly Bobby Jindal in Louisiana, Haley Barbour
in Mississippi, Bob Riley in Alabama, Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback, Rick Scott in
Florida, Nikki Haley in South Carolina and Christine Gregoire in Washington. In
fact, all these governors already have.
It's going to be a great day for Jesus in Houston - and
maybe throughout the whole wide world. Maybe it will be good for Pastor Perry,
too. Not that this is of any concern to him, however.
For a smart summary of the event, watch this short video
- It's a commentary on the event from the Rev. Barry Lynn entitled, "I'm not a Cowboy." It kind of puts things in perspective.
Don Ardell is the Well Infidel. He favors evidence
over faith, reason over revelation and meaning and purpose over spirituality.
His enthusiasm for reason, exuberance and liberty are reflected in his
books (14), newsletter (580 editions of a weekly report) and lectures across
North America and a dozen other countries.