John Edwards: “Jesus Would Be Appalled”

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John Edwards, hopeful Democratic presidential candidate, has staked a claim to what he believes Jesus thinks about America. America, according to Edwards, has allowed the suffering to continue to suffer and has stripped prayer away from children in school [an odd statement by a Democratic candidate].

Although, I’m not on the same page with Edwards politically and, honestly, I’m not a big fan of his, I do agree with him – at least halfway. America has allowed suffering to continue all for the sake and preservation of capitalistic greed. This is a horrible thing indeed. I’m not so sure that America as a whole is to carry out Christian love as much as the Christians within America are. It is us, the body of Christ, that are to help end the suffering of the suffering, i.e., bring about the Kingdom of God.

As for the prayer remark, I believe that to be a ploy to gain support. He initially gave this interview to Beliefnet.com, which is viewed by conservative and liberal Christians alike. I think he’s just trying to play the odds here. A typical political move made by all politicians regardless of affiliation.

I agree with Edwards, though the complete reference to what he’s referring to is disagreeable to me I suppose. Jesus probably is appalled with America, but we as Christians can hopefully change that.

Tired of Coulter

For many outside of the political world, the name of Ann Coulter may fall on deaf ears. However, it shouldn’t. She’s the brazen, tough-acting, bigger-than-life, arrogant, stuck-up conservative author and speaker. She’s had a lot mean things to say (for one, accusing the widows of 9/11 families of exploiting their husbands’ deaths for fame-gain), and is in the headlines again for her antics. This time, she’s attacking Democratic presidential hopeful, John Edwards.

I don’t care for Edwards politically, either. I don’t think his ideas are coherent, and I believe that was proven in the 2004 campaign. But Coulter’s recent remarks are just ridiculous. She has called him a “faggot.” Not only is that childish but completely absurd and unnecessary. Ann Coulter has done nothing but continue to give Republicans a black-eye. For those Dems and Independents who think conservatives are narrow-minded, arrogant, idiots, she does a great job proving their perceptions to be correct. Luckily I know many conservative Republicans who are far from Coulter’s ideology…but woe to those who aren’t as fortunate.