Posted on 09/05/2010 5:38:39 AM PDT by GVnana
Many have pointed out the ways in which Michael Joseph Grosss piece on Palin seems both unfair and under sourced. I wont rehash all of that. Ill just comment on the one section that stood out to me:
The term prayer warrior describes a person who offers a specific kind of supplication: asking God to direct an unseen battle between forces of light and darknessliteral angels and demonsthat some Christians believe is occurring all around us
Whenever I heard Palin speak on the road, her remarks were scored with code phrases expressing solidarity with fundamentalist Christians. Her talk of leading with a servants heart is a dog whistle for the born-again. Her dig at health-care reform as an expression of Democratic ambitions to build a Utopia in the United States is practically a trumpet call (because the Kingdom of God is not of this earth, and perfection can be achieved only in the life to come). But it is Palins persistent encouragement of the prayer warriors that most clearly reveals her worldview: she is good, her opponents are evil, and the war is on.
Having read this dismissive account of Palins faith, it surprised me to see Mr. Gross on television claiming he has a lot in common with Palin, including Christianity. It reminds me of that old car commercial This is not your fathers Oldsmobile. Well, Michael Gross is not your fathers Christian.
(Excerpt) Read more at bigjournalism.com ...
These people are so nuts (and hate filled). I fail to see what is terrifying about the term “Prayer Warriors.” It’s true that it’s a very Evangelical term, although I occasionally hear Catholics use it now because it is so very descriptive. But what in the world is “frightening” about being prayed for?
No, that creep is Joe McGuiness, but Michael Gross has taken a lot of thunder from the pages of whatever McGuiness had planned for his hit-piece book.
HAR!
Aha! So, Michael is a homosexual himself.
Heretofore, I was under the erroneous impression he only wrote about homosexuals and their plight.
Indeed. The Left has been on a get rid of God pursuit for over a half century.
Sarah Palin and now Glenn Beck, are the arch enemy.
One thing that really mystifies me about gays now is that they feel they have to make such a big deal about who they prefer to sleep with. I have had many gay friends over the years, but they never spent their time analyzing how “gay” they were and instead went on simply doing whatever they did, and while everybody knew who they went home with at night, it certainly wasn’t of much interest.
But suddenly being “gay” determines everything about them, and it becomes the sole motivating force of their lives and the only thing they think about. I should think even gays themselves would get tired of looking at everything in their lives through that lens. I don’t know what it’s attributable to, possibly to the media, or possibly to the fact that they are now considered an influential power bloc by the Dem party. Still, it’s a bizarre approach to life, and it’s mystifying to me that anybody would want to adopt it.
Coming clean .. if that’s possible.
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Vanity Fair reporter, Michael Joseph Gross, on article about GOP Sarah Palin: I made a mistake
Our Angel in the whirlwind is still confusing
and confounding the enemies of truth, thank you God.
Most men who write dismissively of Gov. Palin are gay.
Here is an article by him. Read what he writes about when he is not smearing heterosexual Christians like Mrs. Palin:
http://out.com/detail.asp?id=24005
That's true and HillBuzz is a welcome exception. Those guys are solid supporters of Sarah Palin.
Until Hillary rises to challenge Barack in 2012.
Yeah, the Hillbuzz dudes have done some really good work on behalf of Sarah over the past year. However, I often wonder how deep their loyalty will go if and when Hillary decides to run again for President in 2012?
LOL! That sums it up.
Ah, but there’s a connection between McGinness and Gross, as was revealed by Dr. Gina Loudon in a interview on Blog Talk Radio’s “The Stage Right Show.”
You can hear it at:
- JP
Thank you. I noticed on your site that you’ve posted some excellent stuff!
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