Posted on 09/01/2013 9:48:36 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
They said what they would do, and we did not listen. Then they did what they said they would do.
Sounds frightening, doesnt it? Who could they be? A 1984-like government? A terrorist organization? An alien force? Well, according to the author who wrote those words, the they are big bad Christians.
Christian Nation by Frederic C. Rich is a new novel which, according to some reviewers, is their worst nightmare, for it details a country in which Christian values are strictly obeyed.
From GoodReads.com,
They said what they would do, and we did not listen. Then they did what they said they would do.
So ends the first chapter of this brilliantly readable counterfactual novel, reminding us that Americas Christian fundamentalists have been consistently clear about their vision for a Christian Nation and dead serious about acquiring the political power to achieve it. When President McCain dies and Sarah Palin becomes president, the reader, along with the nation, stumbles down a terrifyingly credible path toward theocracy, realizing too late that the Christian right meant precisely what it said.
Upon further reading, one discovers Palin and her Christian force have imposed an authoritarian rule called The Blessing upon their subjects, which is enforced by the Purity Web.
Heres some positive feedback from the Ordinary Reader Review section on ReadChristianNation.com:
A genuinely frightening look at a possible future. -- Goodreads, July 7
Its captivating, realistic, and rather terrifying. -- Goodreads, June 1
Very chilling. -- Goodreads, July 8
Im sorry, but what exactly is frightening, terrifying, and chilling about praying, going to church, and making sure your kids dont stumble upon X-rated websites?
I tend to like Betsy Woodruffs review much better. In a piece for National Review Online, she tears apart this hilariously over-the-top novel page-by-page.
Come for the groundbreaking Evangelical-Christians-are-like-Nazis rhetoric, stay for the mind-numbing dialogue...Richs novel is essentially what Atlas Shrugged would have been if it had been conceived by a Freedom from Religion Foundation focus group and edited by Howard Dean.
I hate to tell the author of this book and his frightened readers, but our Christian founding fathers ideal of America wasnt very far off from Richs scary plot. As most of them were men of God, they most likely knew a country centered on Jesus was the best foundation. Liberals may fear a nation in which a bold conservative woman takes the reigns, but for us conservatives, who fear an overbearing federal government, family values being placed on the back burner and an increased dependency on Uncle Sam -- our nightmare is all too real.
Instead of reading the book, which seems like it would be headache-inducing, watch the hysterical trailer instead:
(VIDEO-AT-LINK)
>She claims to be a Conservative, then backs McCain to be re-elected, and champions him to the Tea Party as one of them. LOL He thinks theyre terrorists.
She just gave him props again a few weeks ago. What the heck?
I’m no fan of her backing McPain, but perhaps she’s doing it out of loyalty, feeling obligated to him.
>She claims not to support an amnesty for illegal immigrants, then supports them registering so they can stay here, work, and eventually become citizens.
If you’re referring to that Univision interview, it seems to me like maybe she was basically trying to straddle the fence. Politicians often do that.
Just how loyal are you to the likes of McCain?
As for this being Univision, it wasn’t. It may have been from the same time frame where she was issuing the same statements in a number of venues.
I heard an interview from Fresno or another town up that way.
At any rate, these were troubling.
I appreciate the comments.
I was trying to search for an old video of Obama as a congressman/senator from way back. IIRC he said something like “I’d like to get rid of all the guns, but that obviously isn’t possible so we have to ....” I may be wrong on that, but I don’t think so. Of course he might have been talking about something similar.
“I’d like to get rid of all business men.....”
“I’d like to get rid of all corporations....”
“I’d like to get rid of all coal-fired plants...”
>Just how loyal are you to the likes of McCain?
Guy’s nothing to me. However, Palin may feel obligated to him.
>As for this being Univision, it wasnt. It may have been from the same time frame where she was issuing the same statements in a number of venues.
I heard an interview from Fresno or another town up that way.
As i said, she could well have been trying to fence straddle.
>At any rate, these were troubling.
It would be nice to hear her speak clearly on the matter.
Thanks for the link.
HITeck Redneck tells me it is all devil driven!!
Sarah Palin is still one of the best things about America.
Anybody that wets their pants in fear of this woman, ain’t seen nothing yet!
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