This is a letter from Bob Jones. He is the radical, Christian university president of Bob Jones University. I thought Christ said to love your enemy? Hmmm...maybe I'm just reading the wrong Bible or maybe the one I read was "liberal." Anyway, take some Tums or something because this letter will make your stomach churn. Here it is:
Dear Mr. President:
The media tells us that you have received the largest number of popular votes of any president in America's history. Congratulations!
In your re-election, God has graciously granted America—though she doesn't deserve it—a reprieve from the agenda of paganism. You have been given a mandate. We the people expect your voice to be like the clear and certain sound of a trumpet. Because you seek the Lord daily, we who know the Lord will follow that kind of voice eagerly.
Don't equivocate. Put your agenda on the front burner and let it boil. You owe the liberals nothing. They despise you because they despise your Christ. Honor the Lord, and He will honor you.
Had your opponent won, I would have still given thanks, because the Bible says I must (I Thessalonians 5:18). It would have been hard, but because the Lord lifts up whom He will and pulls down whom He will, I would have done it. It is easy to rejoice today, because Christ has allowed you to be His servant in this nation for another presidential term. Undoubtedly, you will have opportunity to appoint many conservative judges and exercise forceful leadership with the Congress in passing legislation that is defined by biblical norm regarding the family, sexuality, sanctity of life, religious freedom, freedom of speech, and limited government. You have four years—a brief time only—to leave an imprint for righteousness upon this nation that brings with it the blessings of Almighty God.
Christ said, “If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will my father honour” (John 12:26).
The student body, faculty, and staff at Bob Jones University commit ourselves to pray for you—that you would do right and honor the Savior. Pull out all the stops and make a difference. If you have weaklings around you who do not share your biblical values, shed yourself of them. Conservative Americans would love to see one president who doesn't care whether he is liked, but cares infinitely that he does right.
Best wishes.
Sincerely your friend,
Bob Jones III
President
I wonder. Now, what would Jesus say? Do you think he'd talk like that? Honestly.
By the way, I found this letter on Talking Points Memo Blog.
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2 comments:
self-righteous, pompous, and arrogant. the bible does say to love your enemy and not to judge others (matthew ch. 7 & luke ch. 6). i hate how different "branch-offs" of christianity pick and choose which parts of the bible that they want to adhere to and live by. they're never consistent. they trip themselves up all the time. ask them questions and they give illogical responses and can't properly support the shit that they spout. blah.
One thing that has always confused me about religious types is their need to impose their views on everyone else. Isn't it enough that they live in a free country where they can worship as they like and live by whatever values they choose...? Why is it so imperative that other people live by those values, too? It's the cause of so many of the world's troubles! Rah!
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