Magnificent Obliteration of Jim Carroll
Carroll writes in the Globe, defending Kerry's ad hoc Catholicism.
Then Harry Forbes Fisks Carroll's doors off.
It is also strange to me that Kerry still gets a pass for anulling an 18 year marriage that produced two children, and anulled against the wishes of his wife. And was dating other women publically during the process. I'm not saying it makes him unfit for the presidency, but it does make him a selfish prick. We've elected other selfish pricks, but Jim please don't hold him up as some Catholic exemplar.
Some highlights:
JC: Bush uses religion to justify his penchant for violence, which is manifest in nothing so much as his glib use of the word "evil." Once an enemy is demonized, transcendent risks can be taken to destroy that enemy. We see this apocalyptic impulse being played out in Iraq today. If in order to obliterate "evil" it proves necessary to obliterate a whole society -- so be it. A divinity seen as willing the savage murder of an only son as a way of defeating evil is a divinity that blesses an America that destroys Iraq to save it.
HF: I do not believe that Bush uses the word “evil” glibly. Neither did Reagan. Carroll and his Paulist pals got all bent out of shape when Reagan called the Soviet block the “Evil Empire”. Now they don’t like applying this word to the behavior of Saddam Hussein, Osama Bin Laden, Al Qaeda, the Taliban, and God knows who else. And furthermore we are “destroying Iraq”. Jim, if you are truly a pacifist, show some candor and just say so. Then show some consistency and courage by living someplace where your pacifism is not protected by the US Armed Forces. Think how much better you might feel! I would choose a new neighborhood carefully, though.
JC: How dare the people who have twisted religion in these ways challenge the religious integrity of John Kerry. Nothing proves the urgency of his election more fully than the Republican profaning of all that is sacred not only about Kerry's firmly held personal beliefs and about the delicate religious balance this country has achieved but also about the precious mystery to which we refer when we speak of God.We Republicans! We have not just challenged Kerry. We have threatened the religious liberty of this country, and we have even descended into blasphemy!
HF: I’m glad at least that Jim Carroll was a Paulist priest rather than a Jesuit. Words like that coming from a Jesuit could make one a little uneasy, especially if uttered in a dunge..errr basement. As for a little 1-page RNC website profaning the divine mystery, Jim, I think there are some websites you might have missed that do a far better job of that. As an example, I suggest you visit one which shows an Iraqi "insurgent" sawing of Nick Berg's head with a carving knife while his comrades shout "God is great!" over the last screams of their victim.
Then Harry Forbes Fisks Carroll's doors off.
It is also strange to me that Kerry still gets a pass for anulling an 18 year marriage that produced two children, and anulled against the wishes of his wife. And was dating other women publically during the process. I'm not saying it makes him unfit for the presidency, but it does make him a selfish prick. We've elected other selfish pricks, but Jim please don't hold him up as some Catholic exemplar.
Some highlights:
JC: Bush uses religion to justify his penchant for violence, which is manifest in nothing so much as his glib use of the word "evil." Once an enemy is demonized, transcendent risks can be taken to destroy that enemy. We see this apocalyptic impulse being played out in Iraq today. If in order to obliterate "evil" it proves necessary to obliterate a whole society -- so be it. A divinity seen as willing the savage murder of an only son as a way of defeating evil is a divinity that blesses an America that destroys Iraq to save it.
HF: I do not believe that Bush uses the word “evil” glibly. Neither did Reagan. Carroll and his Paulist pals got all bent out of shape when Reagan called the Soviet block the “Evil Empire”. Now they don’t like applying this word to the behavior of Saddam Hussein, Osama Bin Laden, Al Qaeda, the Taliban, and God knows who else. And furthermore we are “destroying Iraq”. Jim, if you are truly a pacifist, show some candor and just say so. Then show some consistency and courage by living someplace where your pacifism is not protected by the US Armed Forces. Think how much better you might feel! I would choose a new neighborhood carefully, though.
JC: How dare the people who have twisted religion in these ways challenge the religious integrity of John Kerry. Nothing proves the urgency of his election more fully than the Republican profaning of all that is sacred not only about Kerry's firmly held personal beliefs and about the delicate religious balance this country has achieved but also about the precious mystery to which we refer when we speak of God.We Republicans! We have not just challenged Kerry. We have threatened the religious liberty of this country, and we have even descended into blasphemy!
HF: I’m glad at least that Jim Carroll was a Paulist priest rather than a Jesuit. Words like that coming from a Jesuit could make one a little uneasy, especially if uttered in a dunge..errr basement. As for a little 1-page RNC website profaning the divine mystery, Jim, I think there are some websites you might have missed that do a far better job of that. As an example, I suggest you visit one which shows an Iraqi "insurgent" sawing of Nick Berg's head with a carving knife while his comrades shout "God is great!" over the last screams of their victim.
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