The Neo-con Pharisees...

Forgive me if I offend anyone with this mix of Politics and Religion. When people use the name of my Lord and Savoir, Jesus Christ in a manner that portrays Him as being someone or something that He has never shown Himself to be in my life, or to be different that what I read about Him in my Bible, I get upset.

This post is about the idea of Neo-conservatism, not meant to be directed at any person within the movement. Differences in Biblical interpretation has taken so much focus off Jesus’ love and divided believers for centuries. I hope that all who read this can put aside these differing views long enough to hear what I have to say.

The first settlers here in America came here to escape religious persecution because their interpretation of biblical scripture was different from the norm in England at the time. Religious laws in England at that time forbid them from practicing their faith in the way that they felt was best for them. As such when the Constitution was written, the First Amendment was put in place.

First Amendment:

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

The Neo-con movement is in total violation of this Amendment. The idea that we need to bring this county back to the morals and values of our Christian roots is misleading to me. The Christian roots of this country were founded on REBELLION from the Church of England. The movement seems to be putting more and more attempts at creating legislation to force Americans to “act right” in front of our people in Washington. Support for this legislation coming from bringing these issues into the minds of well meaning, strong in their faith, Christian Americans.

I believe in Jesus. I believe He died for me to live a better life on earth and to have a glorious eternity with Him in Heaven. My interpretation of the Bible does not fit into any sect or denomination well. I feel that the current trend in the Neo-con movement is full of hypocrisy. Hypocrisy, that reminds me of the Pharisees in the days of Jesus.

In Matthew 15: 7-9, Jesus said:

7: Ye hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you, saying, 8: This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me. 9: But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.

Also: Matthew 23:27:

27: Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead men's bones, and of all uncleanness.

KJV


I admit that taking the bible out of context is not wise. So I will not quote more than this. I will say that throughout the gospels, more examples could suggest the validity to my point.

I see this Hypocrisy multiply in regards to foreign affairs. On one hand the movement is VERY against Islamic Theocracy in places like Iran, and the fear of Iraq becoming one as well now justifies the US continued involvement there. Yet here at home, it pushed the US to become a Christian Theocracy against the will of the people.

How can someone who has never known Jesus, see how Great He is when those who claim to do His work don’t act anything like He did?