I'm (With) Spartacus

See I'm Spartacus for details of the purpose of this post.

Richard Blair of All Spin Zone details the story, We Are All Melissa and Amanda, of two liberal women bloggers from Pandagon and Shakespeare's Sister who went to work for the Edwards campaign, only to be attacked and harassed by the vile likes of William Donohue, a racist, sexist, anti-semitic, homophobic individual who has tried to co-op the Catholic religion for his own purposes. As Amanda explains:

Because I had the nerve to be critical of the Catholic church’s stance on birth control and abortion—nevermind their political opposition to distributing condoms to fight HIV, a stance that has helped usher thousands and possibly millions to their untimely deaths—I’ve gotten a number of letters from people who call themselves “Christians”, as Bill Donohue also calls himself. Chrisitians are people who are supposed to follow the behavior and teachings of Jesus Christ. I mention this, because it seems to me that therefore, when Christians are contemplating an action that is morally questionable, it appears they should consult the Bible before acting.

See also, A Blogger for Edwards Resigns After Complaints.

I was born & raised in the Catholic Church. Except for attending a public high school, my education -- from Kindergarten through law school -- has been in Catholic schools and institutions. Members of my family are members of religious orders. Yet, my views and opinions on the Church are like those of Amanda.

When the Church is peopled with the likes of Donohue, is it any wonder? Donohue is the sort of person who would have been involved in the Inquisitions and he represents everything that is wrong with the Catholic Church and the so-called Christian movement of today. He does not speak for me.

Rather, as Richard Blair of All Spin Zone said "Jesus weeps."

(Via QuakerDave).

Tags: Racism, Religion, Politics