Dobson Broadcast

I was driving back into town Tuesday night from a long trip and was surfing the radio stations in the rental car since I didn't have my usual presets. I landed on a station broadcasting "Focus on the Family" with guests Chuck Colson, Professor Robbie George and Alan Sears. In the spirit of Streak's recent postings I thought, "Hey, why not give it a listen." The discussion and ranting concerning the recent supreme court decision on the ten commandments and the related rubbish that followed would have been hilarious if I didn't know that it probably carries a great deal of influence with a large number of people. At some point one of the panel, I think it was Colsen, said that the upcoming appointment of supreme court judges needs to be the top priority issue (paraphrase) on the Christian agenda. That statement, along with some of the panel bringing up persecution of Christians and Christianity in the US, made me want to crack the door and hurl in a technique reminiscent of the old imbibing days. First, I have to think that there are issues more critical to the inhabitants of this planet, those labeling themselves "Christian" included, than who gets appointed to the supreme court. Granted, in the US this is an important issue and the justices get to make lots of decisions affecting us here in the US. However, for a Christian leader to label this the most important issue facing his followers is a sad manipulation of religious fervor to achieve political gain. This guy knows good and well that regardless of who is appointed to the supreme court, he is going to get to practice his religion for years to come. Christians in the US aren't killed because of their faith, and if someone DID murder you because of your faith they would be prosecuted. Churches aren't bull-dozed, government officials don't attend services to record attendees, Christian children aren't refused college entrance and people aren't refused jobs because of christian religious affiliation. Drawing moral equivalence between not allowing the posting of the ten commandments (a CONSTITUTIONAL issue related to the establishment clause) and REAL religious persecution is a pile of shit and a lame attempt to bait and switch their constituency. These guys like their money, power, and influence, and they have figured out how to maintain it by convincing their subscribers that precursor events to real persecution events are going on right now. They say to MOBILIZE or the precursors (ten commandment postings being banned) will soon lead to more severe persecution! These guys evidently wouldn't know real persecution if it bit them in the ass- they could use some just to give them some perspective. Being a Christian seems to have paid off pretty well for them. They are broadcasting their annoying message of self-righteousness and judgement over public airwaves and getting plenty of cash for the deal.

By the way, if you want to listen to the broadcast you can get it here. However, you will have to give the "suggested donation" of $9. Try it and see if you can change the "suggested donation". I'm not finding it. So, it seems the "suggested donation" is actually the "minimum donation". Where I come from we usually call that the "price". I guess that wouldn't do, though, for a reputable non-profit to require you to pay a "price" for an item. Each one of these guys is.... how did W put it the other day? Oh, yeah, "a real piece of work."