American Christianity

Some interesting comments.
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Superstition and delusion are still around and strong as ever, as the “Obama is a dragon” people clearly prove, but they are just a silly fringe group. The reason they exist is because we have Americanized Christianity and Jesus Christ to such an extent it has become a completely different religion altogether. The American image of Christ is a reassuring and slightly racist image of a Caucasian Jesus with flowing chestnut locks and sparkling blue eyes. He loves good ol’ traditional American values such as capitalism, pickup trucks, guns and hard work; he’s a man’s man, our savior and our favorite drinking buddy. This manufactured American Jesus is a bizarre doppelganger, transformed to create an offensive political puppet. Though he may not be offensive to many American Christians, our bastard messiah is supremely offensive to anyone who cares about what Jesus Christ actually represents.

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This site has a picture that is based on reason to show what Christ would have most likely looked like.But the point isn't what he looked like!!

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He loves good ol’ traditional American values such as capitalism, pickup trucks, guns and hard work; he’s a man’s man, our savior and our favorite drinking buddy.

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This is what the point is. If we take the NT as truth. Jesus would NOT support the above (well, maybe hard work). He would be totally appalled by North American values. He may well not want to vote for Obama but he would definitely not have supported McCain. Far from it.The America of today is a bit old testament. It is certainly not at all new testament. Jesus would be horrified.

Well, 4% might be a bit harsh. But the whole world isn't doing all that well living up to the values espoused in the NT. Maybe it is unfair to Americans to single them out.Other than the fact that they insist on making such a big deal of being so goddammed godly. Which is annoying when, as you say, they don't do a great job of living up to it.