County GOP ad touts Christian heritage https://t.co/CDX9bHjMqa via @newsleadernow
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Courtesy of the News Leader: An ad by the Augusta County Republican Committee touting the need to "Preserve our Christian Heritage" was created to be a reflection of the party's creed, officials say.
Larry Roller, 87, created the political flier that says, "Preserve our Christian Heritage! VOTE REPUBLICAN" on Nov. 3. The ad ran as an insert in The News Leader Thursday.
"God is a foundation of our nation," said Roller, of Mount Sidney, who is on the GOP committee. "If you read the histories of our founding fathers, (they say) you should not run for office if you are not a Christian."
The News Leader goes on to point out that in Article VI of the Constitution it states that there will be no religious test for those seeking to hold office in the United States.
This Larry Roller guy, who believe it or not is a former teacher, does not let that change his point of view however:
"They have taken the Ten Commandments out of public places, along with the Pledge of Allegiance and daily prayer out of the schools," he said. "They seem to forget the very first thing they did before writing the Constitution was pray for 3 1/2 hours."
Doesn't this sound suspiciously like the same ideals embraced by white supremacist groups?
Has an answer for that as well:
Roller said he was aware of supremacy groups using the idea of preserving a Christian heritage when designing the GOP flier, but "just because some people have misused the words does not mean there is anything wrong with using 'Christian heritage.'"
Actually yes, there is.
It essentially excludes every other religious group in the country and suggests that by virtue of their faith, or lack of faith, that they are unfit to serve this nation.
That is antithetical to the values embraced by the Founding Fathers, or espoused in the documents that they created.
However it certainly reflects the thinking, and prejudices, of the Republican party as we know it today. Doesn't it?
(H/T to Raw Story.)