The insanely stupid and illogical Religious Right

A story in the New York Times caught my attention today. California has once again become a hotbed of controversy in dealing with same-sex marriage. Proposition 8, which would ban same-sex marriage in California has become a crusade for the Religious Right. Let's look at a few quotes from the article and attempt to determine what exactly is going on the these lunies' minds.

"This vote on whether we stop the gay-marriage juggernaut in California is Armageddon." Charles Colson, founder of Prison Fellowship Ministry

"We've picked bad presidents before, and we've survived as a nation, but we will not survive if we lose the institution of marriage." Tony Perkins, president of Family Research Council

"He is a symbol of what is ahead." Rev. Jim Garlow speaking about Swedish jailbird pastor Ake Green, recently imprisoned under Swedish law prohibiting hate speech. A sermon he gave included the following, speaking about homosexuality: "abnormal, a horrible cancerous tumor in the body of society." He also said that a person cannot be a Christian and a homosexual at the same time.

Lou Engle, a prominent preacher in Washington and Kansas City moved his family to California and is holding prayer rallies where he is encouraging people to fast for the 40 days leading up to the election. Some people are giving up solid food, others are giving up clothes shopping or their favorite television shows. [paraphrased from article]

"We believe in a spiritual battle in an unseen realm, and that's why I've called for united prayer for divine intervention." Lou Engle

This is so ridiculous you can only laugh at the logic of these people. It seems to me that they are the bedfellows and disciples of the Pat Robertson's and Jerry Falwell's of the world, both who claimed that 9/11 was the product of a morally corrupt American society that harbored gays and lesbians, and that America was deserving of the attack.
Yea, that makes a lot of sense too. This is religion at its very core, butting it's nose [and ideals] into the private lives of private citizens and attempting to impose its backwards, fraudulent, hypocritical morality on our society.

Here's a question I would love to ask the religious -- if god is the source of our existence and the existence of everything in the universe would it not make sense to assume that if homosexuality is a choice [which I happen to believe it is not] that god provided people with this choice and that either way is acceptable to god? If god really did not want homosexuality to exist why didn't he simply not allow his creations to even conceive of the idea? It would have been quite simple for god, seeing as how he is omnipotent to banish the very concept from our primitive minds. If everything has its innermost source in god, would not a part of god be homosexual, in order for homosexuality to exist in the universe?

I think the part about fasting for 40 days leading up the election is quite scary actually. Why would that make any difference? In god's mind or in the mind's of the voters? Do humans think more clearly when they restrict themselves from food? If so why aren't we doing this more? Perhaps if scientists fasted we would miraculously find the cures to many diseases? Maybe economists should start fasting so they can more quickly solve the economic meltdown. You get my point. I actually laughed out loud at the ridiculous follow up to the fasting sentence. "Some people are giving up solid foods; others are giving up clothes shopping or their favorite television shows." WHAAAA? So you think that god, your creator of the universe, omnipotent, omniscient, the source of everything we know and will know, will rally to your cause because you gave up a few petty indulgences for 40 days?!?!

God sitting on his throne in heaven: Oh my! Look at these wonderfully obedient sheep I have created! That man has not watched The Office in 3 weeks! What a powerful will hath he! That woman, blessed woman, has not bought a pair of socks in 27 days! Glorious self-discipline have I given her! Let me look into their minds and see what they desire...hmmm, they wish to stop two people from marrying even though they love each other because they happen to be of the same sex! Strange request, seeing as there are so many more important problems in the world right now, but look at their mindless obedience to me! Thy will be done man not watching the Office! Thy will be done woman not buying socks!

This kind of thinking is beyond me.