Source: www.ipolitics.ca - Sunday, April 05, 2015
More from Michael Harris available here . Easter always gets me to thinking. If Jesus were back on earth, lending his spiritual guidance to our political leaders, Stephen Harper would be his problem client. True, there would be work with the others. A word or two to Justin on hedonism, a quick reminder to Tom on the sin of pride (intellectual), an eternal parking permit in paradise for Liz when the time comes. And for Steve — long, long sessions on a couch with quiet music and no interruptions. When you think about it, that’s a little strange. The Conservatives are bolstered by a strong contingent of born-again Christians. The PM himself is born-again. He created the Office of Religious Freedom — which is fine, unless you wear a niqab. His is the party of family values. So if any party in Canada should be showcasing Christian values, surely it’s the CPC. Instead, next to the money-changers, the Cons would give Jesus his biggest headache. Now I’m the first to admit that there are really two versions of Jesus — the historical Jewish figure who actually walked the earth 2,000 years ago and the later Christ of the Romans, the basis of the modern “churchianity”. When asked why India didn’t convert, TV evangelist Benny Hinn quipped it was because Indians met Christian missionaries — not Jesus. (In the interests of full disclosure about Benny’s thought processes, Hinn is also the guy who said he wished he had a “Holy Ghost machine” to k
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More from Michael Harris available here . Easter always gets me to thinking. If Jesus were back on earth, lending his spiritual guidance to our political leaders, Stephen Harper would be his problem client. True, there would be work with the others. A word or two to Justin on hedonism, a quick reminder to Tom on the sin of pride (intellectual), an eternal parking permit in paradise for Liz when the time comes. And for Steve — long, long sessions on a couch with quiet music and no interruptions. When you think about it, that’s a little strange. The Conservatives are bolstered by a strong contingent of born-again Christians. The PM himself is born-again. He created the Office of Religious Freedom — which is fine, unless you wear a niqab. His is the party of family values. So if any party in Canada should be showcasing Christian values, surely it’s the CPC. Instead, next to the money-changers, the Cons would give Jesus his biggest headache. Now I’m the first to admit that there are really two versions of Jesus — the historical Jewish figure who actually walked the earth 2,000 years ago and the later Christ of the Romans, the basis of the modern “churchianity”. When asked why India didn’t convert, TV evangelist Benny Hinn quipped it was because Indians met Christian missionaries — not Jesus. (In the interests of full disclosure about Benny’s thought processes, Hinn is also the guy who said he wished he had a “Holy Ghost machine” to kfrom Top News on RSS Feeds http://ift.tt/1JcGPIt
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