"During the 2004 election season, he praised President Bush's performance during a debate with Sen. John Kerry, then offered a not-so-subtle message about his personal candidate preferences. "I'm not going tell you who to vote for, but if you vote for this particular person, I question your salvation. I'm sorry." Kalnins added: "If every Christian will vote righteously, it would be a landslide every time."
Months after hinting at possible damnation for Kerry supporters, Kalnins bristled at the treatment President Bush was receiving over the federal government's handling of Hurricane Katrina. "I hate criticisms towards the President," he said, "because it's like criticisms towards the pastor -- it's almost like, it's not going to get you anywhere, you know, except for hell. That's what it'll get you."
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"I hate criticisms towards the President," he said, "because it's like criticisms towards the pastor -- it's almost like, it's not going to get you anywhere, you know, except for hell. That's what it'll get you."
I'm the daughter of a preacher. Granddaughter... greatgrandaughter... niece of two preachers. Take it from me, criticism towards the pastor is a competitive sport. No one hesitates a milisecond.
Another right-wing political toadie masquerading as a preacher, and a Nazi one at that. My brother is a minister and believe me no one stops a congregation from being critical, to even suggest such a thing smacks of cultism and self-worship.
First Amendment, asshole.
Oh wait, you only care about the Second Amendment.
If every Christian will vote righteously, it would be a landslide every time.
By the average fundie's definition of "Christian", that would only add about 60 votes.
"I hate criticisms towards the President," he said, "because it's like criticisms towards the pastor -- it's almost like, it's not going to get you anywhere, you know, except for hell."
Yep. Blind obedience to authority based on the religious idea that authority has a divine right to rule and so opposing the leader is also opposing God.
That's exactly what the founding fathers fought the revolutionary war over.
Just not the way the bulk of the right wing seems to think.
"'I hate criticisms towards the President,' he said, 'because it's like criticisms towards the pastor -- it's almost like, it's not going to get you anywhere, you know, except for hell. That's what it'll get you.'"
This is another reason why I'm voting Democrat.
Obama '08
To qualify as a religious leader, you MUST be able to awaken after being officially dead for three days.
No complaints, no substitutions, no exceptions.
This'll only hurt for a second.
I'd say that asshat is a cryptofacist, but there's not much crypto about it.
He's a megalomaniac, it's pretty simple. Someone has fucked up notions of what authority and respect mean, and not a very high opinion of personal autonomy. He ought to head back to the century he fucking came from.
No Biblical citation for any 11th Commandment of 'Thou shalt not criticise pastors nor presidents'.
Anyone who believes that criticism of themselves will send others to hell, is seriously suffering delusions of grandeur.
Betcha his congregation is a bunch of free thinkers.
"Are you sure the bible says that? I mean, I looked,a n..."
"HELL! You're going to HELL! BURN, heretic! BUUUUUURN!"
"I hate criticisms towards the President," he said, "because it's like criticisms towards the pastor -- it's almost like, it's not going to get you anywhere, you know, except for hell. That's what it'll get you."
Yes, and comrade Napoleon is always right. Just ask Boxer.
*Sigh* I just don't know what to do anymore. I feel so depressed for my country. I am a classical, small-government conservative. I wanted to vote for John McCain. I really did. I used to admire him when he stood against the Republican party line and spoke his mind. I even got matched up with him on all of those stupid "which candidate best matches your beliefs" quizzes.
And then he goes and makes it harder and harder for me to even consider voting for him. At this point, I might seriously consider voting for Obama (who seems like a decent and relatively honest candidate), or I might just stay home :-\
How much do you want to bet that now that that the president isn't the one he wanted, he's been screaming about everything Obama's done and how Obama's hellbound, completely ignoring the whole "you shouldn't criticize the president" thing? But then, in saying this, I'm criticizing a pastor, so I guess I'll be going to hell for daring to question the God-Emperor Ed Kalnins.
@John
By the average fundie's definition of "Christian", that would only add about 60 votes."
Wait a minute... women voters would not be allowed among the people Ed classes as "Christian"... therefore reducing the numbers of potential voters still further. And black people may only have four fifths of a vote.
Confused?
So were we! You can find all of this, and more, on Fundies Say the Darndest Things!
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