Rain, Rain Go Away… Oh wait, I live in London.

Ann Coulter, the ever-controversial conservative pundit has done it again. She hides behind her so-called 'Christianity' all the while doing distinctly un-Christian things. This time, in her new book 'Godless: The Church of Liberalism', she sinks so low as to call a group of 9/11 widows 'witches' and 'harpies', then accuses them of enjoying their husbands' deaths because of the celebrity and money they gained from that appalling tragedy. These are the same women who, after watching the buildings their husbands worked in crumble to the ground with their husbands inside, pulled together and played a large part in the creation of the 9/11 Commission so that an inquiry into the events and responses to the events could happen. Coulter also asserts that the Democratic Party has resorted to only using messengers with whom the public cannot argue, i.e. hysterical women such as the 9/11 widows, in order to not have 'their half-baked, unsaleable ideas' questioned.

Perhaps the Democratic Party has chosen these spokespeople because the Republicans have tried to hijack patriotism as a purely conservative value that can only exist where no one dares question the Republican leaders of the country. Because despite what people such as Ms Coulter contend, anyone who loves their country is a patriot, regardless of their political association or religion (or lack thereof).

Pardon me if I find it just a touch ironic that someone calling herself a Christian, and condeming all liberals as Godless, can be so vitriolic and unforgiving. I must have read a different Bible than she did because my interpretation of Christianity is quite different. I remember reading about a humble Jewish carpenter who embraced everyone in his ministry. Lepers, the blind, the lame, tax collectors, prostitutes, lowly fishermen- no one was off limits to Jesus' love. And that's one of the main things that should be taken from the New Testament. Christians shouldn't be judgemental, intolerant bigots; we should be loving, open, caring, generous service-oriented people.  Tony Norman, in today's Post-Gazette, has a great piece about just this topic, even going so far as to say that he's stopped calling himself a Christian because of the way the word has been hijacked by people who do not truly embody its original intent. I refuse to go that far because I refuse to be called Godless simply because I happen to be liberal. I am a Christian. I'm not going to pretend I'm always a perfect paragon of Christ's word, but I try my best.

Perhaps Ms Coulter ought to take to heart what Jesus said to the Pharisees when they wanted to stone a women caught in the act of adultery- 'Let those among you without sin cast the first stone.' (John 8:7)

Pat Robertson has claimed that he leg-pressed 2,000 pounds. Pardon me if I find this a little difficult to believe. Couple of reasons for my skepticism: 1) It's Pat Robertson, people! Here's a little insight into his view of women- (T)he feminist agenda is not about equal rights for women. It is about a socialist, anti-family political movement that encourages women to leave their husbands, kill their children, practice witchcraft, destroy capitalism and become lesbians." (source); 2) It's still Pat Robertson, people! I don't really think my argument needs any further evidence on which to stand, but here you go anyway. Pat's take on who happens to be responsible for the persecution of Christians in the US- "Just like what Nazi Germany did to the Jews, so liberal America is now doing to the evangelical Christians. It's no different. It is the same thing. It is happening all over again. It is the Democratic Congress, the liberal-based media and the homosexuals who want to destroy the Christians. Wholesale abuse and discrimination and the worst bigotry directed toward any group in America today. More terrible than anything suffered by any minority in history." (source)

According to the same article that reports Pat's supposed feat of strength (at the ripe old age of 73, no less), "CBS SportsLine.com called the 2,000-pound assertion impossible" and stated "that the leg-press record for football players at Florida State University is 665 pounds less." Yeah, 700 Club Pat leg-pressed more than some ginormous college football players? Methinks not so much.

But what do I know? Perhaps Pat isn't the bigoted, racist moron he comes off sounding like and actually has a direct line up to our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Maybe this was God working through Pat… Somehow I doubt it, just like I doubt that Robertson leg-pressed anywhere near 2,000 pounds. More like 200, if he was lucky and ate his Wheeties that morning.