#uh also. i didnt write the last paragraph before the quote or actually those last two tags i completely flew out of my body

[sylveondreams]

re: my tags on the post i just reblogged:

i have been thinking a lot recently about america, mostly because i live here, but what i have been thinking about is reverend jeremiah wright "god damn america".

i've been thinking about these things because it is politics season (when is it not) and i've been watching politically engaged people on youtube talk about america and american's foreign and domestic policies. i just finished reading doppelganger by naomi wright and i'm now reading the kingdom, the power, and the glory by tim alberta and every time they mention god bless america i think no, god damn america. (recommend these books btw they're very good and inspiring a lot of reflection)

i think there are many things that are evil evil and i think that many evangelical and conservative christian americans have accidentally started worshipping the antichrist and i may not even be being hyperbolic about it. i don't think the people themselves are evil and i do not believe in sin but if anything is sin it's the lies the rich and powerful are telling americans on fox news and beyond. (and cnn and other news networks, who are not beyond the sway of the megarich, but generally they aren't the worst offenders)

i am not christian i do not believe in the bible i do not believe in god really but i am culturally christian i was raised presbyterian. tim alberta says in aforementioned book that he thinks american evangelicals have fallen into the trap of worshipping the false idol of america. i think this is entirely correct and americans would do well to listen to the people jesus would be if he were alive today. i do not remember who it was who said the killing of trevon martin is like the crucifixion of jesus. how many jesuses do we need how many martyrs. before the babylon of america turns its eye inwards and truly repents for the sins at the heart of the country. that is the only thing that can save us. if you love america and if you want to love america you have to look at it and say, god damn america. god is the fags and blacks and muslims and transgenders and homeless and addicts. god is you. god is unconditional love and acceptance, not a vengeful omnipotent power. not some kind of purity test or hater of every love you call sin. jesus died and dies every day so that you would look at the sins of your country and you turn a blind eye. god damn america for helping israel bomb gaza and martyr baby jesus in the rubble. and yet truly i say if you take your head out of your own ass you can learn and see all this stupid shit and maybe you will be given the tongue to convince other people through loving them as your neighbor that the entire world is your neighbor. couldnt be me though i cant say five sentences without stumbling over my tongue or getting confused.

"No, no, no, not God Bless America. God damn America — that's in the Bible — for killing innocent people. God damn America, for treating our citizens as less than human. God damn America, as long as she tries to act like she is God, and she is supreme." - rev. jeremiah wright, "confusing god and government"