Another in the ongoing saga of religiosity makes people stupid.

[KentuckyWoman]

I am a person of faith. Not a particular one, just have a basic belief that there is something bigger than me out there somewhere running things. I can't tell you he or she or it or none of the above and although I mostly go to Christian churches I certainly don't think Christianity is the end to be all.

I am 80. I've met a lot of people. I know wingnut Christians, some who are private but devout in some religion, some casual, some don't care, some atheist, some even what I'd call evangelical atheists. Even in my own family we have quite a mix.

Once in a while I run across someone whose religiosity matters to them more than their faith. The "Pharisee" types. All show and no sense. They love to go all Foghorn Leghorn when they see someone else not living up to the facade they think whatever religion should be.

So today, we had the funeral for a 36 yr old man with 3 younger kids. He had one of those heart attacks that you have a great day, go to bed, and wake up dead. Wife laying right next to him didn't hear a thing. I drove his grandma and sat with her. We are pretty good friends. The dead grandson wasn't much for church but seemed to be a top notch kind of guy to me.

I never ever have been riled enough in a church to want slap the preacher in the head with a chair. Today was the day. First off, the pomposity. Then he got up there and ripped the dead man apart for all his faults. Then he looked the grieving family in the face and told them grieving proved they are not real Christians and hopefully the dead guy and the surviving family will get right with God.

Then they held an alter call.

I post this here because this is exactly the kind of people we are dealing with in Maga /Q world. These maniacs live their delusions and there is no talking to them. They hate. They take pride in hurting other people (in the name of Jesus). When the inevitable backlash comes they think it is the devil trying to derail them from the light of God. Delusional.

They are making some headway in forcing their brand of crazy on America. The only way we'll save the basics of democracy is to push them back under a rock.

And maybe smack a few in the head with a chair ... I dunno.