Mike Pence: America’s Pitchman For Religious Fascism

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by Margarita Mercure Hibbs

Donald Trump, Mike Pence and a Hard Right congress plan to repeal the Johnson Amendment. This amendment specifies that tax exempt status be allowed only on the condition that churches do not engage in political organizing for a specific candidate. If they do so they face the forfeiture of their tax exempt status.

It does not stop individual or group support for any cause but only restricts organizations from endorsing individual candidates. Make no mistake, their basis for this argument is about money. It also clearly shows him making a public statement of his willingness to violate the constitutional pledge he made when he was sworn in as Vice-President.

It is beyond insidious and disgusting that the presumption of their intent arrogantly dismisses the separation of church and state, but it also dismisses the specific design of our nation’s “checks and balances,” to ensure that the people be protected from the possible tyrannical rule of a corrupt executive.

For what seems like eons, Republicans have waxed poetic about the sanctity of many things; our nation’s constitution, our military and devastation of 9/11. If you’ve been paying attention, they throw out 9/11 as an excuse for almost everything they do. But if you’re paying closer attention, Trump’s new Attorney General Sessions has been on record with his assertion that support for our Veterans is an ‘Entitlement we can no longer afford.’

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So we know now that the holy grail consisting of our troops and veterans is no longer sacred. For people like Pence and Trump, two people who have never served in the military, this is just playing with toy soldiers.

Now that they have full control of all three branches of government, they seek to dismantle any portion of the document that protects their political and social opponents. True Constitutional experts should be screaming from the rooftops regarding this issue. This video is now evidence of their evil agenda, disguised as patriotic religious advocacy for only the Evangelical Christian faith community.

Please note the rich irony in the organization that created and shared this video. Anti-corporate is a laughable term when you consider the professional corporate style that mega churches utilize to part their believers from their money, while building lavish mansions and corporate jets lifestyles. Their title is a deliberate distortion of the concept of ‘anti-corporate’ intended to exploit people who are fed up with ‘establishment corruption.’ I urge you not to ‘LIKE’ their Facebook presence. It’s a false representation intended to exact monetary and political gain.

What’s next? The American Christian Crusades and another holy war? This is why Trump and Company are screaming about the safety of our country. It’s really about the industries that support and benefit from the bloody treasure paid by our soldiers. War is profitable for these people, and who better than our church leaders to persuade and manipulate fearful people?

About Post Author

Margarita Mercure Hibbs

Former First Lady of Estancia, New Mexico and daughter of a former USDA Under-Secretary, currently works and lives in Estancia, New Mexico. She works within and outside the political party system as an elected Chair for the Torrance County Democratic Party and as a small business artist and designer on Main Street. A native of New Mexico, she brings a long record of service to rural communities and social development. In addition to her community activism, local civic engagement, she knows that the potential of America is in the people, who prove every day that extraordinary things happen from simple acts of hard work, compassion for one another and the desire to strive for simple goodness.
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6 years ago

They did this today. How did you know? They said god rules and the awful Trumper and his friend Mike preached from the Rose Garden and Trumper signed an order saying religious can now preach politics. I hate my country today.

Alberta Warner
7 years ago

Great explanation for the issue….an issue I had no idea was in the process of their garbage work.

7 years ago

In the Western World this religious obsession is unique to America, and it ain’t over yet. The only good news is millennial’s are starting to desert the craziness of religion for more common sense paradigms such as Atheism and agnosticism. Good article.

Admin
7 years ago

If Pence has his way we will all be required to go to church or else, and with this administration only the imagination limits “or else.”

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