Friday, May 23, 2008
There they go again
Товарищ McCain is distancing himself from Pastor Hagee, stating that Hagee's interpretation of Scripture is untenable.
Okay, someone should ask Товарищ McCain: Since you're perfectly sure Hagee's view of prophecy and WW2 is wrong, what is the correct interpretation? You must have a different interpretation in mind, if you can state categorically that Hagee's version is wrong. If you can only say "I don't know", then you are absolutely unqualified to say that Hagee is wrong.
Same with Obama. If he's certain that Rev Wright's interpretation of our pre-9/11 sins is wrong, he should be required to state in detail the "correct" interpretation.
And if Товарищи McCain and Obama are going to criticize each other for favoring different interpretations ... or more weirdly and bizarrely, criticize each other for insufficiently condemning different interpretations ... aren't we in effect imposing a peculiarly convoluted religious test on officeholders? ¶ 1:20 PM
Okay, someone should ask Товарищ McCain: Since you're perfectly sure Hagee's view of prophecy and WW2 is wrong, what is the correct interpretation? You must have a different interpretation in mind, if you can state categorically that Hagee's version is wrong. If you can only say "I don't know", then you are absolutely unqualified to say that Hagee is wrong.
Same with Obama. If he's certain that Rev Wright's interpretation of our pre-9/11 sins is wrong, he should be required to state in detail the "correct" interpretation.
And if Товарищи McCain and Obama are going to criticize each other for favoring different interpretations ... or more weirdly and bizarrely, criticize each other for insufficiently condemning different interpretations ... aren't we in effect imposing a peculiarly convoluted religious test on officeholders? ¶ 1:20 PM
