Thursday, October 11, 2012

Willfully Blind Republicans

Not only are Republicans willfully blind to all the lies their candidate, Mitt Romney and his VP candidate, Paul Ryan say--they don't care.  What makes matters even worse, when Romney set a record pace of lies during the first presidential debate--he got more support amongst the Republican Party and uncommitted voters.

As this link shows, Romney lied 27 times in 38 minutes.  http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2012/10/04/958801/at-last-nights-debate-romney-told-27-myths-in-38-minutes/?mobile=nc

More on Romney lies.  http://www.alternet.org/news-amp-politics/10-most-shameless-romney-debate-lies-debunked

Yet, lying is a sin in the Bible, it is BAD, not good and Christians shouldn't support those who willingly lie and deceive.  Yet, most Republicans claim they are Christian and support Romney and Ryan, both who lie a lot--it is almost pathological.  This is a great link to how Christians should respond to lies--

http://www.gospelway.com/morality/lying.php

From the site--

"These are "bold-faced lies" - the one who tells them is well aware that he has told an outright falsehood. He may consider it a "big black lie" (one with serious consequences) or a "little white lie" (one he thinks will not have serious consequences), but he knows it he has told a lie. Many passages rebuke the general concept of lying. Proverbs 6:16-19 - God hates a lying tongue and a false witness who speaks lies. Exodus 20:16 - You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor. Ephesians 4:25 - Putting away lying, let each one of you speak truth with his neighbor. 1 Timothy 1:10 - Liars are listed among other sins that are contrary to sound doctrine. These are direct prohibitions against lying. Most people know that lying is morally wrong. Interestingly, people who often tell lies to others (like politicians) will often become very upset when other people lie to them and are often the quickest to accuse others of lying! Other kinds of lies and deceit may be less obvious: people may not consider these acts to be lies or deceptions when they do it. Yet they often recognize such acts to be lying when other people do it to them! [Other verses note especially Matthew 15:19; Leviticus 19:11,12; Colossians 3:9; see also Psalms 7:14; 32:2; 58:3; 59:12; Proverbs 4:24; 24:28; Isaiah 59:3,13; Hosea 4:2; Micah 6:12; Nahum 3:1; Romans 13:9; 1 Peter 2:1; 3:10; John 1:47]"

What causes lying?  Also from the site--

"In order to avoid lying and deceit, we need to know what causes people to be guilty. Ultimately all lies are conceived in the heart under the influence of Satan. John 8:44 - Jesus said regarding Satan: "there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own resources, for he is a liar and the father of it." Satan influences men to lie. Acts 5:1-9 - Ananias and Sapphira lied about their gift to the church. Peter asked, "Why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit...?" Matthew 15:18-20 - Jesus names things that come from the heart and defile a man, including false witness. When we tell lies then we have followed the influence of Satan, but the ultimate problem is in our hearts. If we are going to change, we have to start by changing our attitudes. What specific problems lead us to tell lies? [Isaiah 59:13; Jeremiah 17:9]"

So, Satan is the father of lies and those who lie continuously are in league with Satan.  Sounds like Romney and Ryan, but these "Republican Christians" would rather vote in the liar instead of the Black Christian Man who tells the truth.  So, are they willfully blind, willfully ignorant or both?

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