Invisapeeps 2.0

In the wake of Sarah Palin’s recent remarks advocating the torture of prisoners, the Christian organization Faithful America has created a petition aimed at distancing people of faith, from this hateful commentary made by Sarah Palin this past weekend, specifically:

“…Water-boarding is how we baptize terrorists.”

Faithful America, is the largest and fastest growing online community of Christians. Their objective is to put faith into action – for social justice. Their petition starts off saying:

“This is what we’ve come to in America: A former candidate for vice-president can equate torture and Holy Baptism, and one of the nation’s most powerful political lobbies erupts into cheers and applause.

As usual, Palin’s remarks are already making international headlines, once again portraying Christianity as a religion of hatred and violence. But this time, let’s show just how many Christians are appalled by Palin’s twisted misrepresentation of our faith.”

The organization is also circulating an official media statement, as follows:

“For Christians, torture is not a joke or a political punchline, but a ghastly reminder of the suffering of Jesus upon the cross. By equating it with Holy Baptism — the act by which we are united with Christ in his death and resurrection — Sarah Palin is blasphemously twisting our faith into a weapon of hatred and violence. No media outlet should cover her remarks without reporting on how sincere Christians of all theological and political persuasions are appalled.”

This is not the first time Faithful America has entered into the political arena. They have many campaigns running simultaneously including:

• Let The Church Reopen Its Doors To The Homeless
• Anti-Gay Hate Isn’t Religious Freedom
• Stand With The Sisters Against A Dangerous Fracking Pipeline
• Don’t Take The Koch Brothers Money
• Do The Bishops Side With Rush Limbaugh or Pope Francis

Being a left-wing Christian, with a splash of Buddhism, I feel great relief and joy to see more and more people of faith speak out against the religious extremists. Last week, Dan Haseltine, the lead singer of the popular Christian rock band, Jars of Clay, tweeted in support of same-sex/equal marriage. It was a courageous move, as he risked losing friends, family, fans, and his livelihood in order to stand up for what he believed. Needless to say the band is experiencing backlash. At the same time, they are also receiving brand new fans and support. Perhaps Faithful America will get involved. Here’s to all the good work this Christian online community is accomplishing – and here’s to their perfect axiom:

Love they neighbor. No exceptions.

To sign the Faith America petition against Sarah Palin, click here.

http://samuel-warde.com/2014/04/sarah-palin-does-not-speak-for-christians/

This was shared on my facebook, I don't know much about the organization so if anyone has more info, I'd love to hear.