Still obsessed with Schiavo

I've written before about my neighbors: Trinity Baptist mega-church. They are still fine neighbors; although sometimes the marquee in front of their church makes me scratch my head and wonder where their priorities lie.

Here is this week's announcement:

Schiavo's mind died in 1990. Her body died in March 2005. But, apparently, her story is still very much alive in the Christian fundamentalist community. I suspect the reason for this is because the controversy represented the high-water mark in their attempt to turn the United States into a theocracy.

Think about it: They were able to get congress to convene for a special session. They were able to get the President to come to DC from one of his vacations. I've even heard rumors that Florida governor Jeb Bush seriously considered sending in state police to prevent the court's order.

Now that is political muscle.

If fundamentalists couldn't keep Shiavo's feeding-tube in with a lap-dog conservative congress bending over backwards for them, they sure-as-heck are not going to be able to overturn Roe v Wade, teach creationism in public schools, or force homosexuals back into the closet.

Having the rule of law win the day in spite of their best efforts and prayers must have been a huge psychological blow to the religious right. It demonstrated that there still is a ceiling to their power, and, by extension, God's ability to use them for His Divine Will. Small wonder they still obsess about the case.

I will probably attend Gibb's lecture this Sunday to witness first-hand the Schiavo obsession, and see how long it's possible to beat a dead horse.

Read counterpoint here.

Tags: Schiavo - David Gibb - Lecture - Fundamentalism - Rule of law - marquee - Sit Rover, sit! SUBMIT! OBEY!!!

Off topic side note: If you visit the Trinity Baptist Church website today, the top link is for Dr. Sexton's message series on Obedience. So if you have dogs that need to be house-broken - check him out.

I mean, why else wouldn't it be about dog-training?

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