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October 17, 2005

I'm Confused

I'm confused. Does Cory Burnell really want the Constitution interpreted in the light of the Bible or does he want the Bible interpreted in the light of the Constitution? Either way, it's hard not to think that the Christian Exodus movement doesn't understand either the Bible or the Constriction. Here's what the State.com, South Carolina's Home Page says,

Christian Exodus was founded in 2003 by Cory Burnell, a former California salesman and evangelical Christian. He defines the group as a Christian constitutionalist and separatist organization.

The group wants to move thousands of evangelical Christians to South Carolina, elect candidates who espouse their values, and return the state government to one based on the Bible and the Constitution as they say it was originally intended by the Founding Fathers.

Burnell wants to move enough folks with the same mindset as his into South Carolina to set up the state as a theocracy of his beliefs. Here is how they describe their mission,

ChristianExodus.org is coordinating the move of thousands of Christians to South Carolina for the express purpose of re-establishing Godly, constitutional government. It is evident that the U.S. Constitution has been abandoned under our current federal system, and the efforts of Christian activism to restore our Godly republic have proven futile over the past three decades. The time has come for Christians to withdraw our consent from the current federal government and re-introduce the Christian principles once so predominant in America to a sovereign State like South Carolina.

And here are the things they want to change in their new reformed state.

  • Abortion continues against the wishes of many States
  • Sodomite marriage is now legal in Massachusetts (and coming soon to a neighborhood near you)
  • Children who pray in public schools are subject to prosecution
  • Our schools continue to teach the discredited theory of Darwinian evolution
  • The Bible is still not welcome in schools except under unconstitutional FEDERAL guidelines
  • The 10 Commandments remain banned from public display
  • Sodomy is now legal AND celebrated as "diversity" rather than condemned as perversion
  • Preaching Christianity will soon be outlawed as "hate speech"

I wonder why sodomy comes up twice. Do they have a special problem here? If their children are really facing prosecution, they need to get the help of the ACLU. If they think evolution is discredited, they need to read a biology book or two and lay off the first couple of chapters of Genesis for a while. The Federal guidelines define how the Bible and other religious books can be used constitutionally in schools. The 10 Commandments can be on public display, just not on public property and at public expense except when part of a larger non-sectarian display. And again, if they feel they are being restricted when it comes to preaching Christianity, they need to call the ACLU, which has helped in many such cases. Oh, yes, while it may be true that some States would likely outlaw abortion, the vast majority of American's still support a women's right to choose.

As to their strategy, I say, "go for it." Let's get all the theocrats in one place were they can return even onto the middle ages without taking the rest of us with them. I really don't wish any evil on the good citizens of South Carolina. But if this is the price that must be paid to get these people out of the other 49 states I think it is worth it.

Posted by Duane Smith at October 17, 2005 1:16 PM | Read more on Religion |

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