Dr. Chester E. Ramey, continuing in the tradition of shaming uncaring conservatives in letter form, penned such a missive to the editor of the Cleveland Plain Dealer,
and it is the most epic assessment of the right wing “Christian”
ideology surrounding our society’s less fortunate that you will read for
a while.
Ramey lays out the right-wing war on the largely ignored portions of
our society–the poor, the sick, those from whom justice hides. For
America’s “Christian” right, ignoring these people is easy–no matter
what the Bible has to say on the subject.
“A parable for our time, adapted from Matthew 25: When I was hungry, you cut my food stamps; when thirsty, you allowed my water to be polluted for corporate profit; when I was a stranger, you detained and deported me.
When I was naked and vulnerable, without a job or income, you denied me extended unemployment compensation, holding it hostage to a political agenda. When I was ill, you refused to extend Medicaid; when in prison, you denied me justice in favor of revenge, and executed me.
And the righteous replied, when was it that we saw you hungry, thirsty, a stranger, naked, ill or in prison? And He said, anything you did to one of these, however humble, poor and powerless, you did to me.”
Dr. Chester E. Ramey,
Bainbridge
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