Blaine's Axiom

When someone cites the Bible, or Biblical history, to make a political point, they will invariably offend. The President does this all the time. Last year about this time, Obama made a speech promoting immigration by citing the Nativity story of Joseph and Mary.

"This Christmas season there’s a whole story about a young, soon-to-be-mother and her husband of modest means looking for a place to house themselves for the night..."

This is just one example of President Obama wielding his "faith" as a cudgel to shame Christians into supporting his executive decision to claim "prosecutorial discretion" over six million illegal aliens.

Obama has used Luke 12:48 to justify higher levels of taxation, quoting only the part that part that reads "unto whom much is given, much shall be required." This is taken so out of context, it makes me wonder if there is some progressive compendium of Biblical quotes out there, ready to be brandished in a policy scuffle.

The most egregious example of this sophistry is when a progressive mockingly asks, "What would Jesus do?"

This tactic and the deployment of the Nativity story were in the air during the Saturday broadcast of KFI 640's Mo Kelly radio program.

"You complained last week about Starbucks not putting snowflakes and the inscription 'Merry Christmas' on a coffee cup. Remember that? This week, as opposed to last week, you're adamantly against middle eastern refugees finding refuge in America. You know, that place, that every single week you allege is a Christian nation.

And next week, right after Thanksgiving, you'll officially start celebrating the birth of the middle eastern child born to a middle eastern couple fleeing persecution and seeking refuge. Am I missing anything?"

I understand that to be a successful talk radio host, you have to be provocative. I tweeted at radio guy when I got home.

@MrMokelly If you really think Mary and Joseph were "fleeing persecution" I suggest reading a Bible.

— Matt Blaine (@chillblaine) November 22, 2015

To his credit, he replied.

@chillblaine Actually they were. A woman having a child not by her husband would have resulted in death. Yes, do read a Bible.

— Mo'Kelly, Inc. (@MrMokelly) November 22, 2015

@MrMokelly That may be, but that wasn't the reason Mary and Joseph went to Bethlehem.

— Matt Blaine (@chillblaine) November 22, 2015

@chillblaine "The reason" is a distinction without a difference. Denying access to Syrians is the issue, not the reason they want to come.

— Mo'Kelly, Inc. (@MrMokelly) November 22, 2015

A distinction without a difference.

Excuse me, but twisting the Nativity story to justify your political outcome is pretty offensive. I feel the same way about the Westboro Baptist Church and their misguided belief, so this is not purely a political tactic. It is pushback against persons who claim to be able to see into someone's heart and see not principle, but fear.

Nobody gives a fuck about the Starbucks cup. Well, not me, anyway, not when the oldest Christian outposts are being wiped out due to Obama's perfidy. All anyone commenting about the Starbucks cup is trying to say, is look, another example of Christianity being mocked and marginalized out of the public square.

But that's ok, Christians turn the other cheek. Until they don't.