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Request was political; Judy Pamer; Beaver County Times; December 25, 2011.
Some previous letters from Ms. Pamer are here, here, here, here, and here, going back to 2004.
Ms. Pamer is a disability advocacy speaker for ACHIEVA.
Below is a detailed critique of the subject letter.
“I am tired of being told that because I am a liberal Democrat that I can’t be a true Christian. I am tired of political groups exploiting Christ’s name for their agendas.”
[RWC] Since most leftists seem to claim they’re really centrists or some other euphemism, Ms. Pamer deserves credit for identifying her ideology.
Ms. Pamer may be “tired of political groups exploiting Christ’s name for their agendas,” but not so tired she doesn’t do it herself in the letter’s final paragraph.
“If the Tea Party Patriots want to put up a Nativity for Christmas they should do so in their own yards. Since a display at the courthouse has been denied in the past then they knew going in that their request would be denied. Their only motive is to make a political protest.”
[RWC] Ms. Pamer failed to mention the Beaver County Commissioners approved the Steel Valley Patriots request to put on a live Nativity display. Even if Ms. Pamer’s allegation were true, what is wrong with “political protest?” I didn’t see any letters from Ms. Pamer complaining about the “Occupy” political protests.
Here’s another recent letter from a local on this topic.
“They are a political group with religious beliefs, not the other way around. Jesus preached social justice 38 times in his teachings. I suggest that the best way to honor Him this season is to reach out to those in need.”
[RWC] “They are a political group with religious beliefs, not the other way around.” So what?
“Jesus preached social justice 38 times in his teachings?” Keep in mind “social justice” has become leftyspeak for leftist (aka communist, progressive, socialist, etc.) policies/programs to redistribute property and paychecks from those who earn them (your family, for example) to those who don’t, giving power to those who make the rules and taking power from families. It’s been awhile since my eight years at St. Titus grade school and four years of high school CCD classes, but I don’t recall anything about Jesus advocating government taking from one family to give to another. As I recall, we were taught charity was about the individual making personal sacrifices by his choice, not by government diktat. There’s nothing altruistic, charitable, or Christ-like in “robbing Peter to pay Paul.” You’ll note Ms. Pamer didn’t provide any examples of Jesus preaching “social justice 38 times in his teachings.”
Finally, Ms. Pamer “suggest[s] that the best way to honor Him this season is to reach out to those in need.” Is there some reason we can’t do both?
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