A painting of Jesus presenting the Founding Fathers and fellow Americans past and present with the Constitution is a creative solution to the nagging problem of the separation of church and state, according to a press release someone named Julie sent me.
It is also the perfect representation of the fused Tea Party libertarianism and religious right conservatism that we see in the persons of Rick Perry and Michele Bachmann. This painting is not, however, running for president. "One Nation Under God" was painted by Jon McNaughton, a guy who is “an established artist whose new paintings have attracted the international attention of millions over the last two years. This painting video has over 3.3 million views on YouTube alone! Highly detailed religious and patriotic subjects are the focus of his paintings.” Aside from Jesus gifting us the Constitution, the painting features proud soldiers, a black college student reading a weird book favored by Glenn Beck called the 5,000 Year Leap, a Supreme Court Justice ashamed that he is a baby murderer, and a liberal media reporter “biased towards the left and try[ing] to shape the thinking and actions of Americans in that direction.” READ FULL DANIEL DENVIR ARTICLE One thing I know for certain - God cares about sports. What else would he have to do with his time? Peace in the Middle East? Answering the prayers of suffering children? Get real! Otherwise why would all those teams pray to him. How often driving home from college did I get behind a guy with that “If God isn’t a Penn State fan, then why is the sky blue and white?” You don’t see too many of them nowadays, do ya? From the NASCAR Prayer before the Indy 500 to Reggie White saying "God bless you" to a QB he just tackled, athletes have been doing it for Christ since the first kicker pointed double guns skyward. Whether pointing, crossing, kneeling, praying, wearing Bible verses on their checks, yeah, they’re going to give props to the Big Coach in the sky. And remember that fan that used to go to the football games in a rainbow wig and the John 3:16 t-shirt? He was a fixture on the televised games during the 70s and 80s. Hey! I wonder if there was more than one guy. Some mock, questioning how God could favor one team over the other. They say “it’s just a game”. Ask any Midwestern high school cheerleader if it’s just a game. Ask the 15-year-old injecting steroids into his muscles for that extra push. Ask any father forcing his football dream on his kid in screams and curses. While playing for the Vikings, Randall Cunningham once famously said that his team would win because they honored God more. Well, they lost. |