FRC begging with lies

• July 13, 2014
• politics  
• religion  
• wingnuttia  

I just received another “action alert” email from Tony Perkins at the FRC (Family Research Council). It starts like this:

Today, America’s President has surrounded himself with an administration that disregards the law. The result: wave after wave of outrageous scandals.

Then goes on to urge me with a bright red background:

Donate Now – to Defend Faith, Family & Freedom

Followed by the obligatory mention of “the ever expanding IRS scandal” due to “the use of a federal agency to target Christian and conservative individuals and groups who don’t agree with the President”. Without noting that this a) isn’t a scandal except to Republican politicians who need an excuse to get their name in the news, and b) the IRS was doing what the law required them to do and conservative groups were not singled out disproportionately. You’ve got to love Christian morals that apparently allow lying when it serves your goals.

They then get to the real heart of the matter: “they can turn their sights on churches as well, and on those who donate to churches.” OMG! Obama’s jack-booted thugs might begin knocking down the doors of my church at any moment! And that is followed, you guessed it, with another plea for money:

Donate Now So Your Gift Is Doubled

I feel sorry for the people who respond to such messages. They appear to live in a constant state of fear. But for grifters like Tony Perkins I have only contempt.