The “Christian” rhetoric around politics has been shameful on BOTH sides of the national debate for a long while.
I have no idea if the above image, posted to the Palin PAC website, had any influence on the gunman who today shot Representative Giffords, targeted in this image. But I do know that the dialogue between Christians in our nation about their political rivals rarely reflects these words of Jesus:
“You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be children of your Father in heaven.
– Matthew 4:43-45a, feel free to read the chapter or book or Bible for context.
Nor does it reflect the ethics of the Apostle Paul, who in his masterpiece treatise on Christian theology, wrote,
“Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse.”
– Romans 12:14, again read for context.
For the love of God, my brothers and sisters, look to Christ, and pray for those with whom you disagree about some cultural or political issue. Do not cheer as they are targeted figuratively or literally. The person across the aisle from your deeply felt political ideology was created in the image of God, no less than you.
pat loughery 
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