The Circus Is Coming, the Circus Is Coming

After a few days rest, most of the same cast of undiscriminating crusaders for the new non-denominational religion of Interfaithism struck again. This time they have made the crosstown journey from Culver City to the exotic wilds of Pasadena and the nut-friendly campus of the somewhat notorious All Saints Episcopal Church. The Los Angeles Times has deployed its sob-sister reporting regiment to Pasadena to tell its panting readers what a terrific fellow the rector is, that he truly is a rector of regal rectitude. With the cooperation of a sympathetic reporter and photographer, the renegade rector (“Oh dear, oh dear”) was elevated to Moses-like status. Upon reflection, since the rector is a liberal Christian, he may not consider Moses a lofty figure. The campus long has been known as a nut nest. The rector, who has a huge amount of trouble composing his mind, wants like company.

It’s Howdy Doody Time

I remain fascinated by the traveling circus, the Morality Be Damned Crusaders, the tireless interfaith troupers. In the glorious tradition of the Rev. Jesse Jackson, they bob from trouble spot to trouble spot, defending whatever “religious” criminal is under siege. These scene-stealers bear watching. Let’s review, class. The Morality Be Damned Crusaders made their first appearance of the month in Culver City at the King Fahad. When I asked some of the troops why, their responses were a blend of faith-based platitudes and observations about how terrible those politically motivated anti-terror demonstrators across the street were. Many of them (I am sure not all) are marvelously sincere, and, to an even greater degree, naïve. I do not understand how you can attain their ages — some had reached a plateau of serious maturation — and still think that little girls are made of sugar and spice, little boys of snips and snails and puppy dog tails. Pass the kool-aid, Murgatroyd. Let us take one step back. If those worshippers in the big, fat — “inclusive,” as liberals like to say — church of Interfaithism were being honest with themselves when they dashed to the intersection of Washington Boulevard and Huron, what moral imperative spurred them to demonstrate? Could they admit that it was politics that droive them, that religion was a convenient smokescreen. Remember the loopy people who marched in defense of the killer Tookie Williams last year? Refugees from the same squishy camp.

Take a Closer Look

Pastor Rich Bolin of the important Culver-Palms United Methodist Church said he came to the demonstration, if I interpreted him accurately, because Truth and Righteousness were on his side. Now, boys, let us pause for one minute. Can we agree that proudly identifying Muslim terrorists are indiscriminately murdering non-believers and fellow Muslims on nearly every continent? How much courage does it take for one, just one, Culver City Muslim to stand up — publicly, please, not in the privacy of his heart — and proclaim, “I protest the hijacking of my religion by hundreds of thousands of yahoos.” Not one Culver City Muslim has. Every prominent person in this town is too scared to call the honest mosque members for their shameful gutlessness. Therefore, how can one single Christian justify demonstrating on behalf of such a gutless, unworthy crowd? Instead of answering the question forthrightly, the Morality Be Damned Crusaders saddled up their fellow swaybacks and galloped off to Pasadena. According to the Times, Jews and Muslims who won’t stand up for their own religion, have offered to join the Episcopal church in support of the Oh-Dear, Oh-Dear rector. Such liars give religion a bad name.