Daily Kos: Rick Perry's reading list: A how-to on converting Jews and Muslims to Christianity

[highplainsdem]

From Hunter at Daily Kos:

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/08/30/1011972/-Rick-Perrys-reading-list:-A-how-to-on-converting-Jews-and-Muslims-toChristianity

Rick Perry and his handlers would like you to know that he is currently reading some books, and therefore not dumb. Some people are questioning one of his choices, however:

ne of the books the Texas governor says he's reading lately, Charles Stanley's Turning the Tide, sounds a bit extreme. Although it's described by Politico as "a Baptist pastor's how-to for Christian conservatives who want to change the country's direction," some choice excerpts from the actual words inside reveal "change the country's direction" to be something of a euphemism for "convert all Jews and Muslims because they are heathens."

As Mother Jones notes, the "tide" in the title is actually a "tsunami of death and depravity that we're running out of time to thwart." Then there's this, from Stanley: "Pray for God's protection against terrorism and ask that Muslims throughout the world will come to know Jesus as their Savior."

The New Yorker's Ryan Lizza, who recently detailed Michele Bachmann's own penchant for batty religious writings, tweeted some additional excerpts from the Stanley book, including "pray that Jews worldwide will accept Him as their Savior," and, "May the people of Israel acknowledge their guilt, seek Your face, and accept Your Son -- the Messiah."

[mucifer]

1. I don't see perry converting any of us. he can have his dreams.

[spanone]

2. ricky needs to become one of those teevee envangelist flim-flam man preachers

he's much more suited to that than politics

[Tyrs WolfDaemon]

3. He should start with something simpler

Like the classic 'Dick and Jane' stuff.

But then based on all the stories of his frequent enjoyment of gentleman's' clubs
He would probably enjoy learning to read with stories like
'See Dick. See Dick chase Jane. See Dick dick Jane.' (It would just ruin his day if we could cut out the illustrations first :evilgrin: )