Now, this perhaps isn't surprising for an organization that promotes a known hate group on its own Web site (and even though we've reported this repeatedly over the past year and a half, the hate group remains on the AFA Web site). But still, call me naive, but being a Christian myself I always find it hard to believe that other people who claim to be Christians AND who claim to run Christian organizations would be such outright liars. Alas, here we go again.
This time, the AFA is accusing the Democratic Party of something it didn't even do. What, pray tell? Why of dissing Easter, of course. You see, the AFA claims - and outright lies - that the Democrats issued an Easter proclamation that didn't mention that Easter is a Christian holiday. In fact, the word "Christians" is right in the DNC release. But look at what the AFA says in an email alert just broadcasted to their members:
[T]he Democratic Party has taken Christ and the Resurrection out of Easter.... The DNC treated Easter as if was not unique to the Christian faith, and made it into a nondescript, universal, nonexclusive religious celebration celebrated by every religion in the world.
“Easter Sunday is a joyful celebration. The holiday represents peace, redemption and renewal, a theme which brings hope to people of all faiths. During this time Christians are called to remember who they are as people of faith, and that even the greatest of evils will not have the last word. It is also a time to reflect upon and be in solidarity with those who are persecuted and suffering among us. We should also use this time to honor those who continue to make incredible sacrifices for us, including our brave men and women in the armed forces serving overseas during this holiday. I would like to wish all those celebrating around the world this Sunday, a joyous Easter.”
See, quite a lovely proclamation. And it clearly mentions Christians, by name, so how and why does the AFA claim that the Democrats have suddenly made Easter a non-Christian holiday? Read what the AFA wrote, "The DNC treated Easter as if was not unique to the Christian faith." That is an outright lie.
But again, the American Family Association is an organization that promotes the bigotry of a known hate group, so perhaps we shouldn't be surprised.
And, considering the recent charges of anti-Catholic bigotry leveled against the American Family Association by one of their former top lawyers, maybe the AFA shouldn't be casting the first stone. And I quote their former lawyer:
I remember during a weekly mandatory devotional at AFA, one top AFA executive made the statement that Catholics were not Christians (being a Catholic? this was news to me).
In fact, I spoke with the lawyer and he told me that the top AFA executive said that there were no Christians in Spain, everyone is Catholic.
