At first, I thought this had to be a joke in the style of “The Onion”. Sadly, no. I have video of this dolt saying this on C-Span. I don’t know who’s more dangerous to humanity, Kerry or ISIS.
The video:
Here is some history leading up to this epic inanity. In February, Kerry said climate change is as ‘big a threat to the world as terrorism, poverty, and weapons of mass destruction’. Last month Kerry said climate change is the “biggest challenge of all we face right now.” And on Tuesday September 3rd, at a ceremony to appoint Texas lawyer Shaarik Zafar as special representative to Muslim communities, Kerry told the crowd that it is America’s Biblical “responsibility” to “confront climate change.”
“Our faiths are inextricably linked on any number of things that we must confront and deal with in policy concepts today. Our faiths are inextricably linked on the environment. For many of us, respect for God’s creation also translates into a duty to protect and sustain his first creation, Earth, the planet,”
“Confronting climate change is, in the long run, one of the greatest challenges that we face, and you can see this duty or responsibility laid out in Scriptures clearly, beginning in Genesis. And Muslim-majority countries are among the most vulnerable. Our response to this challenge ought to be rooted in a sense of stewardship of Earth, and for me and for many of us here today, that responsibility comes from God.”
I do hope Mr. Kerry travels to the heart of an ISIS stronghold to deliver this message personally. Maybe then he’ll gain a sense of priority and perhaps, some sanity when he realizes his epic mistake.
As Secretary of State for the United States he might do wiser to emulate the very first Secretary of State, Thomas Jefferson. But, in any case, one could at least hope that John Kerry (former Senator and current Secretary of State) would have at least enough knowledge of the US Constitution, and the original Ten Amendments in the attendant Bill of Rights, to recognize that the very first amendment in the Bill of Rights states, “Congress shall make no law respecting the establishment of a religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof…” What is it about the very basic and simple word ‘no’ that Kerry does not understand?
It depends on what your definition of no is.
Remember, Kerry was picked as SOS to make Hillary’s failed tenure look good.
Didn’t work.
Well, there you go – Kerry is one of those far-right, fanatical religious zealots that are ruining our country that we are always reading about in the main stream media.
Oh, wait…
never mind.
For the record, Kerry is in no way representative of Christians.
Seriously, this is one of those “This is why we can’t have nice things” moments for me.
Climate change policy mistakes kill. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2478114/Fuel-poverty-Britain-24k-die-winter-rising-energy-prices.html
Kerry appears to be batsh*t crazy.
I suspect I may get in trouble for this statement but I don’t think I’ll die if I make it.
[no but you’ll get snipped – over the top – mod]
Kerry said: “For many of us, respect for God’s creation…”
Mr. Kerry is a fetus part of God’s creation?
+1
“laid out in Scriptures clearly, beginning in Genesis”
I am far from a Biblical scholar, but perhaps it would help if Mr Kerry could quote chapter and verse? Or is he just making up things.
And Muslim-majority countries are among the most vulnerable.
If by Muslim-majority countries he means dictatorships, than yes I agree. Dictatorships are generally vulnerable, that’s why they keep themselves heavily armed and keep the people oppressed.
Probably a speechwriter or two got this assignment. Maybe even his “spokeswomen.” Sheesh.
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In John Kerry’s strategy we are seeing the merging of three types of religion*** where I think the merging of those three types of religion is a necessary and sufficient pre-condition to re-establish the Dark Ages of irrational total society ruled by the priests. The priests did not in the historical Dark Ages hesitate to abrogate the independence of applied reasoning (aka science) and in a new Dark Ages the new priests will also not hesitate.
*** those three types of religion being merged are: type (1) is a secular updated GAIA religion using the pseudo-scientific hypothesis of CAGW; type (2) are the current major mono-theistic religions; type (3) is the secular religion based on the historically imperative socialism advocated by Marx and Engels using Hegelian philosophy.
John
Your analysis has an important omission. Human sacrifices have been instituted by many Pagan priesthoods on all continents to ensure planetary stability, seasonal regularit,y and the fertility of earth. This Earth religion is not new.
Has anyone ever stopped to think of how much pagan ritual to ensure a good yield for crops could have been avoided by simply applying Nitrogen, Potassium, and Phosphorous to the soil at the right time. And applying sulfur as a fungicide?
Zeke @ur momisugly September 5, 2014 at 12:40 pm
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Zeke,
If I made the following change to my original comment (change shown below in bold CAPS) then would your concern be resolved over my possible omission?
In John Kerry’s strategy we are seeing the merging of three types of religion*** where I think the merging of those three types of religion is a necessary and sufficient pre-condition to re-establish the Dark Ages of irrational total society ruled by the priests. The priests did not in the historical Dark Ages hesitate to abrogate the independence of applied reasoning (aka science) and in a new Dark Ages the new priests will also not hesitate.
*** those three types of religion being merged are: type (1) is a
secularPAGAN updated GAIA religion using the pseudo-scientific hypothesis of CAGW; type (2) are the current major mono-theistic religions; type (3) is the secular religion based on the historically imperative socialism advocated by Marx and Engels using Hegelian philosophy.John
OK?
Regarding your discussion of sacrifice and religion, divinely imposed altruism exists in many forms of religion outside of paganism. Altruism imposed on individuals is immoral.
John
The bible commands him to not murder, other than in self-defense. Yet he is pro-choice anyway. And if he does not commit murder, he is an accessory to its commission. I don’t think his concerns are genuine, other than for the political and monetary leverage he stands to gain or lose with exploitation of the global cooling/warming/change scheme.
Good old Lurch. He never fails to surprise
Kerry et al. (e.g., Obama and the Hildebeast) probably aren’t acting entirely on their own impulses (and thus they aren’t as nuts as they seem). They may have been warned that if the administration doesn’t push hard for a deal in Paris in 2015, the Green Party will run a serious (big-name) presidential candidate in 2016. That will sink the Democrats’ shot at the presidency.
Think about it–as surely Greenie bigshots did a year or two ago: What’s the way to best leverage their strength to get that 2015 deal through? More demonstrations, more media propaganda, and increasing the level of alarmism aren’t working. The only answer is to warn the Democratic leadership to “get with the program OR ELSE.” The Democrats know the Greens are crazy enough to follow through on that threat. (Maybe Gore has let it be known that “he’s available” as a Green candidate!) And they know it will work, based on what happened in 2000.
What goes on behind the scenes is very important in politics. (I’ve just finished reading Roger Stone’s Nixon’s Secrets. Whew!)
Kerry may be mentally ill, but he is certainly opportunistic. His concerns for morality are either a pretense or selective.
When Roy Spencer was testifying before congress, this same administration questioned his credentials as a scientist by demanding to know his belief in scripture. Having attempted to undermine his science by doing so blatantly underscores the hypocrisy of this regime which now seeks to support their view of science by quoting the very scripture they just used to undermine Spencer.
When I first saw this story reported in other places, I thought surely it was some deliberate hoax, surely no politician could willfully make a fool of themselves to this extent? Turns out I was wrong, and the fool for believing such wasn’t possible is me.
Sec. Kerry’s current obsession is just a long line of issues he has been on the wrong side of during his long sad career as a public figure.
In the presidential debates Kerry explained that his deep moral convictions could not impel him to promote Catholocism-based policies because of the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Sounds like he might have changed his mind about the Amendment’s importance.
Sec. Kerry’s boss despises bible thumpers.
Basically what you have here is a person who lives in a world of stereotypes, and is behaving as if the stereotypes he projects upon skeptics (bible-thumping science-deniers) are real – therefore thinks he’s scoring points.
PS: The appointment of Kerry as SoS can be seen as an attempt to placate and partially defuse such a Green Party threat. (Maybe Kerry had let it be known that he too would be willing to run as a Green candidate in 2016!!)
Ditto Obama’s request for $1 billion for various climate change initiatives around the country–it might also have been an attempt to placate the Green Party re its threat in 2016.
Think about it. Movers and shakers in politics, and especially their advisers, are schemers–they almost have to be. Behind-the-scenes politicking is full of threats, bluffs, log-rolling, back-stabbing, etc. So Green-organization bigshots would never NOT have thought of playing this card–and, having thought of it, of not following though with it–especially as their patience had been tried by Obama’s foot-dragging (as they perceived it) on this issue and they were ready to “go nuclear,” so to speak.
There’s no green party threat — unless you’re talking about wealthy billionaires who might donate less to the Democrats if the Obama administration doesn’t do something about the climate.
Kerry is mentally ill. So is Hillary Clinton spewing similar insanity. Why do these morons have to drag scripture into their stupidity?
John Kerry is trying to start by selling this idea to these Derplahomans
What are the practical and legal functions of a US Secretary of state?
Tony
Worry!!
Amen Anthony!
Evolution of the Official Critique of CAGW skeptics:
Then: “Science denier”!
Now: “Religion denier”!
— Bad News
John Kerry is as empty headed as the empty B40 rocket launcher he was supposed to have taken from a dying Viet Cong. Read the whole sorry story at the address below.
http://www.counterpunch.org/2013/07/26/what-john-kerry-really-did-in-vietnam/