Social justice haikus, just for Glenn Beck
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
By Megan Sweas
Comments (11)
Here's an entertaining response to Glenn Beck's comments against social justice: Haik U Glenn Beck.
Brought to us by the Jewish Fund for Justice, anyone can contribute their haiku (that's the three line poem--5/7/5 syllables), responding to Beck's anti-justice statements. You can also vote up your favorites.
Since I'm no poet, I'll share two favorites that aren't in the top 10 list. Too funny!
From killjoy:
i may start to go
to church today, now i know
glenn is against it
From Katie Halper:
In Aramaic
Jesus Said "JK" after
turn the other cheek
Hat tip for to Religion News Service's blog for sharing this.
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Counting the crowd is of
By Kelvin_X (not verified) on Thursday, September 9, 2010Counting the crowd is of almost no importance. At its largest possible value, it still represents a small minority of the electorate.History will judge the event. It may or it may not leave a mark on the hearts of those who were in that place. They were saying that Glenn Beck gathered almost half a million. There were also claims that its only roughly around 87,000. Whatever is true, like what i said, number is not significant. Believers may have over estimated the attendance number but still, a lot of people were gathered to join the purpose.
Lack of Charity and Distortions
By Jerry (not verified) on Friday, July 23, 2010While mocking opponents is the style of Glenn Beck, editor Brian Cones is fond of criticizing opponents posting here for their “lack of charity” when making pointed posts against opponents. This appears to be Chicago-style Alinsky Rules of Radicals Catholicism: hold your opponents to the highest standards, but those standards do not apply to you.
This lack of charity leads to distortion and bearing false witness against Glenn Beck. This post distorts Beck as making “anti-justice statements” as if he opposes justice. The March 12 post falsely claims “we have Glenn Beck saying that we should leave the Catholic Church because of our tradition of social justice.”
Mr. Beck advocated people leaving churches such as Fr. Flager’s parish, not the Catholic Church.
"Am I advising people to leave their church? Yes! If I am going to Jeremiah Wright's church (a reference to President Barack Obama's former Chicago pastor). If you have a priest that is pushing social justice, go find another parish. Go alert your bishop."
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700016115/Mormons-other-Christians-de...
It is sinful to rationalize bearing false witness claiming “Beck said to leave churches that preach social justice. The Catholic Church preaches Social Justice. Therefore, I’ll write Beck says to leave the Catholic Church.”
This is great, keep it coming
By Anonymous (not verified) on Monday, July 19, 2010Thanks,
Glenn Beck
It Depends
By Anonymous (not verified) on Monday, July 19, 2010My loins I gird now
Against the world, I chasten
My underwear protects
Social justice
By Anonymous (not verified) on Friday, July 16, 2010Greg- well said, unfortunately many women religious have adopted social justice as defined by Obama and not the Pope. I have witnessed their behavior and do not know if it is brainwashing or what.
Social Justice
By Greg (not verified) on Thursday, July 15, 2010In various papers collected under the title "The Essential Benedict XVI, His Central Writings & Speeches," the Pope speaks out frequently against collectivist political systems, such as Marxism.
The Pope's beautifully written articles explain, in various ways, the types of political activism that many lump, incorrectly, under social justice.
There are similarities between the way Benedict explains the drawbacks of Marxism and the manner in which Beck describes problems with Marxism.
Will you also be posting a series of Haikus mocking the views of the Pope? Or do you realize such mockery is inappropriate in all cases?
Glen Beck...
By Who Repealed Vatican II? (not verified) on Monday, July 19, 2010Would no doubt find Rerum Novarum revolutionary and "socialistic" because of its endorsement of labor unions' fundamental right to exist.
Glen Beck Desperation
By Jerry D (not verified) on Monday, July 19, 2010Rather than addressing arguments, you go into to your Glen Beck association ad hominen attacks.
Rerum Novarum could be inserted into the Republican Party platform. If there is an issue of today where leading Conservatives are are advocating positions violating the spirit of Rerum Novarum, it would contribute to thoughful discussion if you describe the issue in light of Rerum Novarum.
http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/leo_xiii/encyclicals/documents/hf_l-xi...
Of interest is Rerum Novarum's concern of government involvement harming the ties of family life. The welfare state, which has led to a massive increase in out of wedlock births, shows the concern was well founded.
You're Giving Beck Too Much Credit....
By Who Repealed Vatican II? (not verified) on Monday, July 19, 2010I agree totally that Rerum Novarum has a lot that Beck would endorse, including the unfettered right to private property. But Glenn would never get past the Labor Union "problem". Kind of like how our bishops dealt with the Health Reform Bill. Out of over 1000 pages, there were 3 or 4 they couldn't stomach, because they were non starters. The same goes for Beck when it comes to labor unions.
Why make Beck the issue?
By Jerry D (not verified) on Monday, July 19, 2010Beck has good Cable TV ratings, but he is still a small player in the larger scheme of things. Why must you insist on making what you think Beck might think the center of all things for the purposes of making ad hominen attacks on others? Ideas matter.
You'd gain a lot more insight reading and critiquing Thomas Sowell or Charles Krauthaummer rather than constantly ranting about Glenn Beck might think.
So let's not waste our time making up arguments of what Glenn Beck may or may not object to regarding labor unions and Rerum Novarum. If you can come up with an actual case where leading conservatives are against workers in desperate poverty and subjugation forming labor unions as described in Rerum Novarum, it's a legitimate issue.
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