I know 'Atlas Shrugged' is a LONG book,
cuz I read the whole thing, (didn't really like it, but I finished it) with it's pro-capitalist, anti-religious message, but, obviously the religious right couldn't be bothered by such a ponderous tome.
Chuck Colson, who DID read it, said," it's hard to imagine a world view more antithetical to Christianity."
So what is Colson talking about? A week before his statement, American Values Network released a damning memo with a large number of Rand quotes where she says she is out to destroy the Church and Judeo-Christian morality. She argued that people had to choose between following her teachings or those of Christianity and other religious traditions. Rand said religion was "evil," called the message of John 3:16 "monstrous," argued that the weak are beyond love and undeserving of it, that loving your neighbor was immoral and impossible and that she was out to undermine the idea that charity was a moral duty and virtue.
So what was the GOP response to this attack on Judeo-Christian and family values, not to mention on Christ himself?
"Ayn Rand, you've got to love Ayn Rand. She's great." -- Glenn Beck
"Rand more than anyone else did a fantastic job of explaining the morality of capitalism, the morality of individualism... It's that kind of thinking, that kind of writing that is sorely needed right now." -- Author of the GOP Budget, Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI)
"I am a fan of Ayn Rand, and I've read all her novels." -- Senator Rand Paul (R-KY)
"The brilliant writer and novelist, Ayn Rand."-- Rush Limbaugh
Typical psycho-babble from the right-wing talking heads, who obviously didn't read her book, but as always, claim to be 'experts', cuz part of her message suits their ends.
Chuck Colson, who DID read it, said," it's hard to imagine a world view more antithetical to Christianity."
So what is Colson talking about? A week before his statement, American Values Network released a damning memo with a large number of Rand quotes where she says she is out to destroy the Church and Judeo-Christian morality. She argued that people had to choose between following her teachings or those of Christianity and other religious traditions. Rand said religion was "evil," called the message of John 3:16 "monstrous," argued that the weak are beyond love and undeserving of it, that loving your neighbor was immoral and impossible and that she was out to undermine the idea that charity was a moral duty and virtue.
So what was the GOP response to this attack on Judeo-Christian and family values, not to mention on Christ himself?
"Ayn Rand, you've got to love Ayn Rand. She's great." -- Glenn Beck
"Rand more than anyone else did a fantastic job of explaining the morality of capitalism, the morality of individualism... It's that kind of thinking, that kind of writing that is sorely needed right now." -- Author of the GOP Budget, Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI)
"I am a fan of Ayn Rand, and I've read all her novels." -- Senator Rand Paul (R-KY)
"The brilliant writer and novelist, Ayn Rand."-- Rush Limbaugh
Typical psycho-babble from the right-wing talking heads, who obviously didn't read her book, but as always, claim to be 'experts', cuz part of her message suits their ends.
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