Glenn Beck characteristically invoked God\u2019s will on his radio show this morning in urging his followers to oppose the debt ceiling deal: \u201cStand in the protection of divine providence!\u201d he said repeatedly.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
How has he determined that God prefers debt default to compromise with Democrats?\u00a0 What are his sources of evidence?\u00a0 What would count as contrary evidence?\u00a0 And will those who vote for the deal risk divine wrath?\u00a0 Such theological certainty regarding one\u2019s preferred political actions recalls the Islamic extremists whom Beck believes threaten America\u2019s very existence.\u00a0 Such certainty is also not very different from Texas Governor Rick Perry\u2019s planned Christian prayer meeting <\/a>with governors and others this weekend to \u201cseek God\u2019s guidance and wisdom in addressing the challenges that face our communities, states and nation.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0 Let me predict: God\u2019s wisdom will align almost seamlessly with what Perry and his fellow prayer-senders already intend to do.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Glenn Beck characteristically invoked God\u2019s will on his radio show this morning in urging his followers to oppose the debt ceiling deal: \u201cStand in the protection of divine providence!\u201d he said repeatedly.\u00a0\u00a0 How has he determined that God prefers debt … Continue reading