Sean Hannity and John Kasich - Liars for Jesus

I made the mistake of turning to Fox News while Sean Hannity was getting his knickers in a twist about President Obama's "not a Christian nation" comment in Turkey. I should have seen this coming but it always amazes me. It had all the fallacies you normally expect, with one little twist this time. Hannity started by referencing Easter as part of his diatribe then pulled out the standard founding father deist quotes that they somehow think equals bible believing Christianity. Then Kasich slipped up. He screwed up the narrative by mentioning Jefferson's rewriting of the bible. I wonder how many fundagelicals squirmed uncomfortably in their chairs with those words. He doubled his error by mentioning that Jefferson "took some things out". And what was one of these things he removed? You got it. The EASTER STORY!

The upshot? We know at least John Kasich is knowing lying about the beliefs and intents of the founding fathers. I'm pretty sure Hannity knows he's lying too. But he does it to ruffle the feathers of the Christian base. Once again we see there are no depths of dishonesty the faithful will not sink too to promote their little history rewrite.

Edit: Jason Seahorn, former NFL footballer, just referenced the "In God We Trust" on our money as proof not of a generically monotheistic nation but of an explicitly Christian nation. The arrogance of the majority can be truly stunning.