AYN RAND VS THE FUNDIES

I noted below that I hoped the blatant contradiction between the believers in the Free Market Fairy and the believers in Jeebus would get widespread attention and it seems to have sucked in Glenda Beck:

Lib Christian organization goes after Ayn Rand

Some ads that feature Ayn Rand are creating buzz in the political sphere, as they are attacking Republicans who support Rand and her limited government policies. The ads come from a leftist phony Christian organization that really is just a political hack front group. It doesn't take much investigating to see that the ads come from Obama spiritual adviser Jim Wallis (shocker) -- one of the ads even mentions Glenn. Listen to them and get Glenn's reaction HERE.

I looked just now and this hasn't hit either Memeorandum or POLITICO but a search of Google News found some hits:

Christian right deifies an athiest — Ayn Rand

Atlanta Journal Constitution (blog) - ‎Jun 9, 2011‎

WASHINGTON — It was a cheap stunt captured on video camera, an ambush meant to embarrass a prominent Congressman, but it managed, nevertheless, to highlight an interesting subtext in the narrative of the religious right: Many of its members are ...

Religious people can agree with Ayn Rand

USA Today - Alejandro Gonzalez - ‎Jun 7, 2011‎

After taking a closer look at commentary writer Stephen Prothero's Forum piece, I must conclude that he as a writer is no different from Ayn Rand. He, too, makes judgment errors ("You can't reconcile Ayn Rand and Jesus," On Religion, Monday). ...

Must Christian Voters Choose Between Ayn Rand and Jesus?

The Atlantic - Conor Friedersdorf - ‎Jun 6, 2011‎

Is Objectivism, the philosophy of Ayn Rand, compatible with Christianity? The short answer is, "Of course it isn't." As the novelist herself put it, characterizing Jesus Christ during an interview with Playboy magazine, ...

Catholics Take on the Republican Cult of Ayn Rand

Gawker - ‎Jun 6, 2011‎

Jim Newell — Right-wingers have long been fascinated by Ayn Rand, the mid-century pop philosopher who defined moral behavior as doing whatever will make you, the individual, happy, and opposed any government intervention in the economy or charitable ...

 

 

 

Google News highlighted this remark by Richard Land of the Southern Baptist Convention:

"A lot of people go through an Ayn Rand phase," said Richard Land, who heads the Southern Baptist Convention's Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission. "Hopefully, they get over it."
more by Richard Land - Jun 9, 2011 - Atlanta Journal Constitution (blog) (1 occurrences)