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Rick Perry’s Jesus Imperative: A Report from Saturday’s Mega-Rally | Politics | Religion Dispatches

Rick Perry’s Jesus Imperative: A Report from Saturday’s Mega-Rally | Politics | Religion Dispatches

By the time Texas Governor Rick Perry took the stage at his scheduled time at The Response on Saturday, the crowd had been softened to receive him. Perry, as scheduled, emerged from behind the prayer and worship band shortly before 11:30, his coiffed hair and toothy grin filling the enormous television screens behind him. The audience, still aglow and groggy, almost, from a frenzied prayer session devoted to individual repentance had been called upon, through the throb of the praise music, to “lay yourselves bare” for Jesus, your “first love,” and to “repent for putting other things before Jesus.”

This was no idle command—in fact “command” and “obedience” were the day’s chief buzzwords for many speakers; as repentance was required on behalf of yourself, your church, and your country for having failed to commit yourself to Jesus, for having permitted abortion and “sexual immorality,” for failing to cleanse yourself of “filthiness,” and to repent for having “touched what is unclean.” As the individual repentance portion of the day reached its climax, just before Perry’s remarks, people lay flat on the floor; others raised their arms in charismatic receipt of God’s word. Others danced. Some spoke in tongues. A woman wearing a fatigue green “M.A.S.H.” t-shirt (that’s Mobile Army Spiritual Hospital) prostrated herself on the floor.

“Like all of you, I love this country this deeply,” intoned the governor who once publicly mused about his state seceding. “Indeed the only thing you love more,” he added, as the audience held its collective breath, praying he wouldn’t say something that fell short of expectations, “is the living Christ.” A collective exhale for him getting it right; the governor was exalted.

Tomorrow is going to be busy.

• I need to go to Kaiser and drop off paperwork with the Medical Secretaries, pick up a form from my doctor, and then pick up new medication.


• Because my thyroid is evidently running ultra-marathons while chugging pure caffeine.


• Then off to the DMV to apply for a disabled tag.


• Trust me, these days I need it.


• After that, I'm off to baka49er's place to give her a quick course in using Flickr.


• Assuming I survive that, I have an old dollar bill from World War II I want to sell. It's stamped "HAWAII" on the back and was one of the bills issued only in the colony. The idea was that if the Japanese invaded, the entire run of currency could be declared worthless.


• Depending on condition and which series it is, it's worth $10-$50.


• That works for me!


• Just need to find a coin shop along my route of march.


• Also need to find a new card holder for my wallet.


• My Niners are now 3-1.


• I made several trades (next year's draft is going to be bad) but picked up a much better right tackle, left outside linebacker, and a new #1 wide receiver.


• Also discovered that the practice sessions really help. Especially those "key plays" identified by the coaching staff.


• Now playing the game with a pen and note pad next to me.


• Finally found the bloody GPS. It was inside a folder from when I had home healthcare.


• It will be useful on the drive up to Reno.


• Which is next Tuesday. Yikes!


• kshandra is picking up our suitcases from murphymom. I'm going to start setting aside what I want to take up later this week.


• Need to start wearing teeth again, I suppose.


• Go Giants!