Eric Giunta
FL State House 9: Kirk Headley-Perdue an Episco-Pagan?!
By Eric Giunta
My readers know I have come out with my first-ever public political endorsement, for Ann Yarko for FL State House 9.
I am convinced that her opponent, RPOF-funded Kirk Healdey-Purdue is a leftist, a veritable Charlie Crist waiting-to-happen, and is not who Republicans and conservatives need representing them in the upcoming race against Democrat incumbent Michelle Rehwinkle-Vasilinda.
As further evidence of just how much at odds Ms. Perdue is with her would-be constituents, I've found out some interesting tidbits concerning her religious predilections:
a) Five years ago, she was named in connection with an event featured by the "Red Hills Pagan Council":
Now, let me be fair: I have consulted members of the Perdue campaign on this matter, and they insist that Ms Perdue is a devout Christian, and tried to justify her fascination with "sacred geometry" by tying it into Biblical numerology. Count me among the unconvinced. Hebrew numerology does nothing more than ascribe symbolic signification to numerical values; it's got nothing whatsoever to do with a blatantly superstitious belief in the intrinsic "life-enhancing power of shape and form." For the Christian, life is enhanced by the rational man's free participation in the life-giving grace of God, and the free cultivation of the virtues. Traditional Christianity (including especially the sacramental Christianity of Catholics, Orthodox, and High-Church Protestants) doesn't ascribe any inherent supernatural power to numbers and shapes. But speaking of orthodox Christianity . . .
b) Ms Perdue is apparently an active member of Tallahassee's St John Episcopal Church, aka "The Leon County Democratic Party at Prayer." Now, let me be the first to pay homage to St John's cultivation of Christian art and liturgy; the city's Catholics could learn a thing or two from their worship, which I myself have participated in on more than one occasion. But the church's theology is atrocious: a blatant capitulation to post-modernism and culture-of-death/homosexualist liberalism, so much so that a former pastor and most of the congregation had to split off and found St Peter's Anglican as a conservative (i.e., orthodox) alternative.
The Constitution rightly forbids government from imposing religious tests on political candidates — it does not forbid We the People from doing so. Religious belief is not like race: it is freely chosen and subscribed to, and voters are right to ask how a candidate's religious convictions inform their worldview, and naturally their politics. One does not have to be religious to know that not all beliefs concerning God and the supernatural are equally rational or defensible — some myths are more noble than others, and voters are right to ask themselves whether they are better served and represented by a practicing Catholic Christian (Ann Yarko) or a liberal Protestant (Kirk Headley-Perdue) who publicly associates herself with pagan superstition.
Please consider a donation to Yarko's campaign.
NOTE: I do not work or volunteer for Ms. Yarko's campaign, and never have.
© Eric Giunta
My readers know I have come out with my first-ever public political endorsement, for Ann Yarko for FL State House 9.
I am convinced that her opponent, RPOF-funded Kirk Healdey-Purdue is a leftist, a veritable Charlie Crist waiting-to-happen, and is not who Republicans and conservatives need representing them in the upcoming race against Democrat incumbent Michelle Rehwinkle-Vasilinda.As further evidence of just how much at odds Ms. Perdue is with her would-be constituents, I've found out some interesting tidbits concerning her religious predilections:
a) Five years ago, she was named in connection with an event featured by the "Red Hills Pagan Council":
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Fri-Sun Sept 23-25, 3-Day Seminar: Balancing, Strengthening & Transforming Your Physical, Emotional & Spiritual Energies. Fri 12 noon-6pm. Sat 9am-6pm. Sun 10am-5pm. $295. Master teacher, healer, visionary Robin Carter returns to Tallahassee! He is one of the country's leading experts in the field of Sacred Geometry, the life enhancing power of shape & form. Although a limited number of sessions are being scheduled, a variety of times are available. Call Kirk to schedule 681-7667 (leave message if she doesn't answer). $150/hr (Robin suggests 1-1/2 or 2 hr sessions). To guarantee your space in any of the opportunities listed, please pre-register by calling Kirk Headley Perdue 681-7667.
Now, let me be fair: I have consulted members of the Perdue campaign on this matter, and they insist that Ms Perdue is a devout Christian, and tried to justify her fascination with "sacred geometry" by tying it into Biblical numerology. Count me among the unconvinced. Hebrew numerology does nothing more than ascribe symbolic signification to numerical values; it's got nothing whatsoever to do with a blatantly superstitious belief in the intrinsic "life-enhancing power of shape and form." For the Christian, life is enhanced by the rational man's free participation in the life-giving grace of God, and the free cultivation of the virtues. Traditional Christianity (including especially the sacramental Christianity of Catholics, Orthodox, and High-Church Protestants) doesn't ascribe any inherent supernatural power to numbers and shapes. But speaking of orthodox Christianity . . .
b) Ms Perdue is apparently an active member of Tallahassee's St John Episcopal Church, aka "The Leon County Democratic Party at Prayer." Now, let me be the first to pay homage to St John's cultivation of Christian art and liturgy; the city's Catholics could learn a thing or two from their worship, which I myself have participated in on more than one occasion. But the church's theology is atrocious: a blatant capitulation to post-modernism and culture-of-death/homosexualist liberalism, so much so that a former pastor and most of the congregation had to split off and found St Peter's Anglican as a conservative (i.e., orthodox) alternative.
The Constitution rightly forbids government from imposing religious tests on political candidates — it does not forbid We the People from doing so. Religious belief is not like race: it is freely chosen and subscribed to, and voters are right to ask how a candidate's religious convictions inform their worldview, and naturally their politics. One does not have to be religious to know that not all beliefs concerning God and the supernatural are equally rational or defensible — some myths are more noble than others, and voters are right to ask themselves whether they are better served and represented by a practicing Catholic Christian (Ann Yarko) or a liberal Protestant (Kirk Headley-Perdue) who publicly associates herself with pagan superstition.
Please consider a donation to Yarko's campaign.
NOTE: I do not work or volunteer for Ms. Yarko's campaign, and never have.
© Eric Giunta
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