We’ve heard of a highway to hell, but a highway to heaven? That’s just ridiculous, but some people seem to believe it: The 700 Club recently featured some Christian warriors who are using US I-35 for an anti-queer crusade. Via Right Wing Watch:
A number of Christians have come to believe, because of recent prophecies, dreams, and visions, that I-35 is the highway spoken in Isaiah 35, verse 8: “And a highway will be there, it will be called the way of holiness.”
…[Heartland Ministries’ Hill] believes God has an awesome plan that starts along I-35. “Let’s draw a line in the center of America, set people on fire, get young people saved, get moms and dads saved, get churches on fire, get holy, and watch how it affects the rest of America.”
“What do we expect to see?” [said Cindy Jacob.] “We expect laws to be changed in cities. We expect righteous leaders. We expect a movement, a reformation that will literally sweep the face of the earth.”
Someone better tell these fools that I-35 only goes through America.
spunkbox
I am so sick of these god freaks shoving their shit down our throats! This dude puts it into words far better than I ever could:
http://spunkbox.blogspot.com/2007/07/fuck-faith.html
dizzy spins
“set people on fire”
“get churches on fire”
I know she’s speaking metaphorically (i HOPE!) but who talks like that?!
Woof
Wasn’t Michael Landen in Highway to Heaven????
Joe Mama
Oh. My. God. Freaks.
If you follow the link they claim to have “cured (a drunk) young man from his desire to have sex with men by a laying of hands in a gay bar.”
I know they do it because they think they’re helping, but for chrissake could it please end already?
Dawster
I live 3 blocks from I-35.
I’ll be sure to let everyone know when the Wild Beast comes.
oops! there he goes! oh, no, wait… that was just a homeless guy…. nevermind.
Hotrodbuddy
I suspect the young man who was “slain in the spirit” and delivered from Homosexuality was a PLANT! These people are sick, they will do anything for their twisted cause. I am so sick of these so called “Christians”. Shame to organized religion…Shame,Shame,Shame!!!!!
WWH
FIRE!
WWH
Hotrod: OF COURSE he was a plant – they even got it on film for christ’s sake. (sorry!)
WWH
From now on when something is totally snap or holla or cool or whatev, can we all just say “Fiah” (with a wag of the head) instead?
Markastro
That bridge that collapsed in Minneapolis this summer was part of I-35
audiored
*shiver* I also live mere blocks from I35.
Matteo
this video makes me wanna throw up … do really people have all this free time to invest in reading the bible the wrong way and making it into a Broadway show?
paul-e-wog
Why do all the freaky religious zealot stories originate in Dallas!?1 I’ll be watching for the hand of God to touch I-35 as I drive to work – maybe he can open up a couple lanes of traffic and really bless us all.
Kristian Israel
Step aside boys! lets all hold hands in a perverted manner and pray tooo daaa lordddd that he gives this people brains and if all goes well some common logic! Amen!
hells kitchen guy
I think they’ve confused it with the Hershey Highway. BTW, “Chapter 35” of Isaiah wasn’t codified as such until about 13th Century AD. Whatever. Fucking morons. Keeps ’em off the streets, I guess.
Ctprep
Um, someone needs to tell that Queen that he wasn’t converted . . .he’ll be at a rest stop before u know it
beefy
He’ll be feeling the fire(!) when the studly bald guy gets gets him bent over the coffee table!
refreshmedchris
OH, yes….just a reminder that I-35 ends in Laredo, TX where it meets the proposed wall of shame to keep out immigrants. This is SO 1950. Get over it, we are moving towards 2050.