Marco Rubio is Catholic, but most weeks he also attends a Protestant Megachurch in Miami: "On most Saturday nights, we still attend services at Christ Fellowship, especially if Pastor Rick [Blackwood] is preaching the sermon," the candidate wrote in his book, American Son. (h/t Steve M. at No More Mister Nice Blog, based on reporting by Bruce Wilson at Twocare.)
So what does Pastor Rick preach about? Well, for one thing, he's a creationist:
The scientific method actually teaches that the Bible is science because it is based on observable evidence, and that evolution is actually blind faith because it is not based on observable evidence. Let me say that again. Evolution is not based on observable evidence. Creation is based on observable evidence.
And who could it be that tempts people to turn from creationism to evolution? Could it be .. . ? Could it be . . .
Satan???
Here is my proposition for you, and this is what I want you to get: Evolution is fundamentally an attack by Satan on the glory of God ... Satan’s goal is to steal credit for the creation away from God, and than to assign that credit to evolution.
. . .
God said, “I created all of that to declare my glory to you. The universe declares my glory.” But Satan says “No, No. The universe does not declare the glory of God. The universe declares the glory of evolution. God did not make you. Evolution made you.
(or as Reverend Wright might put it:
God Damn the Theory of Evolution!)
Marco is not quite as certain as Pastor Rick, but only because he lacks the proper academic credentials. As we know, when asked how old the earth is, Senator Rubio demurred:
I’m not a scientist, man. . . . I don’t think I’m qualified to answer a question like that. At the end of the day, I think there are multiple theories out there on how the universe was created and I think this is a country where people should have the opportunity to teach them all.
Are all welcome to work at Christ Fellowship? Well, you've got to take this pledge to have a job there:
“I hereby certify that I am a Christian, not a practicing homosexual in accordance with scriptures (Leviticus 18:22, 20:13, Romans 1:26-27, I Corinthians 6:9-10, I Timothy 1:10)”
This is big, folks.* Just like Rev. Wright was hung around Obama, We'll soon be watching endless loops of "the worst of Reverend Rick" 24/7 on the networks. Rubio will have to make a big speech about all of this, explaining that he respectfully disagrees with the Reverend about evolution being the work of Satan. Will he throw Rev. Rick under the bus? his grandmother under a train? His Uncle under a swamp buggy?
I'm not much of a betting person, but for some reason I don't think any of that will happen.
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*I realize Reverend Rick's views will help Rubio in GOP primaries (just as Rev. Wright helped Obama win the nomination based on the radical left wing religious base of the Democratic Party). But the general electorate might want this information sooner rather than later.