HOLY ROLLER HYPOCRISY: CLUE-SB'S 'FAITH-BASED' POWER GRAB EXPOSED!

Noozhawk recently pulled back the curtain on CLUE-Santa Barbara, a group whose name, an acronym for Clergy and Laity United for Economic Justice, practically screams 'we're here to lecture you.' Apparently, their summer evenings are spent plotting how to inject 'faith-based' activism into public policy, a pastime usually reserved for the less-than-holy halls of Sacramento's lobbyist brigades. One pictures a room full of earnest acolytes, bravely tackling the existential threat of, well, everything that isn't sufficiently 'equitable' by their own ever-shifting standards.

Now, far be it from The Whipping Post to suggest that a group headquartered in a grand old church isn't entirely focused on spiritual uplift. But when 'economic justice' consistently translates into more government programs, higher taxes, and regulations that stifle the very free market principles that built our thriving community, one has to wonder if these 'faith leaders' are actually reading the Good Book or just the latest progressive policy paper. It's a miracle they haven't discovered that 'economic justice' often requires a robust economy, something historically achieved by less government intervention, not more.

What Noozhawk's piece generously bypasses is the underlying power dynamic. This isn't just about good intentions; it's about leveraging the moral authority of 'faith' to push a decidedly political agenda. Our local Supervisors, ever eager to appear virtuous, no doubt see these groups as ready-made focus groups for advancing pet projects without the messy business of actually consulting the taxpayers who foot the bill. The real sermon here is that 'faith-based' often means 'politically-based' when convenient, and the congregation is all of us, whether we like the preaching or not.