I’m a Chuck Norris fan. I have enjoyed many of his movies over the years and have nothing but respect for him as an action star. Politically however….. not so much.

You see, Chuck and his wife Gena just did a Republican PSA to get out the evangelical Christian vote come election time. That’s actually perfectly okay with me. They are entitled to endorse any party they want to. That’s one of the perks of living in a free and democratic society. The problem is their terminology. They talk about how President Obama getting re-elected will lead America into “a thousand years of darkness”. That little Reagan quote is in addition to a remarkably passionless spiel about how their great and free country is under attack.

So which freedoms are under attack by those evil Democrats. The right to love and marry whomsoever ones heart desires? Nope, that’s the Republicans. A woman’s right to make her own reproductive health choices? Ummm…. nope also Republicans. How about the right to learn science instead of theology in public schools? Oops… Republicans again.

All of that is mildly annoying, but no more so than anyone else I don’t happen to agree with. What really set me off is the truly EPIC scale of their evangelical hypocrisy. You see, Chuck has made a mountain of cash and an entire public career by glorifying violence and murder. Furthermore, his recent appearance in “The Expendables 2” seems to indicate a serious failure to repent and change his ways.

Now I don’t claim to be the most devout Christian. I’m still working at sorting some things out with God, but other things are pretty clear. Since the Norrises quoted Reagan, I guess I’ll have to settle for quoting the other guy. “Let he who is without sin cast the first stone.”. Not sure who I’m talking about? Let me try a quote from his Father, “Though shalt do no murder.” Still stumped? How about my personal favorite from the Son again? “A new commandment do I give unto you that you love one and other. Even as I have loved you, that you also love one and other.”

I don’t remember too many of those ideas coming through in Mr Norris movies. Maybe he missed the idea of being Christian. In case he did, here’s a tip. You’re supposed to live your faith in all aspects of your life. All aspects. Even if it means you don’t get millions and millions of dollars for glorifying violence and murder.

Until that happens, Chuck and Gena will remain the very essence of hypocrisy.

Cheers, Winston