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In reply to the discussion: Can the left take back the term "Christian"? [View all]jberryhill
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If you want to be a victim of intolerance so much so that you seek it out...
Swamp Lover
Aug 2012
#46
"Jesus was around some 2000 years ago" - Either that or a myth was started some 2000 years ago.
AnotherMcIntosh
Aug 2012
#57
The analogy doesn't fit at all. MLK ring a bell? Jesse Jackson? Coretta Scott King?
cbayer
Aug 2012
#19
Yes, they were a part of the coalition. That's what progressive religious people do -
cbayer
Aug 2012
#40
I'm not sure what you mean by "get back to the core words". Also, the so-called "values voter" is
Warren DeMontague
Aug 2012
#75
I think you are trying very hard to minimize the role of Chrisitianity in the Civil Rights movement.
kwassa
Aug 2012
#110
Yes, easily. The most difficult thing is starting something. Christianity is a left-wing religion.
sibelian
Aug 2012
#28
Ideas don't change because people use the name of the idea for something else.
sibelian
Aug 2012
#38
It's been hyjacked by the right. The new teatament is an early socialist reading.
demosincebirth
Aug 2012
#95
Am I correct in assuming that we certainly don't mean to include "Catholics"
jberryhill
Aug 2012
#51
That attitude won't get you far in what is a predominantly Christian nation.
Comrade Grumpy
Aug 2012
#81
I'm not criticizing the Xtians, but if the prize is altruism why bother with Xtianity?
valerief
Aug 2012
#104
But do you think Carter's pronounced religiosity changed political discourse for the worse?
DerekG
Aug 2012
#92
It's about principles and values, not "associating" the left with 1 religion nt
CabCurious
Aug 2012
#96
In all honestly though I think leftism will be more popular in non traditional religions.
white_wolf
Aug 2012
#68
Thats a w-i-d-e brush you have there. Try St Anthonys or Glide Memorial church in SF or St Vincent
demosincebirth
Aug 2012
#94
I guess you didn't check them out, so your point is moot. It's spurious.
demosincebirth
Aug 2012
#119