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Never. It was stolen. Conservatives make Jesus Cry. NYC_SKP Aug 2012 #1
I think so, too. Tennessee Gal Aug 2012 #4
Jesus would also cry at the RW idea that the environment is there to be exploited. NYC_SKP Aug 2012 #8
Matthew 10:34-36 -- Jesus said: FarCenter Aug 2012 #47
We're not talking about that today. JNelson6563 Aug 2012 #84
New ideas always divide people CJCRANE Aug 2012 #86
steal it back. piratefish08 Aug 2012 #23
I'm confused. Buzz Clik Aug 2012 #2
The quote at the top is attached to it when posted to Facebook. Tennessee Gal Aug 2012 #3
I don't know how old you are, but this has been going on for > 20 years newthinking Aug 2012 #13
i don't think it's predominant but i do think it's loud. eom ellenfl Aug 2012 #54
It started with the Roman Gestapo agent Saul. Archae Aug 2012 #5
...and continued when Constantine burned the Gnostic Gospels ! RagAss Aug 2012 #10
Christian ? BlueinOhio Aug 2012 #57
all conservatives are treated as 'authentic'. any thing other than conservative - not so much. xchrom Aug 2012 #6
As a Christian myself, most modern "Christian" churches are simply a culture newthinking Aug 2012 #7
Yes, a few years ago, a DUer whose father was an Assemblies of God minister complained about Lydia Leftcoast Aug 2012 #24
"Lost our way" Freddie Aug 2012 #36
The Cold War. YoungDemCA Aug 2012 #9
right after jesus died datasuspect Aug 2012 #11
Frankly, I cannot see how a true Christian could NOT be a Liberal. WinkyDink Aug 2012 #12
That is my point of view also!!! Tennessee Gal Aug 2012 #15
Yes!! Jesus was a liberal Freddie Aug 2012 #37
St. Paul. A guy who never met Jesus, who never knew him personally and knew NOTHING about his life. A HERETIC I AM Aug 2012 #65
I don't believe Jesus view of the world fits in well with todays liberal/conservative concepts Johonny Aug 2012 #67
"The Kingdom of God is within you". CJCRANE Aug 2012 #87
It is So Unusual to Hear Someone Say That On the Road Aug 2012 #107
That's exactly the way I've always felt Poiuyt Aug 2012 #80
I love that girl and I love her hair! NYC_SKP Aug 2012 #14
I didn't know it was. cherokeeprogressive Aug 2012 #16
Not literally ... but they act like they own it. Tennessee Gal Aug 2012 #18
You can travel all over the world Harmony Blue Aug 2012 #17
Eastern Christianity is, but the trend worldwide is to the "conservative Jesus" unfortunately newthinking Aug 2012 #21
When people sat in the pews and allowed themselves to be Skidmore Aug 2012 #19
"Liberal attack"? OriginalGeek Aug 2012 #20
I agree Robyn66 Aug 2012 #22
"As Liberals we should respect EVERYONE whether we agree with them or not and not berate anyone." Tennessee Gal Aug 2012 #33
I totally agree with you, but that doesn't satisfy atheists and anti-christians here on Du. When demosincebirth Aug 2012 #35
Happens without fail. cordelia Aug 2012 #48
Then take your religion back. jeff47 Aug 2012 #72
That's a shallow statement. demosincebirth Aug 2012 #74
It's a realistic statement. Zalatix Aug 2012 #81
You're among those claiming conservative Christians don't speak for you jeff47 Aug 2012 #92
Just like you and your ilk. You and others, at times, make blanket statements demosincebirth Aug 2012 #115
Hey, stop attacking the wrong side. jeff47 Aug 2012 #119
Sorry that you can't take the heat, but it's still Peace. bub demosincebirth Aug 2012 #123
Keep on doing nothing. I'm sure it will start working any day now. (nt) jeff47 Aug 2012 #124
No it's not. When the bad is allowed to crowd out hifiguy Aug 2012 #114
I don't know if I'm good or not. It's like sayin' I'm humble. If I say I'm humble, I'm not. demosincebirth Aug 2012 #118
+++ yes! Freddie Aug 2012 #40
I'll agree with you when you step between a me and a fundie attacking me. jeff47 Aug 2012 #71
As soon as they put "leaders" in charge of it. Tierra_y_Libertad Aug 2012 #25
I don't know. Maybe when they stopped ignoring the example of how Christ lived his life. gollygee Aug 2012 #26
I trace it to 1979 when the fundamentalists took over the Southern Baptist Convention bluestateguy Aug 2012 #27
It was 1969 when I walked into a Baptist Church in Texas. malokvale77 Aug 2012 #60
325 c.e. at the Council of Nicea. Deep13 Aug 2012 #28
Beat me to it. NYC_SKP Aug 2012 #29
In what way is the media liberal? yardwork Aug 2012 #30
They are saying the media is attacking Gabby. Not me. Tennessee Gal Aug 2012 #34
Who is "they?" I'm confused. yardwork Aug 2012 #45
The people posting this on Facebook are equating the media to liberals. nt Tennessee Gal Aug 2012 #55
"So, is there some attack under way on Christians by "liberals" that I am unaware of?" Ever demosincebirth Aug 2012 #31
At the same time they took control marybourg Aug 2012 #32
Seriously? 1981 - The Moral Majority was neither, but the message was pushed in the press. hootinholler Aug 2012 #38
Yes. Long about 1980-81. Jeff In Milwaukee Aug 2012 #44
The irony that Mr Carter is an actual evangelical Christian was lost on the nation. n/t hootinholler Aug 2012 #58
reagan. HiPointDem Aug 2012 #39
Yes, Reagan--who almost never set foot in a church Freddie Aug 2012 #43
It was shortly after Satan got control of Right-Wing Fundamentalist Churches ThoughtCriminal Aug 2012 #41
The Conservative Right Wingers have stolen our FLAG as well AsahinaKimi Aug 2012 #42
Maybe ever since Bush II said: "“You can fool some of the people all the time, and those are the AnotherMcIntosh Aug 2012 #46
It was, in fact, in 1964.... drb Aug 2012 #49
Excellent question. It was stolen by the religious right. cbayer Aug 2012 #50
When the liberal Christians refused to stand up. n/t Egalitarian Thug Aug 2012 #51
you must not read or watch much news...and I guess you can spot a "liberal christian" just demosincebirth Aug 2012 #61
I've been watching you guys support and enable them for 30 years. Egalitarian Thug Aug 2012 #69
"watching you guys" Boy, you must have a lot of time on your hands. demosincebirth Aug 2012 #76
If only you were so obnoxious to the people that cause the problems. Egalitarian Thug Aug 2012 #91
Such a childish response. demosincebirth Aug 2012 #96
when they bought all the microphones. unblock Aug 2012 #52
conservatives do NOT solely own christianity. ellenfl Aug 2012 #53
Agreed. nt Tennessee Gal Aug 2012 #56
When liberals abandoned it. sibelian Aug 2012 #59
Isaiah 10:1-3 aquart Aug 2012 #62
*Are* people complaining about her beliefs? (nt) Posteritatis Aug 2012 #63
In the words of Willie Sutton rrneck Aug 2012 #64
I think it was about the same time that they claimed to be the only true patriots. Arkansas Granny Aug 2012 #66
It happened when liberal Christians stopped fighting for their religion. jeff47 Aug 2012 #68
As a liberal Christian, arguing with a Fundie is a lot like arguing with a drunk. turtlerescue1 Aug 2012 #93
You don't talk to them. You talk to the rest of us. jeff47 Aug 2012 #97
I can promise you it is a rock and a hard place to be both turtlerescue1 Aug 2012 #98
The goal is not to convert me jeff47 Aug 2012 #100
They should make themselves apparent as they love others, including gay people and poor Bluenorthwest Aug 2012 #106
okay turtlerescue1 Aug 2012 #109
Society follows the loudest jeff47 Aug 2012 #110
Assume as you wish, allow Liberal Christians the same please? turtlerescue1 Aug 2012 #111
This is your problem. Why are you attacking me for it? jeff47 Aug 2012 #120
Liberal Christians are also pretty quiet when they get ridiculed on DU. Dreamer Tatum Aug 2012 #113
it isn't ... but perception control is being managed. eom yawnmaster Aug 2012 #70
after 911.. they needed a diversion to keep people from asking questions... lib2DaBone Aug 2012 #73
"Conservative Christian" is an oxymoron; Jamaal510 Aug 2012 #75
The internet is a house of echoes. You can make it say anything & then blame that on anyone. nt patrice Aug 2012 #77
It's not Liberals who are attacking Christianity. patrice Aug 2012 #78
I believe in the golden rule riverbendviewgal Aug 2012 #79
They always shriek loudest about the things they suck at. raouldukelives Aug 2012 #82
I think a particularly noxious brand of christianity has been deliberately promoted since around HiPointDem Aug 2012 #83
Being Christian is not a prerequisite for being truly Progressive. greyl Aug 2012 #85
I am not a true believe anymore but still find solace within the church.... WCGreen Aug 2012 #88
There is something unsavory about those who believe Dawson Leery Aug 2012 #121
About ten minutes after the American flag was jmondine Aug 2012 #89
In the 90s, the conservatives took ownership of the term without resistence CabCurious Aug 2012 #90
When? 99Forever Aug 2012 #94
about the same time they started trying to hog the flag all to themselves eShirl Aug 2012 #95
the problem I think sweetapogee Aug 2012 #99
They like to claim God 2pooped2pop Aug 2012 #101
It didn't. Barack Obama, Joe Biden, the Kennedys, and the Clintons are all Christians (nt) Nye Bevan Aug 2012 #102
Yeah, read through DU for awhile. Christian bashing is one of the only prejudice actually cbdo2007 Aug 2012 #103
Jerry Falwell & the Moral Majority hijacked it around 1980 catbyte Aug 2012 #104
When the republican platform did not believe in the separation of church and state /nt still_one Aug 2012 #105
Without going all the way back to Saul of Tarsus, hifiguy Aug 2012 #108
No problem with religion as long as a person is open minded marlakay Aug 2012 #112
It's isn't - Take it back. DearAbby Aug 2012 #116
October 28, 312 MNBrewer Aug 2012 #117
it happened when the republicans went after their votes. they saw suckers. spanone Aug 2012 #122
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