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Showing Original Post only (View all)What's up with this new interpretation of Christianity [View all]
I'm an atheist but I grew up with folks who took the following statement very seriously
'Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.'
How can state governments get together with religious extremists and pass laws that discriminate against fellow citizens. I hope this reaches the Supreme Court. Keep religion out of politics.
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I was directing the comment Regarding religion not Democrats, and being sarcastic.
still_one
Apr 2015
#83
This may not sound good but the ones who is voting these days are given instructions on
Thinkingabout
Apr 2015
#7
religion or non religion are just guises. Wars are always fought for money and power.
liberal_at_heart
Apr 2015
#15
The RCC may have been trying to save priests in Germany and occupied Europe.
former9thward
Apr 2015
#22
So you think the RCC thought that saving a couple hundred priests was more important than
progressoid
Apr 2015
#81
"I am now as before a Catholic and will always remain so." - Adolph Hitler, 1941
beam me up scottie
Apr 2015
#49
This entire sub thread started when a poster claimed atheists don't start wars.
former9thward
Apr 2015
#101
The current trend is to ignore the New Testament, except for The Book of Revelation.
liberal_at_heart
Apr 2015
#13
It is an oversimplification to say New Testament good, Old Testament bad,
Lydia Leftcoast
Apr 2015
#20
I didn't say anything about Jewish people. I said the extremist Christians are using the Old
liberal_at_heart
Apr 2015
#58
In the early years of DU, we had a poster who was the son of an Assemblies of God minister
Lydia Leftcoast
Apr 2015
#24
the Baptists had an outright COUP, around the same time as America's plague of "think tanks" arose
MisterP
Apr 2015
#38
#9. You shall not bear false witness (tell a lie) against your neighbor.
Dont call me Shirley
Apr 2015
#37
Organized religion was organized to steal from the non-rich. Usually not money but
valerief
Apr 2015
#30
Religions are businesses and therefore members of Corporate America
Dont call me Shirley
Apr 2015
#34
The central theme of Christianity is a willingness to sacrifice for the sake of others.
dawg
Apr 2015
#63
The Supreme Court (ruled by the religion of unfettered Capitalism) put its' religion into politics.
Vincardog
Apr 2015
#77
Christianity has been a tool to oppress and control others since its inception.
Arugula Latte
Apr 2015
#78
That's true. However, a lot of the "little people" believers also use it so they
Arugula Latte
Apr 2015
#107