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Republicans confuse “Atlas Shrugged” for the Bible [View all]
http://www.salon.com/2014/07/14/republicans_confuse_atlas_shrugged_for_the_bible_partner/MONDAY, JUL 14, 2014 07:31 PM CEST
A new poll suggests a majority of party members think Jesus would have denounced universal healthcare
CJ WERLEMAN, ALTERNET
This article originally appeared on AlterNet.
Do you recall the part in the Bible where Jesus healed the leper, the blind, and raised Lazarus from the dead? I do. Apparently, Republicans remember those three respective biblical stories a little differently. According to a new YouGov poll, Republican Jesus did indeed heal the leper, the blind, and a dead man, but only after he asked each for a co-pay.
The poll was conducted July 1-2 among 1,000 U.S. adults using a sample selected from YouGovs opt-in online panel to match the demographics and other characteristics of the adult U.S. population. On a wide range of political issues, from healthcare to gun control, from raising taxes on the rich to climate change, respondents were asked what would Jesus support or oppose.
According to the results of the poll, a majority of Democrats and independents have read the same version of Christianitys Holy Book as I. For Republicans, however, it appears that, once again, theyve conflated Ayn Rands Atlas Shrugged with the Bible.
Eighty percent of Democrats and 52 percent of independents said Jesus would support universal healthcare. Indeed its hard to imagine Jesus would deny care to those who lack the financial means to enjoy the comfort of our for-profit capitalist healthcare industry. But thats not the Jesus Republicans know. Only 23 percent of Republicans believe Jesus would support healthcare for all.
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How can it be "the opposite of Christianity" if they use the same source material
cleanhippie
Jul 2014
#28
Oh but it's OK to mix Christianity with Democratic ideology, because that's what you believe.
trotsky
Jul 2014
#30
I'm not upset by it, I just think it's hypocritical to criticize the right wing for...
trotsky
Jul 2014
#40
Are you saying that non-GOP Christians don't mix politics with their religious beliefs?
cleanhippie
Jul 2014
#32
Your intentional obfuscation demonstrate that you approve of mixing politics and religion
cleanhippie
Jul 2014
#41
Every response you've gotten in this thread ends with you asking "why does this upset you?"
cleanhippie
Jul 2014
#50
Back when I was wading in the cesspool known as Discussionist, I saw many, many posts ...
Scuba
Jul 2014
#5
I look back in horror when I recall the period of my life when I was totally mesmerized by Ayn Rand.
cbayer
Jul 2014
#12
What's interesting is that it's non-Christians who see Jesus as a liberal
muriel_volestrangler
Jul 2014
#9
I think that's true, and not surprising, when you look at these rather large groups.
cbayer
Jul 2014
#11
As there is no way to determine which biblical interpretation is correct
Warren Stupidity
Jul 2014
#16
What the original texts might have said is so frequently so completely absurd or unacceptable
Warren Stupidity
Jul 2014
#18