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Sun Feb-25-07 04:47 PM
Response to Original message |
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brainwashed so maybe get her into a good deprogramming Program?
And good luck!
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I Need Help.... Dating a Christian Conservative |
Kansas Wyatt |
Feb-25-07 04:40 PM |
#0 |

First, you stuff a sock in his mouth... |
AzDar |
Feb-25-07 04:42 PM |
#1 |
 
It's a |
zidzi |
Feb-25-07 04:44 PM |
#5 |
  
Sorry. First, you stuff a sock in HER mouth.... |
AzDar |
Feb-25-07 04:48 PM |
#13 |
 
But it must be a liberal sock. |
Bucky |
Feb-26-07 01:54 AM |
#118 |
 
I do not consider any right winger a Christian. |
liberaldemocrat7 |
Feb-26-07 11:16 PM |
#161 |
 
I would have suggested duct tape across it |
Warpy |
Feb-25-07 04:48 PM |
#15 |

Yep. |
Rosemary2205 |
Feb-25-07 04:51 PM |
#22 |

absolutely 1000 percent correct. |
okieinpain |
Feb-25-07 04:53 PM |
#25 |

Don't take relationship advice from a message board |
NovaNardis |
Feb-25-07 05:05 PM |
#40 |

maybe leave a message for storyteller here at du. |
ray of light |
Feb-25-07 04:43 PM |
#2 |

Have an Open Mind |
FARAFIELD |
Feb-25-07 04:43 PM |
#3 |
 
Jesus Camp is a good, scarey dvd. But, I almost guarantee that you |
morningglory |
Feb-25-07 04:49 PM |
#18 |

And think how much we would have spent to educate them, provide health care, |
SharonAnn |
Feb-26-07 01:49 PM |
#130 |

The founding fathers said many times that the U.S. is not a Christian nation. |
muntrv |
Feb-25-07 04:44 PM |
#4 |

Treaty of Tripoly |
SimpleTrend |
Feb-25-07 04:44 PM |
#6 |
 
The Treaty of Tripoli is a bit oversold on that point. Read the First Amendment instead. |
Bucky |
Feb-26-07 02:01 AM |
#119 |

Be ye not unevenly yoked. . . |
mzteris |
Feb-25-07 04:44 PM |
#7 |

Sounds like you're on losing wicket. |
GoneOffShore |
Feb-25-07 04:45 PM |
#8 |

Drop her like a bad transmission. eom |
MilesColtrane |
Feb-25-07 04:46 PM |
#9 |
 
You had to say that |
GoneOffShore |
Feb-25-07 04:50 PM |
# |

I dated a Republican for more than 5 years...and |
PCIntern |
Feb-25-07 04:47 PM |
#10 |

It's called "therapy" |
specimenfred1984 |
Feb-25-07 04:47 PM |
#11 |

She sounds basically |
zidzi |
Feb-25-07 04:47 PM |
#12 |

Start running and don't look back. |
zanne |
Feb-25-07 04:48 PM |
#14 |

Thomas Jefferson, if anything, was a deist. |
MasonJar |
Feb-25-07 04:48 PM |
#16 |

I was involved in a long term relationship with a Pentecostal Xian |
etherealtruth |
Feb-25-07 04:49 PM |
#17 |
 
My fundy friend is a fellow gardener. I have planted a butterfly garden. |
morningglory |
Feb-25-07 04:56 PM |
#29 |
  
That's the only way to get "them" to change ... |
etherealtruth |
Feb-25-07 05:04 PM |
#38 |
 
That's very good rational advice. She may have just not been given much chance to be exposed to much |
Hissyspit |
Feb-25-07 05:45 PM |
#63 |
 
This is the right path, if a relationship is desired |
left is right |
Feb-25-07 06:58 PM |
#82 |

if ya'll have gotten intimate or are close |
judaspriestess |
Feb-25-07 04:49 PM |
#19 |

Never mind politics, you ain't getting any. |
rug |
Feb-25-07 04:49 PM |
#20 |

Its unwinnable |
gravity |
Feb-25-07 04:50 PM |
#21 |

Don't seek confrontation. If it surfaces, just give your position |
mmonk |
Feb-25-07 04:51 PM |
#23 |

I have a different quick point to make |
lwfern |
Feb-25-07 04:51 PM |
#24 |
 
No not trying to fix anything.... |
Kansas Wyatt |
Feb-25-07 05:00 PM |
#34 |
  
Check here for a treasure trove of info. |
Dr.Phool |
Feb-25-07 05:10 PM |
#45 |
   
I didn't know Satan had male pattern baldness! |
Hissyspit |
Feb-25-07 05:42 PM |
#61 |
  
Christians do not get their morals from the bible |
Hamlette |
Feb-25-07 05:54 PM |
#67 |
   
Good advice |
Lorien |
Feb-26-07 01:50 AM |
#115 |
  
Dear lawd... |
GreenEyedLefty |
Feb-25-07 06:00 PM |
#70 |
  
however |
SemperEadem |
Feb-26-07 07:41 PM |
#149 |
 
that's not very close to the same point |
hfojvt |
Feb-25-07 05:11 PM |
#46 |
  
Well, lets see what we KNOW about what she says and believes, shall we? |
impeachdubya |
Feb-26-07 02:10 AM |
#120 |
 
and substituting strawmen and sarcasm for actual arguments |
hfojvt |
Feb-26-07 01:40 PM |
#125 |
 
No. "Abolished" implies that it belongs there in the first place. |
impeachdubya |
Feb-28-07 03:42 AM |
#167 |
 
So he should just keep his mouth shut when she blathers about "religion being taken out of schools" |
impeachdubya |
Feb-26-07 02:12 AM |
#121 |

If you don't respect each others values |
lwfern |
Feb-26-07 06:34 AM |
#122 |

"If the genders were reversed, the one thing that would be different is..." |
impeachdubya |
Feb-26-07 01:26 PM |
#124 |

Not exactly |
lwfern |
Feb-26-07 01:48 PM |
#129 |

So it's not okay for him to try to re-educate his Sig. Other (because he's male) |
impeachdubya |
Feb-26-07 02:03 PM |
#133 |

Can you explain how you got: |
lwfern |
Feb-26-07 02:10 PM |
#134 |

I didn't get it from that. I got it from these: |
impeachdubya |
Feb-26-07 06:09 PM |
#144 |
 
If there is a particular one of those 3 numbered statements |
lwfern |
Feb-26-07 06:39 PM |
#146 |

Hmmmm, Musta hit a nerve with that one. |
impeachdubya |
Feb-26-07 11:22 PM |
#162 |

the HIM in this case |
hfojvt |
Feb-26-07 07:02 PM |
#148 |

Good eye. I didn't even catch that. |
impeachdubya |
Feb-26-07 11:31 PM |
#165 |

Been there, done that. Best advice: |
Richard D |
Feb-25-07 04:53 PM |
#26 |
 
Sex? she is a Christian conservative will she have premarital sex? |
WI_DEM |
Feb-26-07 02:33 PM |
#141 |

ya never know . . . |
Richard D |
Feb-26-07 03:33 PM |
#143 |

spirited debate is hard to come by |
hijinx87 |
Feb-25-07 04:55 PM |
#27 |

I would not blame everything wrong on conservatives |
hfojvt |
Feb-25-07 04:56 PM |
#28 |
 
Sorry I did not mean to make it sound like that |
Kansas Wyatt |
Feb-25-07 05:06 PM |
#43 |

You could argue in a sense |
hfojvt |
Feb-25-07 05:20 PM |
#47 |

I know what you mean |
TN al |
Feb-25-07 05:59 PM |
#69 |

Of course, God is a liberal--He is soft on crime |
left is right |
Feb-25-07 07:44 PM |
#92 |

I wonder what would have happened if you told her he was socialist |
SemperEadem |
Feb-26-07 07:51 PM |
#152 |

Just agree with him, do your deal and get the hell out of there |
zulchzulu |
Feb-25-07 04:57 PM |
#30 |

Founding fathers, huh? Here you go: |
emperor72 |
Feb-25-07 04:57 PM |
#31 |
 
you only have, what 6 founding fathers there |
hfojvt |
Feb-25-07 05:29 PM |
#53 |

How are your comments helpful to the OP? |
emperor72 |
Feb-25-07 05:55 PM |
#68 |

I am not arguing the merits of religion |
hfojvt |
Feb-25-07 06:37 PM |
#76 |

I dated a RWer for 5 1/2 years. It eventually didn't work out. He simply |
kestrel91316 |
Feb-25-07 04:58 PM |
#32 |
 
5 1/2 years! |
Hissyspit |
Feb-25-07 05:51 PM |
#65 |

Well, alone gets old after a while. That probably explains my lapse in |
kestrel91316 |
Feb-25-07 06:51 PM |
#80 |

I worked with someone like that |
bambino |
Feb-25-07 05:00 PM |
#33 |

Phew - I didn't realize they made people hot enough to make up for all that. |
BlooInBloo |
Feb-25-07 05:01 PM |
#35 |
 
I'm ashamed to say I bust out laughing at your post. |
Rosemary2205 |
Feb-25-07 05:03 PM |
#37 |

:) |
BlooInBloo |
Feb-25-07 05:28 PM |
#52 |

I never saw the moran pic before. Thanks. Loved it. HUGH! n/t. |
jazzjunkysue |
Feb-26-07 07:42 PM |
#150 |

Does she have a sense of humor? |
cali |
Feb-25-07 05:01 PM |
#36 |

She must be HOT. |
Ninja Jordan |
Feb-25-07 05:04 PM |
#39 |

I went thru that with someone a few years ago |
Jacobin |
Feb-25-07 05:05 PM |
#41 |

The situation is not really all that bleak, it is a matter of perspective |
The Straight Story |
Feb-25-07 05:05 PM |
#42 |
 
Great post! |
BlackVelvet04 |
Feb-25-07 07:06 PM |
#86 |

what does she look like? |
hijinx87 |
Feb-25-07 05:07 PM |
#44 |

I've done that |
Bronyraurus |
Feb-25-07 05:22 PM |
#48 |

Well the SS claim is a no brainer. It was an FDR program, FDR was a favorite |
yellowcanine |
Feb-25-07 05:23 PM |
#49 |

RUN! The relationship is doomed. nt. |
johnaries |
Feb-25-07 05:24 PM |
#50 |

If the sex is good, keep the conversation light. |
IMModerate |
Feb-25-07 05:25 PM |
#51 |

Sorry |
Madspirit |
Feb-25-07 05:33 PM |
#54 |
 
Christian Right is neither Christian nor right. n/t |
Hissyspit |
Feb-25-07 05:34 PM |
#55 |
 
not very nuanced then - is it black or white? |
hfojvt |
Feb-25-07 06:08 PM |
#72 |

I don't agree |
Madspirit |
Feb-25-07 06:37 PM |
#77 |
 
It puzzles me that any Christian, conservative or moderate |
hfojvt |
Feb-25-07 06:52 PM |
#81 |

How About |
Madspirit |
Feb-25-07 06:58 PM |
#83 |

I was an outspoken atheist as well in college |
hfojvt |
Feb-25-07 08:46 PM |
#98 |

I was under the impression.. |
Madspirit |
Feb-25-07 09:32 PM |
#106 |

they also read, write, vote and protest |
SemperEadem |
Feb-26-07 08:57 PM |
#155 |

Tell him he's retarded and that you him herpes, and then leave. |
IanDB1 |
Feb-25-07 05:36 PM |
#56 |

You can't reason with irrational beliefs. If it wears you out, don't try. |
porphyrian |
Feb-25-07 05:38 PM |
#57 |

sounds like an idiot |
leftofthedial |
Feb-25-07 05:38 PM |
#58 |

DUMP HER |
saskatoon |
Feb-25-07 05:40 PM |
#59 |

DUMP HER |
saskatoon |
Feb-25-07 05:41 PM |
#60 |

Any one of those points is easily refuted by any book or article. For example, |
Mayberry Machiavelli |
Feb-25-07 05:43 PM |
#62 |

Why on Earth would you want talking points? |
TN al |
Feb-25-07 05:48 PM |
#64 |

run, forest, run |
pitohui |
Feb-25-07 05:53 PM |
#66 |

My 2 cents |
blue cat |
Feb-25-07 06:03 PM |
#71 |

Great advice from my GGrandma |
DKRC |
Feb-25-07 06:23 PM |
#73 |
 
Your GGrandma was right! |
RiverStone |
Feb-26-07 01:59 PM |
#132 |

Try some of these articles: |
GreenPartyVoter |
Feb-25-07 06:25 PM |
#74 |

Good sex conquers all |
kurth |
Feb-25-07 06:31 PM |
#75 |
 
Except a "real" christian conservative isn't having sex outside marriage. |
Rosemary2205 |
Feb-25-07 07:58 PM |
#95 |
 
this is getting a little nosy and please forgive me... |
cap |
Feb-26-07 07:40 AM |
#123 |

"eject! eject!" |
Swamp Rat |
Feb-25-07 06:42 PM |
#78 |

The crucial thing is |
karlrschneider |
Feb-25-07 06:47 PM |
#79 |

People who disagree on fundamentally core issues, will never "fit" |
SoCalDem |
Feb-25-07 07:00 PM |
#84 |

It probably won't work since they seem to have an answer for everything but: |
Jonathan50 |
Feb-25-07 07:05 PM |
#85 |

I have no words sorry |
shadowknows69 |
Feb-25-07 07:07 PM |
#87 |

how could someone be a Christian Conservative |
judaspriestess |
Feb-25-07 07:08 PM |
#88 |

Religion is being "abolished" in Schools? I guess there's a church shortage, huh? |
impeachdubya |
Feb-25-07 07:10 PM |
#89 |
 
As a teacher, I abolish 2, maybe 4 churches a day. |
jazzjunkysue |
Feb-26-07 07:47 PM |
#151 |

You're going to have a very difficult time, Wyatt. I hope you have a lot of time to burn b/c |
Selatius |
Feb-25-07 07:15 PM |
#90 |

my suggestion- |
QuestionAll |
Feb-25-07 07:23 PM |
#91 |

first of all, you gotta decide if you're in this for the long haul |
0rganism |
Feb-25-07 07:54 PM |
#93 |

Run. n/t |
tinfoilinfor2005 |
Feb-25-07 07:56 PM |
#94 |

You have 2 choices... |
michaz |
Feb-25-07 08:00 PM |
#96 |

I'm in the run like hell camp, but if your that attracted to her...here's my solution |
PerfectSage |
Feb-25-07 08:01 PM |
#97 |
 
WTF |
lwfern |
Feb-25-07 08:57 PM |
#102 |
  
Hehe |
PerfectSage |
Feb-25-07 11:09 PM |
#109 |
  
ROFL... |
Nimrod2005 |
Feb-26-07 01:43 PM |
#126 |
 
What kind of conservative? |
ConservativeDemocrat |
Feb-26-07 02:37 PM |
#142 |

Some info on the Founding Fathers and religion: |
kath |
Feb-25-07 08:48 PM |
#99 |

Must be some good tang, bro. |
tabasco |
Feb-25-07 08:51 PM |
#100 |

I feel bad for you. |
Breeze54 |
Feb-25-07 08:54 PM |
#101 |

Thank you all for your input |
Kansas Wyatt |
Feb-25-07 09:04 PM |
#103 |
 
Sounds like you've made your bed, so to speak, so |
GoneOffShore |
Feb-25-07 09:10 PM |
#104 |
 
If you are kindred spirits... |
Labors of Hercules |
Feb-25-07 09:16 PM |
#105 |
 
sounds like a karmic relationship |
NuttyFluffers |
Feb-26-07 01:18 AM |
#113 |
 
If that's the case, then it sounds like things are going well! |
Pushed To The Left |
Feb-27-07 12:04 AM |
#166 |

the truth usually lies somewhere in the middle |
eagler |
Feb-25-07 09:50 PM |
#107 |

Dated one myself... |
gr8dane_daddy |
Feb-25-07 09:55 PM |
#108 |

Run. Run fast, run far. |
Rob H. |
Feb-25-07 11:49 PM |
#110 |

Don't even try. Just be a good example and hope she gets the idea. |
Edweird |
Feb-26-07 12:21 AM |
#111 |

Dump and run. What's the point? n/t |
Oregonian |
Feb-26-07 12:31 AM |
#112 |

BE AFRAID. BE VERY AFRAID. |
Seabiscuit |
Feb-26-07 01:49 AM |
#114 |

Tell her you forgive her for being wrong. This will drive her insane. |
Bucky |
Feb-26-07 01:53 AM |
#116 |

Been there, done that. It isn't gonna work out. |
tjwash |
Feb-26-07 01:54 AM |
#117 |

Dude, there is no there THERE...Just put your pants back on and leave. |
Nimrod2005 |
Feb-26-07 01:44 PM |
#127 |

listen to thom hartmann for a week and you will have tons to argue with |
LSK |
Feb-26-07 01:46 PM |
#128 |

Dump that wingnut. |
cat_girl25 |
Feb-26-07 01:50 PM |
#131 |
 
Yep. |
smoogatz |
Feb-26-07 02:19 PM |
#137 |

She thinks Social Security is a "conservative ideal"? |
smoogatz |
Feb-26-07 02:11 PM |
#135 |

Yes, you do need help. |
BurtWorm |
Feb-26-07 02:11 PM |
#136 |

At one point in my life, I dated an 3rd-party atheist... |
LanternWaste |
Feb-26-07 02:20 PM |
#138 |

Be firm in your opinions |
CJCRANE |
Feb-26-07 02:26 PM |
#139 |

If you have enough in common with this lady and can stand spirited debates then go for it |
WI_DEM |
Feb-26-07 02:32 PM |
#140 |

2 words.... |
in_cog_ni_to |
Feb-26-07 06:26 PM |
#145 |

Well, first of all, if you need to come to a message board |
Balbus |
Feb-26-07 06:39 PM |
#147 |
 
well said |
SemperEadem |
Feb-26-07 09:04 PM |
#156 |

Don't ask why because you don't know and it just happened, so leave it at that. |
mnhtnbb |
Feb-26-07 07:52 PM |
#153 |

I've been thinking hard about this. There is only one solution. Turn and run away as fast as you can |
EndElectoral |
Feb-26-07 07:58 PM |
#154 |

3500+ views. And they say sex doesn't sell. Wow. |
jazzjunkysue |
Feb-26-07 09:12 PM |
#157 |

Anyone who thinks Social Security is a conservative idea |
Lydia Leftcoast |
Feb-26-07 09:13 PM |
#158 |

If You Really Like Her, Then I'd Probably Look To Avoid The Topics That You Readily Know You Don't |
OPERATIONMINDCRIME |
Feb-26-07 09:16 PM |
#159 |

stop immediately!!!...if you value sanity..stop!! |
flyarm |
Feb-26-07 09:19 PM |
#160 |

Welcome to Republican Rehab |
jazzjunkysue |
Feb-26-07 11:28 PM |
#163 |

Yeah, I have to say break up with her. You will not change her and |
ncteechur |
Feb-26-07 11:29 PM |
#164 |