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Fri Nov-07-08 02:16 PM
Response to Reply #30 |
| 43. Stop being disingenuous. |
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He repeatedly calls religion superstition, myth, fantasy and delusion. That's respect?
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| -On taking Jesus back from the radical right wing |
torgos_pizza |
Nov-07-08 11:53 AM |
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perhaps we could give them the Buddha? |
maxsolomon |
Nov-07-08 11:58 AM |
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I have found quoting Matthew 5:44-47 and 6:1-8 to them handy |
AZDemDist6 |
Nov-07-08 11:59 AM |
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Yep pretty much anything from that area is a fatal blow to RW |
spoony |
Nov-07-08 12:23 PM |
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Matthew 25 and |
kenichol |
Nov-07-08 06:21 PM |
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Acts 4 34-38 n/t |
Wiley50 |
Nov-07-08 06:55 PM |
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Many so called Christians are blind to the parts of the New Testament printed in Red Ink |
Wiley50 |
Nov-07-08 07:07 PM |
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You aren't alone... but Christian liberals tend to get bashed... |
noel711 |
Nov-07-08 12:04 PM |
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That is beautiful. Thanks :) |
verdalaven |
Nov-07-08 12:18 PM |
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Well said |
RedLetterRev |
Nov-07-08 06:07 PM |
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I haven't, but I will. Thanks. |
verdalaven |
Nov-07-08 11:15 PM |
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Wow. Welcome to DU, and heckuva job, torgos! |
jobycom |
Nov-07-08 12:07 PM |
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Great post! |
torgos_pizza |
Nov-07-08 12:44 PM |
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Well, except for the fact that religious ideas are not off-limits and attacking them is NOT bigotry. |
Zhade |
Nov-09-08 12:05 AM |
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I wish I knew for sure what their major malfunction is. |
Liberal_Lurker |
Nov-07-08 12:09 PM |
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My best friend and I aren't on speaking terms.. |
honkydonkey |
Nov-07-08 12:20 PM |
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My brother is a fundamentalist Christian |
torgos_pizza |
Nov-07-08 12:47 PM |
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I'm an fundamentalist... |
jeepnstein |
Nov-07-08 01:10 PM |
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New Testament.... |
honkydonkey |
Nov-07-08 05:58 PM |
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put it to them hard. ask them why they are worshiping their minister. |
roguevalley |
Nov-07-08 04:19 PM |
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OMG your friend sounds scary and very much a bully - sorry. |
krabigirl |
Nov-07-08 01:25 PM |
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Well, some of don't need the baggage of religion to take back our country. |
stopbush |
Nov-07-08 12:40 PM |
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All you've got is hate. |
spoony |
Nov-07-08 12:46 PM |
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No, I just don't see the point of giving a carve out that I don't give to |
stopbush |
Nov-07-08 12:55 PM |
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What's up with that? In a word: uncertainty. |
Zhade |
Nov-08-08 11:59 PM |
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There was no hate in his post, just dismissal. |
Evoman |
Nov-07-08 01:40 PM |
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I completely support Christians |
Dogtown |
Nov-07-08 02:11 PM |
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Don't be totally dismissive of others who are religious |
torgos_pizza |
Nov-07-08 12:49 PM |
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I am not dismissive of people who are religious. It's their beliefs that |
stopbush |
Nov-07-08 01:01 PM |
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Man, your post is so wrong I'm not sure where to even begin. |
Zhade |
Nov-09-08 12:04 AM |
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Wow. That reads like a Jack Chick tract, only with the names reversed. |
jobycom |
Nov-07-08 01:11 PM |
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Yes, I'm calling religious belief myth and superstition. |
stopbush |
Nov-07-08 01:43 PM |
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I'm not getting into some dumbass debate about religion, I'm talking about bigotry |
jobycom |
Nov-07-08 02:14 PM |
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Take a freakin breath. |
Evoman |
Nov-07-08 01:45 PM |
#30 |
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Stop being disingenuous. |
jobycom |
Nov-07-08 02:16 PM |
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Of course it isn't respect. |
Evoman |
Nov-07-08 02:27 PM |
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Um, it IS. Are we supposed to lie and pretend it isn't? |
Zhade |
Nov-09-08 12:08 AM |
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thank you |
krabigirl |
Nov-07-08 01:23 PM |
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I don't get where people are seeing hate in your post. |
Evoman |
Nov-07-08 01:42 PM |
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Perhaps it's the snotty, condescending tone that puts people off. n/t |
QC |
Nov-07-08 02:05 PM |
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Do you really find my tone snotty, or is it a matter of my calling religion what it is? |
stopbush |
Nov-07-08 02:13 PM |
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"Snottiness" is not hate. And neither does it mean he is wrong. |
Evoman |
Nov-07-08 02:22 PM |
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I agree with you. Our government is a SECULAR government. |
alarimer |
Nov-07-08 02:07 PM |
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this thread is not about taking back the country. |
rebel with a cause |
Nov-07-08 05:39 PM |
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Great |
southernyankeebelle |
Nov-07-08 12:56 PM |
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Strawman, Bad Information. |
Jokerman |
Nov-07-08 01:10 PM |
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How is this a strawman argument? |
torgos_pizza |
Nov-07-08 01:19 PM |
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You are attacking liberals as being anti-religion. |
Jokerman |
Nov-07-08 02:58 PM |
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Are you suggesting there is little if any Christian bashing on the left??? |
torgos_pizza |
Nov-07-08 09:26 PM |
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Yes, as a matter of fact I am. |
Jokerman |
Nov-08-08 11:56 PM |
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DISMISSING RELIGION IS NOT BIGOTRY. STOP CONFLATING IT WITH ATTACKING BELIEVERS. |
Zhade |
Nov-09-08 12:34 AM |
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Lol, are you new to this site? |
spoony |
Nov-08-08 04:19 AM |
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Hardly new, I've seen tactics like this time and time again. |
Jokerman |
Nov-08-08 11:21 PM |
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Funny... |
Bluenorthwest |
Nov-07-08 05:00 PM |
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Discussing a problem that should be addressed and challenged is not 'bitching' about it |
torgos_pizza |
Nov-07-08 09:45 PM |
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Did you somehow make the mistake of thinking that you have to right to not be offended by others? |
Zhade |
Nov-09-08 12:32 AM |
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How to reclaim Jesus from the radical right |
amber_86 |
Nov-07-08 01:16 PM |
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at times ridiculing all people with faith, as worshiping the 'Flying Spaghetti Monster' |
Ghost in the Machine |
Nov-07-08 01:28 PM |
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Well, I clearly don't have a clue as to what you are talking about- |
jhrobbins |
Nov-07-08 02:04 PM |
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Then maybe you should do some research... |
Ghost in the Machine |
Nov-07-08 02:16 PM |
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Jim Wallis was just on Air America.... on Ed Schultz show, and gave a great rundown on this. |
bobbolink |
Nov-07-08 01:31 PM |
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It's possible. Evangelicals used to be at the left of Western Politics |
Leopolds Ghost |
Nov-07-08 01:35 PM |
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You're right, and it's sad that so many don't know this. |
bobbolink |
Nov-07-08 02:08 PM |
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Yep |
Bluenorthwest |
Nov-07-08 05:06 PM |
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I hear your anger, and don't feel like being your target. |
bobbolink |
Nov-07-08 05:21 PM |
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That's Not True |
really annoyed |
Nov-08-08 05:09 AM |
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Nobody said they were the only ones.... |
bobbolink |
Nov-08-08 12:31 PM |
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Um, bullshit. There were countless atheists and non-christians who did that as well. |
Zhade |
Nov-09-08 12:37 AM |
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I agree. Jesus was a liberal. He wanted to spread the wealth. |
TexasObserver |
Nov-07-08 01:48 PM |
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By realizing that the bible has one message- LOVE |
Gregorian |
Nov-07-08 01:51 PM |
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You are correct, Jesus gave two commandments...Love God and Love your neighbor |
Progressive_In_NC |
Nov-07-08 02:06 PM |
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Hello, neighbor and exactly |
RedLetterRev |
Nov-07-08 06:28 PM |
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The essential difference between Martin Luther King and the bigots of today |
nichomachus |
Nov-07-08 01:59 PM |
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Yes. I'm a big Jesus fan, and I don't even believe in him |
RufusTFirefly |
Nov-07-08 02:17 PM |
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thank you. Great words of wisdom. |
bobbolink |
Nov-07-08 02:29 PM |
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I do believe the only way to salvation is through Jesus, |
holiday |
Nov-07-08 02:08 PM |
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I believe that Jesus is one of many paths to enlightenment |
torgos_pizza |
Nov-07-08 02:32 PM |
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Do what you must. I can't be bothered. |
dkofos |
Nov-07-08 02:28 PM |
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You need to start in the progressive churches |
PennyP |
Nov-07-08 02:40 PM |
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Agreed. |
FiveGoodMen |
Nov-07-08 02:58 PM |
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A great many atheists in the US are former theists.. |
Fumesucker |
Nov-07-08 05:56 PM |
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I'm not sure how to do it, but |
hamsterjill |
Nov-07-08 02:58 PM |
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What a beautiful sentiment! |
bobbolink |
Nov-07-08 05:23 PM |
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Name removed |
Nov-07-08 03:04 PM |
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I'd like to "take Jesus back from them" |
SoCalDem |
Nov-07-08 03:05 PM |
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If Jesus is THEIR captive ... |
Everybody |
Nov-07-08 03:29 PM |
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Big news: |
Bluenorthwest |
Nov-07-08 04:37 PM |
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We made a great stride this election. Don't mind DU operatives. |
Festivito |
Nov-07-08 05:32 PM |
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Of course not all religious people are fundies - but it took my ex-wife to convince me of that - |
codjh9 |
Nov-07-08 06:00 PM |
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I just spoke with Jesus... |
RobertDevereaux |
Nov-07-08 06:09 PM |
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Until now, there was a religious party and a secular one... |
PurityOfEssence |
Nov-07-08 10:30 PM |
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We're gonna need a blow torch to do that. |
Nikki Stone1 |
Nov-07-08 10:33 PM |
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yeah, jesus was a socialist. and I'm |
upi402 |
Nov-09-08 12:09 AM |
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