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| 5. As long as they are economically left, I don't mind it at all. |
| -Evangelical Movement Within The Democratic Party - Good or Bad? |
Kevin Spidel |
Nov-08-09 02:37 PM |
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It's bad. There's a reason why they wrote seperation of church and state. |
aSpeckofDust |
Nov-08-09 02:46 PM |
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EXACTLY. Our Founding Fathers KNEW what they were doing when they |
southerncrone |
Nov-08-09 03:46 PM |
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Religion and church are two different things |
Angry Dragon |
Nov-08-09 09:03 PM |
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Please clarify your point as it applies to this discussion. |
southerncrone |
Nov-08-09 09:09 PM |
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Each person has a set of beliefs |
Angry Dragon |
Nov-08-09 09:20 PM |
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I think perhaps you are splitting hairs over symantics here. |
southerncrone |
Nov-08-09 09:33 PM |
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Perhaps I am spliting hairs |
Angry Dragon |
Nov-08-09 09:45 PM |
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Washington's Farewell Address 1796 |
cark |
Nov-08-09 09:21 PM |
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If you do not support Democratic principles, you are not a Democrat |
Sebastian Doyle |
Nov-08-09 02:46 PM |
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Great answer! |
get the red out |
Nov-08-09 03:40 PM |
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Damn, Well Said! |
OnceUponTimeOnTheNet |
Nov-08-09 04:19 PM |
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I agree with your concept |
Angry Dragon |
Nov-08-09 09:00 PM |
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Bad, anytime, anywhere |
CanonRay |
Nov-08-09 02:46 PM |
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loaded question... |
Ineeda |
Nov-08-09 02:47 PM |
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but do you think choice should be a litmus test? nt |
Kevin Spidel |
Nov-08-09 03:00 PM |
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Yes, as should GLBT equality. n/t |
Ineeda |
Nov-08-09 03:01 PM |
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I noticed that too. |
JNelson6563 |
Nov-08-09 07:12 PM |
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As long as they are economically left, I don't mind it at all. |
anonymous171 |
Nov-08-09 02:50 PM |
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so economically left but socially right is OK? Only missionary sex in your energy efficient home? |
ret5hd |
Nov-08-09 02:54 PM |
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Energy efficiency isn't really what I had in mind when I said "economic leftism" |
anonymous171 |
Nov-08-09 03:06 PM |
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Bad |
DJ13 |
Nov-08-09 02:52 PM |
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Hmmm...tough one |
dmallind |
Nov-08-09 02:53 PM |
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Bad, bad, bad. |
Arugula Latte |
Nov-08-09 02:55 PM |
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Keep them the hell out of our party. They don't believe in anything other than advancing their |
williesgirl |
Nov-08-09 02:57 PM |
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+1 |
eShirl |
Nov-08-09 03:43 PM |
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As a woman, I find the idea that my rights are negotiable because they're not politically expedient |
LeftyMom |
Nov-08-09 03:00 PM |
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I'm a guy and I agree. |
Odin2005 |
Nov-08-09 03:36 PM |
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Sorry to say that I am very suspicious. I prefer secular - separation of church and state. |
peacetalksforall |
Nov-08-09 03:04 PM |
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African American and Latino Catholic |
Kevin Spidel |
Nov-08-09 03:05 PM |
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they're probably inflitrating the Democratic party so they can do their dirty work like so many |
notadmblnd |
Nov-08-09 03:06 PM |
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That's what they do - infiltrate (other churches, school boards, local gov't) and take over. |
eShirl |
Nov-08-09 03:48 PM |
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Like the communists, back in the day. nt |
anonymous171 |
Nov-08-09 04:27 PM |
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No, that was a fantasy. |
eShirl |
Nov-08-09 05:08 PM |
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As a liberal mainline protestant woman, I will never vote for a "lifer" evangelical |
supernova |
Nov-08-09 03:06 PM |
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Bad. They helped sink the (R)'s. Let them form their own party. |
Edweird |
Nov-08-09 03:06 PM |
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Wut? The R's sunk because of their economic policies. |
anonymous171 |
Nov-08-09 03:08 PM |
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The R's are all about money for the barons, but they use fanatics for their votes. |
peacetalksforall |
Nov-08-09 03:16 PM |
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Mmhmm. We have enough problems as it is. Adding fundie nutbaggery will only make things worse. |
Edweird |
Nov-08-09 04:26 PM |
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It's bad. |
LWolf |
Nov-08-09 03:12 PM |
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Thank you for that point - I forgot that one - conversion. I refuse to be converted to Evangelsm. |
peacetalksforall |
Nov-08-09 03:21 PM |
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Wonderful post. Thank you. n/t |
Ineeda |
Nov-08-09 05:37 PM |
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bad....there is no place for religion in politics imho |
spanone |
Nov-08-09 03:18 PM |
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Unavoidable, Sir, Given Their Proportion In the Population At Large |
The Magistrate |
Nov-08-09 03:20 PM |
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What is their proportion? |
Bluenorthwest |
Nov-08-09 03:37 PM |
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Evangelicals By Standard Definition, Sir, Are A Hair Over One Quarter Of the Population |
The Magistrate |
Nov-08-09 03:52 PM |
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Standard definition? Whose? Their own? |
Bluenorthwest |
Nov-08-09 04:05 PM |
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Consult Any Standard Reference On The Demographics Of The United States, Sir |
The Magistrate |
Nov-08-09 04:15 PM |
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This is hardly the place? You brought it up. |
Bluenorthwest |
Nov-08-09 04:24 PM |
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Wear It In Good Health, Sir |
The Magistrate |
Nov-08-09 04:52 PM |
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Again with the revisions |
Bluenorthwest |
Nov-08-09 05:06 PM |
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Who are you? Peppermint Patty?? |
eShirl |
Nov-08-09 06:22 PM |
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Dr. Cornel West |
LatteLibertine |
Nov-08-09 07:54 PM |
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BAD, BAD, BAD! I would rather ally with Libertarians than with these people. |
Odin2005 |
Nov-08-09 03:25 PM |
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American Libertarians also believe that the rights of others are negotiable |
anonymous171 |
Nov-08-09 03:35 PM |
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I meant actual libertarians, not the Pukes that smoke pot and don't like the GOP label. |
Odin2005 |
Nov-08-09 03:50 PM |
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I'm going to have to go with Goldwater on this one |
MajorChode |
Nov-08-09 03:26 PM |
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Yep. This is one area where we and the Libertarians are on the same side |
Odin2005 |
Nov-08-09 03:27 PM |
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Choice and equal rights can not be negotiated |
Bluenorthwest |
Nov-08-09 03:35 PM |
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It's a tough question, actually |
Sinti |
Nov-08-09 03:49 PM |
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I don't see it as so tough |
MajorChode |
Nov-08-09 05:20 PM |
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That's why I was saying it's tough |
Sinti |
Nov-08-09 08:23 PM |
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Pluralism is acceptance and accountability; Religion is aristocracy and immunity |
PurityOfEssence |
Nov-08-09 04:20 PM |
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. |
snagglepuss |
Nov-08-09 04:28 PM |
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more responses to this post |
Kevin Spidel |
Nov-08-09 06:47 PM |
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Disastrous |
Individualist |
Nov-08-09 06:48 PM |
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Answer more complex than you'd like. |
JNelson6563 |
Nov-08-09 07:10 PM |
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I do believe that a woman's right to choose |
JerseygirlCT |
Nov-08-09 07:19 PM |
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Bad Bad Bad... Do we need more Michelle Bachman's? |
lib2DaBone |
Nov-08-09 07:23 PM |
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Bad. Religion does NOT belong in politics. It's the reason this county & world is so fucked up. nt |
earth mom |
Nov-08-09 07:28 PM |
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Fucking horrid. Forcing your vile, sexist, homophobic ideals upon the rest of society |
name not needed |
Nov-08-09 07:44 PM |
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Yes, Kevin. Women's rights should be a litmus test. |
madfloridian |
Nov-08-09 07:55 PM |
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but again.. |
Kevin Spidel |
Nov-08-09 08:17 PM |
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I am not okay with it. |
madfloridian |
Nov-08-09 08:31 PM |
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since it is flat-out impossible to build a progressive or Democratic majority without |
Douglas Carpenter |
Nov-08-09 07:57 PM |
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Im not saying we should block them from the democratic party.. |
aSpeckofDust |
Nov-08-09 08:38 PM |
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Reading his "God's Politics" now |
Angry Dragon |
Nov-08-09 09:37 PM |
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oh for petes sake the evangelical C street crowd taking over the dems? |
Mari333 |
Nov-08-09 08:34 PM |
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My Jimmy CARTER started it (within the Dem party). BAD. You asked. n/t |
UTUSN |
Nov-08-09 08:35 PM |
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A belief in the supernatural is indicative of either an extremely low IQ resulting in |
bluetrain |
Nov-08-09 08:36 PM |
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No thanks to anti-science and flat-earther beliefs in our platform. |
AlinPA |
Nov-08-09 08:43 PM |
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One party controlled by lunacy is one too many. |
Kitsune |
Nov-08-09 09:07 PM |
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It's pretty simple, anti-choice Democrats can be members of Congress but they can't be President |
Hippo_Tron |
Nov-08-09 09:14 PM |
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