Hillary’s Faith

[yallerdawg]

Southern Democrats tend to be more socially conservative, and a lot of it has to do with 'matters of faith.'

As someone myself who has never received the gift of faith, I can appreciate a more secular humanistic interpretation of the Christian message from my Democratic candidates - and I really appreciate Hillary!

http://bluenationreview.com/hillarys-faith/

“Faith is just — it’s grace. It’s love. It’s mystery. It’s provocation. It is everything that makes life and its purpose meaningful as a human being. And those moments of grace are ones that I cherish.”

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“Regardless of how hard the days are, how difficult the decisions are, be grateful. Be grateful for being a human being. Being part of the universe. Be grateful for your limitations. Know that you have to reach out to have more people be with you, to support you, advise you. Listen to your critics. Answer the questions. But at the end, be grateful. Practice the discipline of gratitude. And that has helped me enormously.”

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“I think every one of us in those places near and close to home, in our own churches, our own work environments; we can roll up our sleeves and like those indomitable United Methodist Women before us, keep taking the social Gospel out into the world, even when our resources are meager— just 5 loaves and 2 fish ― even when the odds are long, a multitude to feed, even when we are tired and all we want to do is go away by ourselves to a secluded place and rest a while; even then, especially then. Let’s make it happen.”

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“Let us pray that we will all continue to be our brothers’ and sisters’ keepers. Let us pray that amid our differences, we can continue to see the power of faith not only to make us whole as individuals, to provide personal salvation, but to make us a greater whole and a greater force for good on behalf of all creation. So let us do all the good we can, by all the means we can, in all the ways we can, in all the places we can, to all the people we can, as long as ever we can.”

[DemonGoddess]

1. K&R!

[leftofcool]

2. And you don't have to be a Christian to practice gratitude and prayer.

[yallerdawg]

4. I have seen campaign rallies...

which could have passed for a fundamentalist tent revival! I have to have that recognition in the candidate of 'separation from state religion' or they lose me.

Religion has always struck me as a guide on how we can be our best, in light of how we really are.

Exactly like the Democratic Party!

[ismnotwasm]

3. I like this--not being a person of faith either, I respect its mystery

I even envy it a little. this is good

[great white snark]

5. Having dealt with Republican religious zealots I find their definition of faith is very different.

They happily concede that faith is belief in something with little or no evidence. If faith is "grace, love or mystery" we already have perfectly good words to describe that so no need to use it.

Like you I'm a non believer and also a staunch supporter of the separation church/state. When I hear "faith" asserted by someone who has the power to create and pass and veto legislation it worries me-but knowing Hillary's interpretation is some consolation.

[fleabiscuit]

6. The more I learn about HRC, the more awesome she is. eom