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Gore1FL

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27. Anyone who claims Jesus as their personal savior is a Christian.
Sat Apr 7, 2012, 11:21 AM
Apr 2012

No one group (in the referenced article it is the Catholics) gets to decide.

The linked article argues that Muslims believe in Jesus, but they aren't Christian. That isn't a parallel. They don;t believe Jesus is their personal savior. I believe that Ronald Reagan was president from 1981 to 1989. That doesn't make me a Reagan supporter, or a believer in his doctrines.

Mormons simply add additional craziness and contradictions to and already crazy and contradicting religious story.

To assert to the contrary one must invoke the "No true Scotsman" fallacy.

I've always wondered why evangelicals are so anti-American and anti-Jesus. The RKP5637 Apr 2012 #1
Historically, evangelicals were often economic left-populists Jackpine Radical Apr 2012 #10
Thank you!!! n/t RKP5637 Apr 2012 #14
They're becoming rarer and rarer Hippo_Tron Apr 2012 #16
Good post. I also think... YoungDemCA Apr 2012 #28
It has to do with history YoungDemCA Apr 2012 #30
Thank you very much for having taken the time to write this analysis! It's RKP5637 Apr 2012 #31
Nice to see some are thinking rufus dog Apr 2012 #2
odd. So they prefer the Muslim over the Mormon? provis99 Apr 2012 #3
Mormons go door-to-door customerserviceguy Apr 2012 #4
Atheist/non religious support of the left makes sense RyanPsych Apr 2012 #12
Those things don't matter so much when you're an incumbent Hippo_Tron Apr 2012 #17
Good news, and I welcome their support. Tarheel_Dem Apr 2012 #5
They are looking to be their brother's keepers? annabanana Apr 2012 #6
More likely is a good many of them just staying home bluestateguy Apr 2012 #7
Exactly; fundies are not enthusiastic about Bishop Romney Tom Ripley Apr 2012 #22
Mormonism is a huge issue for those folks. Huge. Bluenorthwest Apr 2012 #8
Then why do they hate us Atheists so much, yortsed snacilbuper Apr 2012 #9
Many believers don't understand the concept of 0. Gore1FL Apr 2012 #24
I'm shocked that Obama's support among Evangelicals is even that high. Jamaal510 Apr 2012 #11
I welcome evangelical support, very much so. denem Apr 2012 #13
If this separates the evangelicals from the fundamentalists, it will be good for them as well as us saras Apr 2012 #15
Obama is the only Christian in the race cthulu2016 Apr 2012 #18
Mormons are Christians. Gore1FL Apr 2012 #25
No. Read grantcarts excellent post denem Apr 2012 #26
Anyone who claims Jesus as their personal savior is a Christian. Gore1FL Apr 2012 #27
You are correct, Mormons are Christians. musicblind Apr 2012 #33
The GOP establishment has told evangelicals that Wall St. rules the party and that.. LetTimmySmoke Apr 2012 #19
Well, evangelicals helped elect Jimmy Carter back in '76. alp227 Apr 2012 #20
I wonder how much that is in absolute numbers. drm604 Apr 2012 #21
They probably were scared by Palin's et al's lies about him in '08, but after watching him for the jenmito Apr 2012 #23
I would imagine a lot of evangelical women and younger evangelicals... YoungDemCA Apr 2012 #29
Maybe some of them are tired of voting for crazies agentS Apr 2012 #32
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