Give me a link showing that most Democrats are Christians

[ButterflyBlood]

I'm in an argument now with someone claiming that the Democrats are the anti-Christian party and Kerry would appoint people to his cabinet that would carry out an anti-Christian agenda.

[Tina H]

1. even if you get your desired stat . . .

I predict that your adversary will say that Christian Democrats are CINO's (Christians In Name Only).

[wuushew]

2. Here you go

http://people-press.org/reports/display.php3?PageID=750

[NMDemDist2]

4. not sure this helps BB;s argument anyway eom

[wuushew]

14. I thought he meant by voter

here is religious affiliation of congress, check second link for party breakdown.

http://www.congresslink.org/CongressProfile.htm



(more data)

107th U.S. Congress, 2000

Catholic 150
Baptist 72
Methodist 65
Presbyterian 49
Episcopalian 41
Jewish 37
"nondenominational" Protestant 29
Lutheran 20
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 16
United Church of Christ 8
None specified 7
Other 41


http://www.adherents.com/adh_congress.html

[RC]

3. Would anti-Christian agenda be so bad?

The republicans are carrying out a Christian agenda now and look at the mess we are in.

[Tina H]

5. Then again . . .

the Third Reich was surprisingly secular.

Clarification: I know Hitler was nominally a Christian -- I am still kind of amazed at the secular nature of the Nazis (or Stalinists for that matter).

[ButterflyBlood]

7. Stalin was an atheist so it shouldn't be suprising

and the agenda of the current administration is not truly Christian.

[Tina H]

9. well,

let's not paint all secular folks with Stalin's broad mustache (dipped in india ink).

Some of my best friends are secular humanists.

[Taxloss]

20. Hitler wasn't an atheist

And I get tired of people saying he was. He wasn't a Christian, but he certainly believed in god.

A more detailed argument here:

http://www.taxloss.blogspot.com/2004_04_01_taxloss_archive.html#108266757623557311

[Tina H]

22. I added my "clarification" in post #5 . . .

to try to pre-empt your response. I still find it highly telling telling that Leni Riefenstahl made movies much more secular than, say, "The Passions of the Christ."

[coloradodem2005]

6. Define anti-christian.

According to some of them, it would be someone who will not allow religious power over the country.

[alcuno]

8. Religions in America: 56% Protestant, 28% Catholic, 2% Jewish,

4% Other, and 10% identify with no particular religion. Kerry is a Catholic and the last I heard at mass, we were still a part of Christianity.

You are obviously arguing with an idiot. http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/us.html#People

"Never argue with an idiot. They will bring you down to their level and beat you with experience."
Gen. Wesley Clark

[SharonAnn]

25. Well, the Fundies here told me we're not Christians.

They said that Catholics aren't Christians, they can't be Christians.

I told them we were Christians before being Christian was cool!

[veracity]

10. What else could most of them be?

The Jewish population of the entire US is around 5 million people...that's one half of one percent of the population... and that includes children. There are not too many more Moslems, Hindus, or atheists. Stands to reason, doesn't it....that most Dems are none of the above? What's left? Sheer logic....

[TruthIsAll]

12. Jews are 2-3% of the population, not .5%

TIA

[TruthIsAll]

11. Just look at the 2000 Exit Poll

Religion....All Gore Bush Nader
Protestant..54% 42% 56% 2%
Catholic....26% 50% 47% 2%
Jewish.......4% 79% 19% 1%
Other........6% 62% 28% 7%
None.........9% 61% 30% 7%

13. here's a great site

please...did you watch Frontline..Jesus and Bush? Scary stuff with Bush arguing with Billy Graham that only those that recognize Jesus will go to heaven (Graham didn't agree thank goodness)

send this to your "friends" http://www.liberalslikechrist.org

[Wonk]

15. Dude, you're feeding a troll, but hopefully you realized that already? nt

16. huh?

are you talkin to me?

am new here as of an hour...troll? gross!

19. never mind....

like I said am a new baby..wahh.

[Wonk]

23. That depends. Are you LeaningtotheRight_82? nt

[LoZoccolo]

17. Would would would would.

Ask them to prove that. At least name the people. Or what they would do to promote an "anti-Christian agenda".

[Ladyhawk]

18. As an atheist and a Dem, I am only concerned about the separation...

...of church and state, that the government not pursue any religious agenda. I still don't see how that is construed as "anti-Christian," but the right-wing fundamentalists seem to think that they're being persecuted when they aren't allowed to shove their religion down the throats of others. I don't care if people want to worship a stain on the rug as long as they don't try to make the entire nation do it.

The Democratic Party should be about freedom and diversity, not about what religion its members are. I think the fundies are intolerant and wrong, but I also believe they have a right to practice their religion--as long as it doesn't interfere with my rights as a citizen. Trying to paint the Democratic Party with a Christian brush is as useless as trying to paint it with an atheistic brush.

We're Democrats--Christians, Jews, Muslims, atheists, humanists, etc. I certainly don't want the Democratic Party to become the Christian Party, the Muslim Party or the Atheist Party. The idea is to bring wide-spread tolerance. That's the only way our planet will learn to get along.

[mike1963]

21. Someone who goes to the trouble to inform you they're a Christian

probably is lying. Just watch what they do, and ignore what they say.
I often ask people who make the claim, "so why aren't you a Liberal like Jesus was?"

[leesa]

24. That's just a GOP talking point. They want to scare the fake christians

into thinking Dems are anti-Christian...don't even respond to it. It is just too stupid.