Democrats Voted Out of Church

[Jeremy Mason]

So, for the people who only pay attention half the time in church are independent?

 

[Scuba Pete]

This happens more often than is recognized. After all, I felt DRIVEN from the church I had attended over the politics of this war! I was told point blank by a deacon that my "left wing" politics would never be tolerated and that I should just leave. Rather than try to fight the City Hall of the church, I decided to just leave.

I have to agree with the others that the intolerance of the Religious Right runs contrary to ALL that Jesus taught and how he lived his life. The war mongers who have no compunction about killing thousands of Muslims have missed the entire point of Christianity. They have replaced love and patriotism with hatriotism, patience with intolerance and forgiveness with vengeance. They adhere to the policy of WWJB: Who Would Jesus Bomb.

 

[Father Heathen]

My work is done here, I have atheists preaching the word of God.

Sad that atheists seemingly know it better.

 

[logician]

USATODAY.com - Democrats voted out of church because of their politics, members say

Should Democrats be voted out of Christian churches? Why or why not?

This is just one more example to me of the dangers of fundamentalist religion.

James

Sadly, politics and religion have become much too entangled in the U.S.

 

[Scuba Pete]

Sadly, politics and religion have become much too entangled in the U.S.

We don't agree often, but it seems we both abhor those who would try to impose their morality on us.

 

[Reverend Rick]

Sad that atheists seemingly know it better.

Care to have a one on one debate on this subject FH ?

 

[Wandered Off]

Churches ought to be able to determine their own membership for themselves whether doing so aligns with my interpretation of their teachings or not.

 

[blackout]

Democrats Voted Out of Church

That was very democratic of them.

 

[Autodidact]

My work is done here, I have atheists preaching the word of God.

It is not an uncommon event for atheists to have to remind Christians of what they say they believe.

 

[Valjean]

Even a casual reading of the New Testament makes it clear that Jesus was anti-war, anti-nationalism and pro social programs.

Christians are enjoined to love their enemies; return good for evil.
Christians believe in a brotherhood of man, weather Jew or Gentile -- or Muslim. Christians are not Americans, Israelis, Palestinians or Iraqis -- they're Christians. Their values are untainted by the current politics of their region.
Christians feed the hungry and clothe the poor. They do not bomb the poor or believe everyone is on his own and deserve no help from society.

Jesus would be shocked to find Christians espousing the imperialistic, warlike, dog-eat-dog values of the Romans.
The Bible makes it clear that Christians are not supposed to be "practical." They are not supposed to "fit in." They are not to seek worldly success. They are not to embrace the values and political attitudes du jour.

To find favor with God, Christians must adopt the Hippie values and lifestyle that Jesus prescribed.
Any church that supports militarism, nationalism and the popular values of the moment is clearly serving the 'other side.'

 

[Father Heathen]

Care to have a one on one debate on this subject FH ?

I said seemingly! The point is that people who profess to be Christians should probably try to actually follow what Christ taught. Likewise people who profess to be patriots should probably fight to uphold the values of liberty rather than strip them away.