Oh and by the way THIS majority is in no way immoral either.
Just because a group labels themselves "moral," or "in the majority," does not make it true.
Monday, February 20, 2012
Not exactly in the minority if you think about it.
Oh and by the way THIS majority is in no way immoral either.
Just because a group labels themselves "moral," or "in the majority," does not make it true.
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I belong to all three groups!
ReplyDeleteDoes anyone out there remember when the first round of "The Moral Majority, is Neither" campaign happened? I'd love to have one of those old bumper stickers again.
ReplyDeleteI'm bisexual, atheist and female. I'm sure the conservative right would be appalled at just how many of us there are.
ReplyDeleteActually, many, many openly gay people are devout church-goers. I seriously doubt they feel that religion by itself is a burden on them, it's the interpretation of religion by certain others that is a burden.
ReplyDeleteAnon 4:45:
ReplyDeleteLikewise. We should get the party started.
I won't lie tho, I get such a sick joy creepying the religious right out with my heathenism.
Their uncomfort is my drug.
I just want to say that while I respect that many posters here have an aversion to Christianity, I would hope that in the coming days, you will step up to defend Barack Obama as a man who does practice the key tenets of Christianity (well, what are supposed to be the key tenets), including grace, compassion, and humility.
ReplyDeleteBecause that SOB Rick Santorum has gone there. He is all but accusing Obama of being a fake Christian. He says he subscribes to a "phony theology" and he's "hostile to faith." Guess who else we can expect to soon jump on this bandwagon? I say let's have a big loud noisy debate about what the practice of Christianity truly looks like, because the rightwing frauds dominated the media as the face of Christianity for too long. They have amassed enormous power and fooled a lot of people, as a result of hiding their true agenda behind the badge of Christianity.
I would also point out that Rick Santorum's accusations are a perfect example of what progressive Christians have to deal with from the right - along with derision and mocking of our faith by people who are more closely aligned to us politically.
Totally stellar:
ReplyDeleteIt’s not that I’m an atheist, it’s that god doesn’t exist.
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I just want to say that while I respect that many posters here have an aversion to Christianity, I would hope that in the coming days, you will step up to defend Barack Obama as a man who does practice the key tenets of Christianity (well, what are supposed to be the key tenets), including grace, compassion, and humility.
ReplyDeleteBecause that SOB Rick Santorum has gone there. He is all but accusing Obama of being a fake Christian. He says he subscribes to a "phony theology" and he's "hostile to faith." Guess who else we can expect to soon jump on this bandwagon? I say let's have a big loud noisy debate about what the practice of Christianity truly looks like, because the rightwing frauds dominated the media as the face of Christianity for too long. They have amassed enormous power and fooled a lot of people, as a result of hiding their true agenda behind the badge of Christianity.
I would also point out that Rick Santorum's accusations are a perfect example of what progressive Christians have to deal with from the right - along with derision and mocking of our faith by people who are more closely aligned to us politically.
6:48 AM
I agree with all of this. I would add, however, that the Constitution expressly prohibits religionI just want to say that while I respect that many posters here have an aversion to Christianity, I would hope that in the coming days, you will step up to defend Barack Obama as a man who does practice the key tenets of Christianity (well, what are supposed to be the key tenets), including grace, compassion, and humility.
Because that SOB Rick Santorum has gone there. He is all but accusing Obama of being a fake Christian. He says he subscribes to a "phony theology" and he's "hostile to faith." Guess who else we can expect to soon jump on this bandwagon? I say let's have a big loud noisy debate about what the practice of Christianity truly looks like, because the rightwing frauds dominated the media as the face of Christianity for too long. They have amassed enormous power and fooled a lot of people, as a result of hiding their true agenda behind the badge of Christianity.
I would also point out that Rick Santorum's accusations are a perfect example of what progressive Christians have to deal with from the right - along with derision and mocking of our faith by people who are more closely aligned to us politically.
6:48 AM
I agree with all of this. However, the Constitution expressly prohibits any religious requirement for holding office. Obama's religion should not even be on the table. Santorum's either for that matter. Santorum's making the centerpiece of his campaign his religion violates the Constitution those folks supposedly hold in such reverence.
If you add in all the OTHER groups the radical rightwing has outraged lately, it leaves only a few ugly old fat white men in Georgia, to vote Republican.
ReplyDeleteHowever, thanks to Fox channel's 24/7 propaganda-fest, even some BLACK people have been fooled into supporting their insane agenda.
Obviously it takes a hammer blow to the head, to get some people to notice when they are getting screwed.
I'm white, female, incest w/father and had an abortion due to him and agnostic! So shoot me!!! I detest the majority of Republicans that think no abortions should be done for any reason!!! I support gays too and have close friends that are.
ReplyDeleteMake sure we ALL get to the polls in November and get them the hell out of office on the city, state and national levels. They are hoping to do horrid things to Americans and control women's lives.
@4:45
ReplyDelete"I'm bisexual, atheist and female. I'm sure the conservative right would be appalled at just how many of us there are."
And how does your life have ANY affect on these idiots whatsoever?
Does your choice of atheism prevent them from practicing their choice of religion? Of course not!
Does your sexual orientation (which is NOT a choice) cause those around you to magically become gay or bisexual? Of course not!
Does your being a woman make you any less capable of pursing a career, owning a home or raising a family than any of the RWNJs? Of course not!
Sooooo...why do you frighten them so much?
I have to respectfully disagree. As a woman who's an atheist, I've learned that no one can make me a victim unless I allow them to. Silence is consent and I don't feel burdened at all by religion, per se, just the bleating sheep that feel the irrational need to save other people's souls.
ReplyDeleteWhat other people do in their bedrooms or while swinging from chandeliers doesn't degrate my marriage nor threaten my family in any way.
Straight Moralists have some nerve, considering the divorce rate and unwed teemage mothers, to be the arbiters of morality and family matters.
I see my comment got scrambled. Sorry. Here's what it should be:
ReplyDelete"I just want to say that while I respect that many posters here have an aversion to Christianity, I would hope that in the coming days, you will step up to defend Barack Obama as a man who does practice the key tenets of Christianity (well, what are supposed to be the key tenets), including grace, compassion, and humility.
Because that SOB Rick Santorum has gone there. He is all but accusing Obama of being a fake Christian. He says he subscribes to a "phony theology" and he's "hostile to faith." Guess who else we can expect to soon jump on this bandwagon? I say let's have a big loud noisy debate about what the practice of Christianity truly looks like, because the rightwing frauds dominated the media as the face of Christianity for too long. They have amassed enormous power and fooled a lot of people, as a result of hiding their true agenda behind the badge of Christianity.
I would also point out that Rick Santorum's accusations are a perfect example of what progressive Christians have to deal with from the right - along with derision and mocking of our faith by people who are more closely aligned to us politically.
6:48 AM"
I agree with all of this. However, the Constitution expressly prohibits any religious requirement for holding office. Obama's religion should not even be on the table. Santorum's either for that matter. Santorum's making the centerpiece of his campaign his religion violates the Constitution those folks supposedly hold in such reverence.
8:21 AM
"Actually, many, many openly gay people are devout church-goers. I seriously doubt they feel that religion by itself is a burden on them, it's the interpretation of religion by certain others that is a burden."
ReplyDeleteALL religious discourse is interpretation. Many believers' failure to grasp that results in religiously motivated laws based on doctrines mistakenly labeled "values," and many of those doctrines are codifications of Bronze Age ignorance and superstition.