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I don't understand why Republicans are seen as the party of Jesus. Why do people think Republicans are so religious? Even a quick comparison between Republican policy and Christian teachings reveals a clear disconnect.
Jesus was no Republican
Seeded on Wed Jul 11, 2007 10:30 AM EDT
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This was a letter to the editor in the local paper, which grabbed my attention.
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#1 - Wed Jul 11, 2007 10:34 AM EDTAn interesting article, if all it does is criticise the far, far right. I personally know plenty of Christian Republicans that don't have the conflicts mentioned in the article. Things like while not personally believing/supporting gay marriage, they would allow it to be legal as it is only fair that way. It is possible to compromise the two belief sets into a cohesive whole, if you take the time to think it out
- 2 votes
#2 - Wed Jul 11, 2007 10:47 AM EDTI think the letter was criticizing the image that the Republican party is [and has been] feeding to the American people. Especially with the Bush administration [and before], the Republicans have claimed the mantle of "good, traditional Christian" values and have exploited that into a stranglehold on morality and claim to be the party that can best represent the religious in the US.
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I understand that, and fully support such criticism, because it's a gross misrepresentation of what I've found most Republicans to be. I just wanted to point out that there are exceptions to this, and not ALL Republicans should be branded the same, nor all the religious.
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I agree that not all Republicans fit what's represented in the letter. My parents are both Republicans and Christians, and don't match the letter at all.
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i don't think jesus would identify with either of the current republican or democratic parties. the Prince of Peace is well, a peace nik. and, sad to say, a socialist.
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#3 - Wed Jul 11, 2007 11:42 AM EDTWell, Rhode Island is a very Democratic state, so I doubt there's going to be a letter to the editor with the title "Jesus was no Democrat." : )
Your point is well taken, and I agree wholeheartedly. Its an odd combination when you start mixing politics and religion, and I just wish that we could keep the two separate. Unfortunately with the current trend of hyping the extent of a politician's religiousness, its an unavoidable consequence of modern American politics.
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i don't think jesus would identify with either of the current republican or democratic parties. the Prince of Peace is well, a peace nik. and, sad to say, a socialist.
A Socialist? Are you trying to imply that he was not a Ron Paul supporter? ;)
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On the contrary, Jesus had unlimited sympathy, acceptance, and love for society's outcasts.
This is evident, but as in most articles it neglects to mention Jesus' abhorrence of sin. The of love of Christ always draws people to him, especially society's outcasts. But once they do come to him a choice must be made to accept his love, but also receive his forgiveness of sin and live a life as directed by the tenets detailed in the bible.
Love is easy to accept. Change is not.
#4 - Wed Jul 11, 2007 12:05 PM EDTIgnoring the Jesus that was:
Nationalist
Pro-Torture
Social Conservative
Inconsistant in charity/sympathy
Judgemental (hypocritical)
There's plenty in the Bible that supports Republican stances, and the same people that wrote the gospels and old testament were definitely anti-gay.
Why do people think Republicans are so religious when much of Republican policy is clearly hateful towards certain people?
Religious, and hateful towards certain groups, they're not completely unfamiliar concepts.
Jesus did not single people out because of characteristics they were born with.
And Jesus says "It is not right to take the children's bread and toss it to their dogs."
#5 - Wed Jul 11, 2007 12:09 PM EDTJust for the record, I've had a site on the www since Christmas of 2003 making the very point of the article and fittingly called JesusNoRepublican.org
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