Posted on 02/05/2005 6:02:00 AM PST by johnny7
Religious left... the flock that follows Gene Robinson? Episcopal gay-Bishop from NH? Maybe they mean that group from the UK that served as human-shields at Saddams mosque/ammo-dumps. The druids? The devil worshippers... didn't they originally back Kucinich? And how about all those boyish-looking women in pink during the DNC... I think that flock follows the 'holy' texts of Nietzsche and Freud... sheeit, they reeked of religion!
Every year she and the other Quakers go down to help Fidel with the sugar cane harvest. (really)
I've been meaning to ask her who she voted for.
There's no such thing as a "religious left" in the modern era, given that the basic requirement of being on the left is hostility to all tradition - including religious tradition.
"Religious left" might mean faux-religious people, the kind that give a religion on surveys but haven't been to a service in so long, they've forgotten what the inside of a church/temple looks like. But to apply the word "religious" to those people is a misnomer.
There's also the faction whose hearts have bled their brains out that might be a "religious left", the folks who believe that one decent-hearted illegal immigrant is reason enough to inflict unrestricted illegal immigration with all its attendant consequences on the rest of us. But few of those are anything other than closeted (or non-closeted) Marxists who are more interested in undermining the rule of law, or alternatively making themselves out to be paragons of moral virtue, than religious.
Really, how do they get permission to visit Cuba?
The problem lies in the definitions. So called "Moderate Christians" are really conservative compared to the wacky left.
Loyal comrade that one. It boggles the mind.
Maybe this is what Hillary's new abortion "compromise" is all about.
Contributing money to church organizations may be supporting the "religious left." I advise everyone to make sure that they know where their "Church" donations end up. Look carefully at your church's expenditures. See what organizations are supported and what they in turn support. People may be surprised to find that many churches support the most outrageous left wing causes and will try to cover up or justify it if challenged. Just be careful when checking because the "church people" will lie to you.
They are Humanists... their compassion and love is for man... and man alone. If anything was their God... it would be science!
In other words, they are narcissists who think that posturing is a sacrament.
There most certainly is a religious left. R's claiming sole ownership of religion is as mistaken as D's fighting religion. How do you think religious Jews (as opposed to ethnic Jews) voted in NYC? How do you suppose deeply religious Muslims in Detroits suburbs voted?
I suggest you give your neighbor a t-shirt with "Useful Idiot" on it. And if you leave town, don't let her take care of your cat.
The government has granted limited permission for missionaries, pastors, and other clergy to travel to Cuba, but they have to fly from another country's airport. Usually the Dominican Republic or Mexico.
Nothing more than the results of the communist takeover of the WCC designed to undermine a faith in God replacing it with a faith in man.
I have thought that the Quakers tend to not vote. This is interesting as Nixon's religion is quoted as "Quaker" or "Society of Friends", but I have heard that he was not a practicing Quaker...
I would think that if the Quakers vote, they would tend to vote D as they are stereotypical considered pacifists in general.
Let's not forget the Unitarians. Most Unitarians I know voted for Kerry, but that could be a little schewed as I live near Seattle and am in a very blue area.
I consider myself a 'religious man' even though I avoid church... but when it becomes involved w/politics, I fall back on Stalin's famous quote... How many divisions does the Pope have?
I would say that ethnicity and not religion was the motivating factor behind their votes. And I would have you note that among Jews, at least, the more religious, the more likely to vote Bush.
Uhh, actually, being called "religious" is not a compliment.
There is a Religious Left, and it has been around a lot longer than the "religious right."
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