Why Bernie Sanders doesn't participate in organized religion

Washington Post ^ | 1/27/16 | Frances Stead Sellers

[ghost of stonewall jackson]

Growing up, Bernie Sanders followed the path of many young American Jews. He went to Hebrew school, was bar mitzvahed and traveled to Israel to work on a kibbutz.

But as an adult, Sanders drifted away from Jewish customs. And as his bid for the White House gains momentum, he has the chance to make history. Not just as the first Jewish president — but as one of the few modern presidents to present himself as not religious.

"I am not actively involved with organized religion," Sanders said in a recent interview.

Sanders said he believes in God, though not necessarily in a traditional manner.

"I think everyone believes in God in their own ways," he said. "To me, it means that all of us are connected, all of life is connected, and that we are all tied together."

Sanders's religious views, which he has rarely discussed, set him apart from the norm in modern American politics, in which voters have come to expect candidates from both parties to hold traditional views about God and to speak about their faith journeys.

[MIchaelTArchangel]

The progeny of Karl Marx includes Bernie Marx, Hillary Marx, and Chelsea Marx.

Bernie Sanders will not admit it, but neither he nor his wife believe in God with the possible exception that from time to time they, like all good atheists/agnostics, believe the are God.

[bkopto]

"To me, it means that all of us are connected, all of life is connected, and that we are all tied together."

The Schwartz is with him.

[BlackElk]

Under that correct understanding, Bernie is a devout practitioner of the Church of Marx.

[bkopto]

[BlackElk]

If “....all of life is connected....,” why do I think he does not regard living unborn infants in utero as “connected” too?

[Vermont Lt]

Ooo....ooo. I know this one! Pick me, pick me!

Because he is a pinko commie bastard and they don’t believe in God. It is opiate of the masses?

[SunkenCiv]

Partisan Media Shills Alert!

[Lady Heron]

So basically he is everything the founders knew would end our freedoms....yeah, so cool.

At least he is one honest dem on how evil they have become.

[TigersEye]

Okay, Bernie. What does THAT mean?

We are stardust! We are golden!

[ohioman]

You got that right.

[Heart-Rest]

Bernie unveiled his new campaign theme song for all his followers who just don't like to work...

"Hallelujah, I'm a Bum"

[Intolerant in NJ]

No one needs religion when they belong to the Church of Communism, er, excuse me, Socialism.....

[GOPJ]

Sanders said he believes in God, though not necessarily in a traditional manner. "I think everyone believes in God in their own ways," he said. "To me, it means that all of us are connected, all of life is connected, and that we are all tied together."

Bernie's read 'Beautiful Losers'...

[tillacum]

chuckle.

[rmlew]

An apostate to the antisemetic cult of Marxism. Next