Faith emerging as new fault line in U.S. politics

Sunherald ^ | 11/29/03 | STEVEN THOMMA

[nwrep]

The reporter misses the point. It isn't just that the Dem candidates don't go to church. They are actually openly hostile to religion and religious people, particularly if they happen to be white and suburban Christians. He needs to read some threads on DU to see how incredibly hostile and confrontational the Democratic party is towards religion.

[peter the great]

I agree with you in the author missing the point. You would think that the Democrats would get the message and go easy on Dubya's nominees but they do not which is good news for us.

[Constitutionalist Conservative]

Retired Gen. Wesley Clark's father was Jewish, but Clark was raised first as a Methodist, then as a Baptist, converted to Catholicism as a young adult and now attends the Presbyterian Church. "I'm spiritual. I'm religious. I'm a strong Christian and I'm a Catholic, but I go to Presbyterian Church," Clark said in an interview this week being circulated by his campaign.

Thanks for clearing that up, Wes.

[drhogan]

the most interesting thing about this article is what it reveals about the "depth" of dean's religious committment. he left the episcopal church because he had a fight over a bike path. i guess if he doesn't get his way, he just dumps the church.

[jocon307]

"It's going to be a long time before I go to a white church again." [Howard Dean]

What a racist!

[truthandjustice1]

Clean up in aisle 4, please.

[awakened]

It's really very simple. When you hear someone say "I believe in religion..." followed by 4 or 5 other 'I believe in' pronouncements, the last of which is "and I believe in God" (I think this jewel came from Mr. Dean) you can have a LARGE clue that the man's "belief system" is based on strong ethics about bike paths and "feel-good" churches or such. I think they are ALL missing the point. It isn't about "church and state" and it isn't about "civil rights" and it isn't about "freedom of speech." It's about the fact that most of us who live on this website and probably most Republicans have read the book and know how it ends. Like I said, it's really quite simple. Hey Dems.... quit whining and bashing and attacking and shaking your head and banging into each other and being confused. Read the book. God wins.

[Malesherbes]

Wes Clark's got all the bases covered except one. He needs to check out the "Religion of Peace."

[Quix]

WHAT AN ENCOURAGING--IN SPOTS AND WAYS--ARTICLE.

But . . . uhhhhh . . . read it fast folks, before it gets moved to chat or religion or some other dark, black pit. It's not PC to have religious stuff in the public square, you know.

It offends Billdo, Shrillery, Ted Turner, Babs TryingNTheSand, Boxerface, the AntiChrist . . .

and some FREEPERS who break out in hives at the sight of anything close to a mention of God in Breaking News or Extended News regardless of how warranted or fitting.

Their tantrums are not pretty. Consider yourself warned.

Read fast.

[Quix]

SOME FR pages would do, too . . . as examples for some FREEPERS hostility akin to those of DUers.

[anncoulteriscool]

*****a specific type of late-term abortion.****

They must get their talking points from the DNC.

[Kuksool]

Hostility of religion by the Dems is the reason why the South is trending to the GOP.

[Quix]

We know who Scripture says is the author of confusion.

[anncoulteriscool]

*****except for the occasional well-publicized visit to an African-American church.****

Ain't that the truth...and some people are actually stupid enough to fall for it.

[Quix]

Kind of helps one understand

Shrillery dumping God because He didn't do things

IT's way!

[hardhead]

If the scumbag's Catholicism isn't strong enough to attend a Catholic church, why does he call himself a Catholic? Same reason Ted Kennedy, Tom Dasshole, Joe Biden, et al, do. They're votes!

[anncoulteriscool]

*****Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts occasionally attends Catholic Mass, but is "very private about his religion,"****

Translation.....he prays when the Red Sox have to go to their bullpen. LOL!

[iconoclast]

Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts occasionally attends Catholic Mass

Does that mean he's a Chreaster (attends on Christmas and Easter)? ;o)

[ex-snook]

"Retired Gen. Wesley Clark's father was Jewish, but Clark was raised first as a Methodist, then as a Baptist, converted to Catholicism as a young adult and now attends the Presbyterian Church. "I'm spiritual. I'm religious. I'm a strong Christian and I'm a Catholic, but I go to Presbyterian Church," Clark said in an interview this week being circulated by his campaign. "

Clark actually wanted this nonsense circulated by his campaign? Is there anything real about this guy?