I believe it was badeye who was accused of “anti-christian crap” by Theo, not NavVet. I said it was possible that Theo was right.
I know how it feels to be accused of being a bigot. On a couple of mormon threads where I brought up the deity of Christ and tried to drill down on it, I was accused of being a bigot.
I doubt we’re going to come up with a suitable definition.
So we’ll just have to leave it to the readers to decide. At this point, most of us know that this thing with Hucklebee is most likely a flash in the pan. So we would hope to harness its energy when it plays out, and attract the Hucklebee supporters. They appear to be Pro-life evangelicals who don’t seem to focus on much else, at least in terms of spending the resources to discern. So, when the Hucklebee supporters read through Free Republic, which is supposed to be a “pro-God, pro-life, pro-family, pro-Constitution, pro-Bill of Rights, pro-gun, pro-limited government” website, which candidate fits that bill? Duncan Hunter. He is an evangelical conservative. Is Thompson conservative? Yes. Is he evangelical? Well, the answer to that simple question is never simply stated, and when Hucklebee supporters start looking for a candidate they can feel comfortable with, they’ll need to answer that question for themselves. This thread is a reasonably good example of how evangelicals are treated within the Hunter camp and the Thompson camp.
From the front page of Free Republic:
Statement by the founder of Free Republic
As a conservative site, Free Republic is pro-God, pro-life, pro-family, pro-Constitution, pro-Bill of Rights, pro-gun, pro-limited government, pro-private property rights, pro-limited taxes, pro-capitalism, pro-national defense, pro-freedom, and-pro America. We oppose all forms of liberalism, socialism, fascism, pacifism, totalitarianism, anarchism, government enforced atheism, abortionism, feminism, homosexualism, racism, wacko environmentalism, judicial activism, etc. .... We are not connected to or funded by any political party, news agency, or any other entity. .... We aggressively defend our God-given and first amendment guaranteed rights to free speech, free press, free religion, and freedom of association, as well as our constitutional right to control the use and content of our own personal private property. Despite the wailing of the liberal trolls and other doom & gloom naysayers, we feel no compelling need to allow them a platform to promote their repugnant and obnoxious propaganda from our forum. Free Republic is not a liberal debating society. We are conservative activists dedicated to defending our rights, defending our constitution, defending our republic and defending our traditional American way of life.
It would please me to see the terms defined, these terms we’re using and being accused of like bigotry, anti-christian, etc. But it’s not likely to happen because they’re difficult to define. However, the other side of the coin is that in an emotional, spiritual, and practical sense the terms are easy enough to see when you read through threads like this. Evangelicals are welcome in Hunter’s camp, encouraged even. Evangelicals are not really wanted in Rudy’s camp. Are they wanted in Fred’s camp? Well, it’s obvious that Fred’s camp wants their votes, but does Team Fred really want Evangelicals in their camp? I would encourage undecided evangelicals to read through as much as they’re willing, see who it is that’s calling evangelicals “stupid” and “easily led” and that kind of thing on other threads, and decide for themselves.
Theo accused me of “anti-Christian crap” as well. Nature of the internet I guess. It is just easier to hurl insults than articulate arguments.
‘I believe it was badeye who was accused of “anti-christian crap” by Theo, not NavVet. I said it was possible that Theo was right.’
Nope, Theo isn’t even close to ‘being right’. You cannot produce a single post of mine that is ‘anti Christian’.