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LA Times Opines There Are Too Many Catholics, Jews and Mormons in Congress
LA Times ^
| 12/21/08
| Andrew Malcolm
Posted on 12/21/2008 6:50:45 PM PST by Reaganesque
When the 111th Congress convenes on Jan. 6, Buddhists, Muslims and Hindus will be underrepresented in its membership.
No shocker there perhaps. But a new analysis of incoming members' religious affiliations by the Pew Forum indicates there's no small measure of change in Congress' religious ties: It's much more diverse than just half a century ago.
(Excerpt) Read more at latimesblogs.latimes.com ...
TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: prop8; religions; representation; times
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The article itself is harmless. It comments on a new Pew report
(Click here for report.) about the religious affiliations of the new Congress. However, if you go to the front page of the
LA Times website, the link to the article is titled: "Catholics, Jews, Mormons overrepresented in Congress, study finds."
Here's a picture of it:
Warms your heart, doesn't it? A wave of violent attacks on California's religious community for exercising their right to vote and the LA Times is fanning the flames by implying that there are too many members of Congress who are members of the religions that voted to ban gay marriage. I would say it is unbelievable but, sadly, these days it just isn't.
To: Reaganesque
I think there are too many libs in media.
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posted on
12/21/2008 6:51:54 PM PST
by
Gene Eric
To: Reaganesque
Buddhists, Muslims and Hindus will be underrepresented in its membership
Well, that’s something to be thankful for.
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posted on
12/21/2008 6:52:12 PM PST
by
nobama08
To: Reaganesque
Not enough Devil worshippers, Mooselimbs and child molestors, eh?
And I’ll bet the LATimes wonders why their going bankrupt...
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posted on
12/21/2008 6:53:17 PM PST
by
GOPGuide
To: Reaganesque
How very tolerant of them.
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posted on
12/21/2008 6:53:57 PM PST
by
randomhero97
("First you want to kill me, now you want to kiss me. Blow!" - Ash)
To: Reaganesque
Well, I suppose Congress could pass a bill (or Obama could sign an E.O.) to require quotas on themselves.
The MSM is an ass.
To: randomhero97
The LA Times continues the secular progressive assault on Christianity, Judaism. They won’t be happy until all Americans are bi-sexual, Baal worshippers.
To: Reaganesque
Muslims are overrepresented in the incoming Presidency. Only a few percent of the population, they are 100% of that office.
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posted on
12/21/2008 6:56:19 PM PST
by
coloradan
(The US has become a banana republic, except without the bananas - or the republic.)
To: Reaganesque
Maybe they wish there were more Protestants. That would be more like the old days.
To: nobama08
If you look at the actual Pew Report, the difference between the percentages for Buddhists, Muslims and Hindus in society vs. in Congress is, at worst, .2%.
To: obamaisandrogynous
They wont be happy until all Americans are bi-sexual, Baal worshippers.
Who is the paper going to go after if that happens?
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posted on
12/21/2008 6:58:20 PM PST
by
randomhero97
("First you want to kill me, now you want to kiss me. Blow!" - Ash)
To: worst-case scenario
Maybe they wish there were more Protestants. That would be more like the old days.
Really, care to go into detail on that?
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posted on
12/21/2008 6:59:41 PM PST
by
randomhero97
("First you want to kill me, now you want to kiss me. Blow!" - Ash)
To: Reaganesque
So I guess what they are asking: are there too many Jews, Cathlics and Mormons in the USA? Or are they asking: What’s with all the religious people? hmmm...maybe because it represents America!
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posted on
12/21/2008 7:00:08 PM PST
by
lnzog
(I'm from Illinois and I apologize.)
To: Reaganesque
Are under represented based on what?
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posted on
12/21/2008 7:00:36 PM PST
by
Always Right
(Obama: more arrogant than Bill Clinton, more naive than Jimmy Carter, and more liberal than LBJ.)
To: Always Right
See post #10 and the link to the Pew Report in my first post.
To: obamaisandrogynous
They wont be happy until all Americans are bi-sexual, Baal worshippers. You do realize gays hate bi-sexuals since being bi suggests that it is a choice.
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posted on
12/21/2008 7:05:41 PM PST
by
Always Right
(Obama: more arrogant than Bill Clinton, more naive than Jimmy Carter, and more liberal than LBJ.)
To: Reaganesque
Don’t let it bother you. If anyone cared what the LA times thought, they wouldn’t be on the verge of collape :) God deals with EVERYONE and EVERYTHING in His own time. I am looking forward to certain days of reckoning for sure.
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posted on
12/21/2008 7:06:16 PM PST
by
wombtotomb
(since its "above his paygrade", why can't we err on the side of caution about when life begins?)
To: Reaganesque
What do they care? They want to separate religion from government anyway.
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posted on
12/21/2008 7:06:20 PM PST
by
Netizen
To: Reaganesque
May I opine as well that there are too many liberals and atheists in the LA Times.
To: Reaganesque
Aztec priests are under represented too, but after they cut out enough hearts of the opposition party the numbers will kind of even out.
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posted on
12/21/2008 7:09:26 PM PST
by
count-your-change
(You don't have be brilliant, not being stupid is enough.)
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