Posted on 02/19/2012 4:53:22 PM PST by Andy from Chapel Hill
57% of Republicans are Protestant and 23% are Catholic, if I read the data at Pew Research correctly.
Today, after church (Presbyterian, but thinking about joining an unaffilated church), a group of us older and more conservative men began discussing the lack of enthusiasm among the Republican base for any of the current candidates. One fellow said "I am not Catholic because I do not agree with the Catholic Church's teachings and I am not Mormon because I do not want to be a Mormon". Others generally agreed and said that the candidate's religion mattered a lot.
Is the talk about a contested convention and the possibility of candidates like Palin, Jeb Bush, etc. really a front for a movement toward a Protestant candidate?
I know I will be flamed for asking this question, but please consider it as a question that the base is considering.
Disclosure: Among the group, I like Newt the best, but in a contested convention, I would prefer someone new paired with Paul Ryan as VP (Ryan is a Catholic).
Jeb Bush is a Catholic.
You are over reacting, as i specified him, and plenty of RCs see thru the Pres false professions. But besides more doctrinal issues there is a more of a tendency toward liberalism among mainline RCs and Prots: http://www.peacebyjesus.com/RC-Stats_vs._Evang.html
Also of interest: http://peacebyjesus.witnesstoday.org/Statistical_Correlations.html
Yes I am praying for Newt Rick and Mitt to convert. lol
“I now am a protestant and am a Santorum backer”
How that?
Santorum: “We look at the shape of mainline Protestantism in this country and it is a shambles, it is gone from the world of Christianity as I see it.”
“if the candidates religion is going to be the deciding issue, we deserve to lose”
Spot on. Not being Catholic, I’ve passed the time with a Catholic Priest on Sunday morning after his mass, and while it was obvious he was looking for another member, that fine gentleman never once resorted to even a hint of verbal arm twisting.
If the question exists, we need to assure that attempts to divide us along such lines are promptly swept aside. Far too much is at stake.
He needs to look in his churches front yard and backyard engulfed still with the homosexual and pediphile escapades of it's Priesthood. At least if found in the Protestants faith they act on it or leave their church if they don't.
Santorum is in no place to be "Preacher Man"...and those apart from the faith will not see him in a good light for drumming home matters of faith to a society that hardly adheres to such aside from "lip'service".
I think that no candidate or president, should look or judge other people’s faith.
Faith, IMO, is a personal matter. Santorum, Obama&cohorts SHOULD stay out of it.
That's not what he said so don't twist his words so the victim card can be played.
He said Santorum's comment showed HE lacked discernment..and he's right ..it did.
It would be great if it didn't need to become an issue...but it's going to as Obama arms up to make this election also about religion. In part because before you can build a "one world system" as the Un and National leaders are doing...you have to unite people spiritually...and before you do that you have to destroy what you can of the truth in order to replace it with a false religion.
So religion is going to become an issue, currently people are debating if or not should be which attests to the fact it is.
I have no problems voting for practicing Catholics, Evangelical Protestants, Mainline Protestants, or even Mormons if they have the right values.
Although I’m a Christian and cultural conservative, I don’t think of the US as ever having been a theocracy, or a religious institution. Nothing I’ve seen makes me think any of the Republican candidates intend to change that. Democrats like to get Republicans and the rest of the public embroiled in these dead-end debates, so their man can finish destroying our constitutional republic, Christianity, the economy and any future our children hope to have.
As long as the candidate is not a cheerleader for his sect, It really should not matter to a conservative.
It is a real sign of stupidity for a GOP POTUS candidate to start talking about issues that Christianity related in a prism framed by his/her sect.
This is one thing that bothers me about Santorum, he tends in this direction more than he should.
I kinda agree with you: It would seem logical for conservative Catholics to look outside for politicos to support, considering the shameful efforts of groups like the USCCB to impose socialism. Do they really think they won’t be first against the wall when The Revolution comes?
But I am surprised that even Evangelicals are looking for a Catholic to support, or are at least open to it.
As long as it is a Christian, I am happy. Santorum, Gingrich, and Paul are the 3 Christians currently in the race.
As a Catholic, I have to say that most of the Protestant presidents have done a good job. I fully expect a (conservative) Catholic will do the same.
Gentleman’s agreement.
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