Fundamentalists Losing Favor with Public <barf alert>

The Data Lounge ^ | Friday, 6 December 2002 | -- C. Barillas, Editor

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Fundamentalists Losing Favor with Public
Friday, 6 December 2002

WASHINGTON -- The American Family Association, a far right lobbying group in Washington, released results from a recent survey that shows mainstream Americans see evangelical Christians as one of the least likeable groups in the country.

Small wonder

Researchers from the Barna survey asked respondents how they felt about evangelicals, born-again Christians, ministers, and other groups of people in society. According to the survey, evangelicals came in tenth out of eleven, narrowly beating out prostitutes.

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Below lawyers and just above prostitutes.

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Fellow evangelical George Barna, president of the Barna Research Group, said religious conservatives "have a lot of work to do" in combating the general public's negative views.

Speaking to distressed members of the AFA, he said, "We may not be 'evil' people, we may not be 'bad' people -- we may be completely loving and wonderful. But somehow we are being perceived by non-Christians in America as a group of people who are not particularly loving [and] not particularly generous, kind, or understanding."

Particularly galling to the AFA constituency was the country's more open embrace of gay men and lesbians. Gay people, a group conservatives frequently slander and oppose politically, ranked significantly higher in the survey than evangelicals.

"Whether that's because the media portray evangelicals in a negative light or because [religious conservatives have] earned that 'badge of dishonor,' if you will, we've got to figure that out," said Barna, "we have to address that."

Affirming results from other studies, the Barna survey also found the more highly educated non-evangelicals are, the less likely they are to have a positive view of fundamentalist Christians.

-- C. Barillas, Editor

[RAT Patrol]

Yeah, I swiped the quotes from Cultural Jihad's Freeper page. I just love them and use them all the time now.

[steve50]

Who do you prefer, Bush or Gore, Reagan or Clinton?

None of the above. With the possible exception of Reagan before he was shot, they are all the same.

The national government....will maintain and defend the foundations on which the power of our nation rests. It will offer strong protection to Christianity as the very basis of our collective morality.
Hitler

Evil men know how to use religion for their own goals, and not just muslims

[f.Christian]

Creation/God...REFORMATION(Judeo-Christianity)---secular-govt.-humanism/SCIENCE---CIVILIZATION...enlightenment!

Originally the word liberal meant social conservatives(no govt religion--none) who advocated growth and progress---mostly technological(knowledge being absolute/unchanging)based on law--reality... UNDER GOD---the nature of GOD/man/govt. does not change. These were the Classical liberals...founding fathers-PRINCIPLES---stable/SANE scientific reality/society---industrial progress...moral/social character-values(private/personal) GROWTH(limited NON-intrusive PC Govt/religion---schools)!

Evolution...Atheism-dehumanism---TYRANNY(pc/liberal/govt-religion/rhetoric)...

Then came the SPLIT SCHIZOPHRENIA/ZOMBIE/BRAVE-NWO1984 LIBERAL NEO-Soviet Darwin/ACLU America---the post-modern Phanthom age...

[Phantom Lord]

Then came the SPLIT SCHIZOPHRENIA/ZOMBIE/BRAVE-NWO1984 LIBERAL NEO-Soviet Darwin/ACLU America---the post-modern Phanthom age...

What are you accusing me of?

[iranger]

"As an agnostic libertarian"

Seriously....is there such a thing as a religious libertarian? I mean in the traditional sense such as orthodox jew or "conservative" christian.

[f.Christian]

phantonism!

[Ask_Y_First]

I do. I see Christ slamming fundamentalism in the same way he slammed the "Pharisees".

[f.Christian]

Main Entry: 1phan·tom
Pronunciation: 'fan-t&m
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English fantosme, fantome, from Middle French fantosme, modification of Latin phantasma
Date: 14th century
1 a : something (as a specter) apparent to sense but with no substantial existence : APPARITION b : something elusive or visionary : WILL-O'-the-wisp c : an object of continual dread or abhorrence : BUGBEAR < the phantom of disease and want >
2 : something existing in appearance only
3 : a representation of something abstract, ideal, or incorporeal < she was a phantom of delight -- William Wordsworth >
- phan·tom·like /-"lIk/ adverb or adjective

[realpatriot71]

Seriously....is there such a thing as a religious libertarian?

Yes

[Phantom Lord]

What are you trying to say? Just spit it out.

[Trailerpark Badass]

Seriously....is there such a thing as a religious libertarian? I mean in the traditional sense such as orthodox jew or "conservative" christian.

Hi ther! Catholic libertarian here. Though I know full well that to many here I am not, really, a "Christian."

[f.Christian]

Strange name!

[Phantom Lord]

I like my handle. I got it from a Metallica song. As did the FReeper Leper Messiah

[Trailerpark Badass]

I'm not convinced that the negative reaction towards fundamentalists is wholly unearned. The caricature of the Fundamentalist Christian -- the ultra-legalist -- is not without merit.

They've earned it with me. Being told many times that I am going to hell for my religious beliefs is not a way to gain my admiration. I also like the folks in the county neighboring mine who vote down liquor by the drink every two years but also support a thriving apple brandy trade. Living with fundie Baptists is more amusing than hate-inspiring, though. Must be my good nature.

[f.Christian]

The non secular state is liberalism...you like it?

[f.Christian]

Main Entry: lep·er
Pronunciation: 'le-p&r
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from lepre leprosy, from Middle French, from Late Latin lepra, from Greek, from lepein to peel; perhaps akin to Lithuanian lopas piece, scrap
Date: 14th century
1 : a person affected with leprosy
2 : a person shunned for moral or social reasons

[Trailerpark Badass]

The non secular state is liberalism...you like it?

I much prefer your Dadaist, stream-of-consciousness zealotry.