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25 Aug 2006 09:57:09 AM |
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Bible thumpers jump overboard. Abandon Republicans |
http://www.capitolhillblue.com/artman/publish/article_9433.shtml
Bible thumpers abandon GOP
By Staff and Wire Reports
Aug 24, 2006
Religious fanatics, the cornerstone of Republican support, are jumping
off the GOP's sinking ship.
The number of people who consider the Republican Party friendly to
religion has dipped below half in the last year, with sharp declines
among white evangelicals and white Catholics.
But even with defection of Bible thumpers, the GOP remains far more
closely tied to religion than the Democratic Party.
The number of people who consider the GOP friendly to religion dropped
from 55 percent to 47 percent -- with a 14-point drop among white
evangelical conservatives and an 11-point drop among white Catholics,
according to the poll by the Pew Research Center for the People & the
Press.
Only a fourth, 26 percent, considered the Democratic Party friendly to
religion -- about the same as last year.
Religious voters have been a key voting bloc in recent elections with
the most devout Protestant, Catholic and evangelical voters leaning
strongly toward Republicans.
"The Republicans had done a good job of mobilizing those two groups in
2004 and that may be cooling a bit now," said Scott Keeter of the Pew
Research Center said, referring to white evangelicals and white
Catholics
Bush got 78 percent of the white evangelical vote and 56 percent of
the white Catholic vote in 2004, according to exit polls.
The survey found that about four in 10 Christians identify themselves
as "born again" Christians or evangelicals, while a third describe
themselves as "progressive Christians."
The conservative Christians are a far more unified group politically
than the progressives, however.
The poll of 2,003 adults was conducted July 6-19 in cooperation with
the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life and has a margin of sampling
error of plus or minus 2.5 percentage points.
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ABANDON SHIP!!!
Harry
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25 Aug 2006 11:11:43 AM |
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Harry Hope wrote:
http://www.capitolhillblue.com/artman/publish/article_9433.shtml
Bible thumpers abandon GOP
By Staff and Wire Reports
Aug 24, 2006
Religious fanatics, the cornerstone of Republican support, are jumping
off the GOP's sinking ship.
Jesus : "Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called the
children of God." -- Matthew 5:9
Republicans : Kill ! Kill ! Kill ! Premptive War ! Then torture them !!
The number of people who consider the Republican Party friendly to
religion has dipped below half in the last year, with sharp declines
among white evangelicals and white Catholics.
Current Republican policy is the anti-thesis of Christian moral values.
But even with defection of Bible thumpers, the GOP remains far more
closely tied to religion than the Democratic Party.
I disagree. The Democrats have followed policies which are very much in
tune with the love your neighbor ethics espoused by Jesus. The
Republicans have followed a path of fear, hatred, and violence. The
Democrats, like Jesus, have favored the poor, while the Republicans
have favored the wealthy.
"Behold, this was the guilt of your sister Sodom: she and her daughters
had arrogance, abundant food and careless ease, but she did not
help the poor and needy."
"Thus they were haughty and committed abominations before Me Therefore
I removed them when I saw it."
-- Ezekiel 16:49-50
Yes, God "removed" a city that behaved like the Republicans.
The Republicans only tie to religion is though their propaganda. They
have no attachment to religion at the policy or morality level. Indeed,
Dean G.
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| User: "hopeful" |
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25 Aug 2006 12:19:53 PM |
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<dguttadauro@4ecp.com> wrote in message
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Harry Hope wrote:
http://www.capitolhillblue.com/artman/publish/article_9433.shtml
Bible thumpers abandon GOP
By Staff and Wire Reports
Aug 24, 2006
Religious fanatics, the cornerstone of Republican support, are jumping
off the GOP's sinking ship.
Very wrong and if you doubt it go to the sites of the likes of hagee,
haggard and dobson and read. Look into their attendence and their incoming
money. They are living in high cotton and since "unbiased" media such as
the Wall Street Journal promotes them the good life just got a lot better.
Nope the "faithful" will stay with the REpublicans because they have been
told to do so by the "chosen ones". " ... Ever since Benjamin Netanyahu --
Israel's prime minister from 1996 to
1999 -- cultivated ties with U.S. Evangelicals and other Christians during
his tenure, Israeli governments have sought to strengthen relations with the
sector of the Christian world which, for religious reasons, tends to take a
pro-Israeli view of the Arab-Jewish conflict. On Mr. Robertson's website, he
says that God gave this land "to the descendants of Israel," not to
"so-called Palestinians." Older churches, such as Orthodox and Catholic
denominations, have more local Palestinian followers and tend to support
that side of the conflict. ...". A Theme Park for Holyland? Ilene R.
Prusher, csmonitor.com
" ... True, Judaism does not assign the same status to the unborn child as
to life after birth. Thus abortion is always permissible, indeed mandatory,
when the mother's life is threatened. ..." National Review, 7/8/1991. Don
Feder
Never forget the USS Liberty, Moyne and Serot.
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