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cleanhippie

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76. More great examples of why arguments an positions based in scripture are worthless.

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Family Research Council believes kicking people off of food stamps is the Christian thing to do [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Sep 2013 OP

Blackwell also 'thought' that stealing an election was an OK thing to do. elleng Sep 2013 #1

k and r only because we really need to know this disgusting crap. hey, kenny boy, think about THIS niyad Sep 2013 #2

Ha, never heard that quote. Very good! Dark n Stormy Knight Sep 2013 #23

That's because they are a political group and not a religious one. Rex Sep 2013 #3

Please do not make that mistake. longship Sep 2013 #7

True, I should not forget that. Rex Sep 2013 #10

It would push more people onto church charity LadyHawkAZ Sep 2013 #4

You nailed it! These are EVANGELICAL groups, alp227 Sep 2013 #8

To feed my family I have to attend 5 food pantries every month. Half-Century Man Sep 2013 #14

At least two of the ones where I lived in AZ required prayer or attendance LadyHawkAZ Sep 2013 #19

We have Evangelicals and Roman Catholics Half-Century Man Sep 2013 #20

you should post a thread about your experiences, Half-Centruy Man Skittles Sep 2013 #54

+ 1000 OnionPatch Sep 2013 #24

small c christian, big D Dominionist blkmusclmachine Sep 2013 #5

I don't quite understand the Dominionist thing. No Vested Interest Sep 2013 #15

Its my understanding LostOne4Ever Sep 2013 #29

It's just religious window dressing to justify fascistic political beliefs. n/t duffyduff Sep 2013 #52

An A-One asshole. xfundy Sep 2013 #6

Then Blackwell needs to get down with his christian stop eating Half-Century Man Sep 2013 #9

Bingo Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Sep 2013 #11

Rock that cross! Grandflasher B Half-Century Man Sep 2013 #16

Nothing promotes atheism better than oppressive political agenda dressed as Chrisianity. mick063 Sep 2013 #12

I might frame it as "oppressive religious agenda driven by political agenda." cleanhippie Sep 2013 #28

Agreed LostOne4Ever Sep 2013 #31

I'm not sure that they are turning people toward atheism, but are likely cleanhippie Sep 2013 #39

They say that about every policy they support. nyquil_man Sep 2013 #13

Christianity is about feeding the poor and healing the sick. Anybody who collects money The Second Stone Sep 2013 #17

So true dougolat Sep 2013 #22

What makes your interpretation od what "Christianity is about" any more valid than anothers? cleanhippie Sep 2013 #34

And what makes your assertion that The Second Stone Sep 2013 #35

Your lack of an answer is what supports my assertion. cleanhippie Sep 2013 #37

No I don't disagree with your premise The Second Stone Sep 2013 #44

What religious statement am I making with my avatar? This I gotta hear. cleanhippie Sep 2013 #47

You appear to be identifying with religion by mocking it by use of the avatar The Second Stone Sep 2013 #49

It's Buddy Jesus. What more of a statement can there be? cleanhippie Sep 2013 #51

Because Christianity started out around the New Testament mmonk Sep 2013 #61

Well then, you need to convince about a billion people that they are wrong. cleanhippie Sep 2013 #62

Hard to do since I don't really attend church anymore. mmonk Sep 2013 #64

Great! That group is doing some real good. cleanhippie Sep 2013 #65

Any movement of the people includes a variety of people mmonk Sep 2013 #66

You are right, the religious right doesn't get it, but they are empowered by more liberal believers. cleanhippie Sep 2013 #67

Agreed. mmonk Sep 2013 #68

We are on the same page, friend. cleanhippie Sep 2013 #73

I've lived long enough to see anything justified No Vested Interest Sep 2013 #18

I guess, like many supposed "Christians," he hasn't actually read the Bible... RedSpartan Sep 2013 #21

Perhaps, but the problem with using Bible verses to make one's point... cleanhippie Sep 2013 #30

+1000 (nt) LostOne4Ever Sep 2013 #33

I hear you. RedSpartan Sep 2013 #45

What Bible verse says that feeding the poor is a plot to promote big government? Lydia Leftcoast Sep 2013 #56

What is your point? When one relies on scripture to support their position... cleanhippie Sep 2013 #59

Except that the Prosperity Gospel position isn't in Scripture Lydia Leftcoast Sep 2013 #70

It seems that you are making the "no true Scotsman" argument. cleanhippie Sep 2013 #74

And you are determined to be negative about religion, no matter what I say Lydia Leftcoast Sep 2013 #80

Religion is, at very best, a zero-sum proposition. cleanhippie Sep 2013 #81

Yes, I have always been against laws that come from the tenets of any particular religion Lydia Leftcoast Sep 2013 #82

Agreed. Seems we are speaking the same language. cleanhippie Sep 2013 #83

I raise you Paul and Proverbs nadinbrzezinski Sep 2013 #77

These assholes should realize they actually hurt more families than they help. Initech Sep 2013 #25

So now Ken Blackwell is a Christian theologist, too? closeupready Sep 2013 #26

What I find so very interesting is this same group wants "forced births" but after they Thinkingabout Sep 2013 #27

But they ARE following what they believe to be the teachings of Jesus. cleanhippie Sep 2013 #32

Jesus did not teach me to hate, to want little children to starve, did not teach me to hate Thinkingabout Sep 2013 #41

While I agree with you, your basing your values on scripture is just as invalid cleanhippie Sep 2013 #42

This guy is a hypocrite, he is against abortion before the child is born and then he wants Thinkingabout Sep 2013 #43

Again, you miss the point completely. Basing one's values on one's interpetation of scripture cleanhippie Sep 2013 #46

Maybe it is you who is missing the point, what group do you think this guy is associated? Thinkingabout Sep 2013 #48

Irrelevant. His religious-based reasoning is just as valid as yours. cleanhippie Sep 2013 #50

Now I understand, it is you who missed the point, start over and see what he was saying Thinkingabout Sep 2013 #53

Yeah, it was me basing my position on religious scripture, not you. cleanhippie Sep 2013 #58

Did you ever read in the scripture about Jesus feeding the multitude? You must not have, it is Thinkingabout Sep 2013 #69

I have. I've also read the parts where Jesus says terrible things too. cleanhippie Sep 2013 #72

Typical RW pseudo-Christian. Selfish, arrogant, hateful, bigoted, and greedy. nt Zorra Sep 2013 #36

What makes them a "pseudo-Christian"? cleanhippie Sep 2013 #38

Cleanhippie, I've been through the same bullcrap you're going through here. Manifestor_of_Light Sep 2013 #57

Yep, it's as if the ability to use reason is completely shut off by belief. cleanhippie Sep 2013 #60

The difference is one between The Straight Story Sep 2013 #78

I agree that the similarities are there between religion and politics. cleanhippie Sep 2013 #79

Dear Republicans, avaistheone1 Sep 2013 #40

These RAPTURE REPUBLICANS will be punished for "adding" to the Bible. JEFF9K Sep 2013 #55

The FRC believes nuclear war is the Christian thing to do. ck4829 Sep 2013 #63

Perhaps it is, from their POV. cleanhippie Sep 2013 #75

Thesalonians nadinbrzezinski Sep 2013 #71

More great examples of why arguments an positions based in scripture are worthless. cleanhippie Sep 2013 #76