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DemocratSinceBirth

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23. That was the point I was trying to make.

Sat Jan 10, 2015, 04:43 PM

Jan 2015

My mom was Russian Jewish. My dad was italian-Roman Catholic. They both believed in God in a loosey-goosey kind of way, like a lot of folks do. I chose my own way. I was baptized in a fundamentalist Baptist church when I was fourteen years old. Although I rejected fundamentalism a long, long time ago I remained friends with the minister who baptized me some thirty years later. My dad died when I was fourteen so he and the deacons treated me like a surrogate son. How could anyone not be impressed by that?

Where is all this going? His views are absolutely antedeluvian.

I also have a close friend who is a minister in the United Church Of Christ...She marries same sex couples.

He would say she is definitely a apostate except he doesn't get to decide who is and isn't a Christian any more than you or I or anybody.

P.S. So culturally, religiously whatever I'm Jewish, Italian, Christian whatever and I'm fine with that .

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Was/is the Klan a domestic Christian terrorist group? [View all] DemocratSinceBirth Jan 2015 OP

I'd feel better voting mostly el_bryanto Jan 2015 #1

My dad told us about how he attended a KKK picnic in NW Iowa in the 1920s. He was 4 years old. jwirr Jan 2015 #18

The giant cross on their robes is kind of a dead give away about who they THINK they are. Fred Sanders Jan 2015 #2

Yes, who they think they are. davidsilver Jan 2015 #5

Is this edhopper Jan 2015 #3

Actually yes, but some are arguing that religion can't be a motivation for mayhem./NT DemocratSinceBirth Jan 2015 #6

Well edhopper Jan 2015 #9

Can you point to a link where someone is arguing that religion can't be a motivation for mayhem? el_bryanto Jan 2015 #17

I voted no as Klan membership and being a true Christian are mutually exclusive. davidsilver Jan 2015 #4

I'm a UU JustAnotherGen Jan 2015 #13

That's a nice innoculation. Igel Jan 2015 #19

That may be true SwankyXomb Jan 2015 #28

There are also many Corporatist Third-Wayers who claim to be Democrats davidsilver Jan 2015 #31

Exactly. Boomerproud Jan 2015 #38

That is known as the "no true Scotsman" fallacy gollygee Jan 2015 #36

Not sure that setting fire to the most revered symbol of a religion is a sign of adherence to it. Nye Bevan Jan 2015 #7

This message was self-deleted by its author m-lekktor Jan 2015 #25

Absolutely. zappaman Jan 2015 #8

Yes and No REP Jan 2015 #10

Yours is the best answer. Behind the Aegis Jan 2015 #22

Well they ain't Rastafarians. nolabear Jan 2015 #11

That is abosolutely the stupidest question I have ever heard. There are over 200 denominations jwirr Jan 2015 #12

Unless your liberal church is involved in Klan activities then the question does not apply Bjorn Against Jan 2015 #14

Your logic is flawed. DemocratSinceBirth Jan 2015 #15

You're doing the whole/part thing backwards. Igel Jan 2015 #20

That was the point I was trying to make. DemocratSinceBirth Jan 2015 #23

They used the symbols of Christianity and met in churches while acting contrary to Christianity uppityperson Jan 2015 #16

The Klan was like Hamas. Igel Jan 2015 #29

I voted no because they are not particularly Christian. rogerashton Jan 2015 #21

They called and still call themselves a Christian organization. n/t gollygee Jan 2015 #37

While many people would consider "white supremacist" and "Christian" to be mutually exclusive nomorenomore08 Jan 2015 #39

No disagreement -- rogerashton Jan 2015 #45

True enough. And yes, it is "supremacism" when speaking of a belief system. nomorenomore08 Jan 2015 #46

Well, since the dictionary agrees with you, you must be right. rogerashton Jan 2015 #48

Yes they were. hrmjustin Jan 2015 #24

Honesty is always better than denial. nomorenomore08 Jan 2015 #40

Water is also wet Gothmog Jan 2015 #26

To the extent that ISIS and AQ are Islamic terror groups, yes. n/t cherokeeprogressive Jan 2015 #27

Oh, Hell, Yes! libodem Jan 2015 #30

"Yes" and "arguably but basically not", respectively. Donald Ian Rankin Jan 2015 #32

The KKK is the only federally designated terrorist group that can openly protest in America... uponit7771 Jan 2015 #33

No. A Christian follows the example of Jesus Christ. NaturalHigh Jan 2015 #34

This a trick question? Katashi_itto Jan 2015 #35

they seriously fail in their quest to be termed christian...they're chickenshits. spanone Jan 2015 #41

No MFrohike Jan 2015 #42

is the KKK the same thing as neo-nazi's, or are we differentiating here? Calista241 Jan 2015 #43

The Klan can be considered a neo-Nazi (or Christian Identity) group. nomorenomore08 Jan 2015 #47

No, it was a racist group. former9thward Jan 2015 #44