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mfcorey1

(11,134 posts) Fri Feb 6, 2015, 12:39 PM Feb 2015

Whenever the President speaks the historical truths, Christians understand, Evangelicals [View all]

are offended, and the media makes a big deal of it. JUST COLLECTING MY THOUGHTS!

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Whenever the President speaks the historical truths, Christians understand, Evangelicals [View all] mfcorey1 Feb 2015 OP

Best quote for this. MohRokTah Feb 2015 #1

Evangelicals ARE Christians and Christians ARE Evangelicals ChosenUnWisely Feb 2015 #2

Tell that to evangelicals who blurt out "Catholics aren't Christians" JHB Feb 2015 #3

Or the Catholics who persecuted the Jews during the inquisition, etc. etc. etc. still_one Feb 2015 #5

I don't care what they think of Catholics, they are Christians too ChosenUnWisely Feb 2015 #11

Funny, I'm not a Christian and can tell them apart JHB Feb 2015 #13

How can you tell them apart, I can't they share many similer views for example the Pope ChosenUnWisely Feb 2015 #15

Maybe a yellow star? jwirr Feb 2015 #26

If you like ChosenUnWisely Feb 2015 #39

That says more about you than it says about anyone else. jwirr Feb 2015 #48

Funny yet you are the one who brought it up in the first place ChosenUnWisely Feb 2015 #52

Don't leave the Mormons out. Now there's one where you know Christians think they brewens Feb 2015 #51

How do you define "evangelical"? noel711 Feb 2015 #6

So you are comparing Fellow Christians who are Evangelical to ISIS who's members happen to be ChosenUnWisely Feb 2015 #14

I'm simply asking for clarification... noel711 Feb 2015 #19

Well if ya all don't want the broad brush as you say, then you and your fellow travelers need ChosenUnWisely Feb 2015 #20

A tired old argument quaker bill Feb 2015 #21

So you choose the brush, fine by me ChosenUnWisely Feb 2015 #22

There was no choice quaker bill Feb 2015 #24

Silence is consent ChosenUnWisely Feb 2015 #31

Quakers are not silent (except in worship) quaker bill Feb 2015 #33

Wait let me guess it was your fellow Christians who did that to you too! ChosenUnWisely Feb 2015 #34

We came here to escape the anglicans quaker bill Feb 2015 #40

Puritians, Quakers, Anglicans are all Christians so you were abused by your fellow Christians ChosenUnWisely Feb 2015 #42

A bonus round question quaker bill Feb 2015 #46

This is wisdom MFrohike Feb 2015 #30

Even tho I do not agree with Christians, the Quakers were abused by other Christians ChosenUnWisely Feb 2015 #36

Nixon's Meeting tried to write him out quaker bill Feb 2015 #44

Exacty quaker bill Feb 2015 #37

"Do something about the bad ones" - you mean like the religious wars that were fought in Europe jwirr Feb 2015 #27

I am well aware of the religious wars started by the Christians ChosenUnWisely Feb 2015 #32

Once again quaker bill Feb 2015 #35

When good men do nothing, evil triumphs. ChosenUnWisely Feb 2015 #38

Where would one do something? quaker bill Feb 2015 #45

Start confonting those who christians who are causing the problems ChosenUnWisely Feb 2015 #56

So you want us to do something about the other bad Christians and at the same time get along? jwirr Feb 2015 #47

I could careless if you do or do not get along with your fellow christians ChosenUnWisely Feb 2015 #55

Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn what you think or what you would do. Fla Dem Feb 2015 #50

Yes you do give a damn because otherwise you would not have wasted you time to post to ChosenUnWisely Feb 2015 #53

In my scant 53 years, it has become painfully evident that the broadest brushes are wielded by the cherokeeprogressive Feb 2015 #7

Insults in a post add little to the discussion. It makes one question who really has the narrow mfcorey1 Feb 2015 #9

Sorry you feel that way ChosenUnWisely Feb 2015 #12

A MATTER OF OPINION. Evangelicals are fanatics and true Christians mfcorey1 Feb 2015 #8

No true Scotsman BubbaFett Feb 2015 #16

Catholics arent true Christians either from your definition. Bradical79 Feb 2015 #17

I hear ya, mfcorey.. I think you are right on.. and I'm speaking as Cha Feb 2015 #43

By your standard, IS represents Islam. hedgehog Feb 2015 #23

Have you ever heard of denominations? They originated in order to separate religious cults from jwirr Feb 2015 #25

How do we know? Do you wear a tag that clearly states that you are not a ChosenUnWisely Feb 2015 #41

I wear NO tag - that is their thing. Flags on their lapels, baby shoes on their necklace, etc. My jwirr Feb 2015 #49

I have a big open mind much bigger than most in fact so big I do not have to live my life in fear ChosenUnWisely Feb 2015 #54

Hell, what about the inquisition? We don't have to go back that far either, how about the KKK who still_one Feb 2015 #4

This is a difficult position to take considering the President has counted as Bluenorthwest Feb 2015 #10

Yes, and Warren is an evangelical redefining religion. It is true that there are things that we all jwirr Feb 2015 #29

These are the debates we should be having DearAbby Feb 2015 #18

How about we refer to them as fundamentalists instead? Populist_Prole Feb 2015 #28