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In reply to the discussion: DNC head challenged by faith leaders over exploitative payday lending [View all]beerandjesus
(1,301 posts)And here's an example (in addition to two I posted above) of their extreme right-wing rhetoric, pulled from an opinion piece:
https://baptistnews.com/2016/03/14/when-religion-turns-hateful-it-loses-its-moral-voice/
In this craziest of presidential primary seasons, I have not mentioned the Republican candidate with the best plumage, the colorful description offered by Marilynne Robinson. I have found his words so offensive, his narcissism so egregious, and his attitude toward others so despicable. I have not wanted to draw further attention to this headline-grabbing vortex, so he shall remain nameless. (It is unlikely that he could fire a seminary president, anyway.) Nonetheless, I cannot keep silent about his uncontrolled depiction of the worlds fastest growing religion or about his mocking use of Christianity for political gain.
The statement Islam hates us during CNNs recent debate is one more example of his pattern of reckless speech; it only serves to foment alienation for American Muslims and recruitment opportunity for radical Islamic groups. We must see this statement for what it is: a dangerous pandering to the most exclusivist understandings of Christianity. It also stokes fear in the U.S. Jewish community, given the close ties with Israel. [...]
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The poster you're replying to is being completely dishonest. It's quite possible that there are opinions on their site I'd disagree with too, but he's pretending that because they're Baptists, they must be agitating for guns in churches, and THEN pretending that that discredits their criticism of DWS. It's completely disingenuous.