NanceGreggs: The Republican Christian – a Contradiction in Terms?

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28. Will the Real Scotsman please stand up?

Hey, I love the Stephanie Miller Show more than the next guy (yes, I said "more" heheh), and think Fugelsang's 'Ecclesiastical Mook' bit is helpful for dealing with folks on the left and right who see the world through religious lenses. She also keeps Ward 'Voice Deity' around for the conspiracy kooks, and Chris around to step in, knowledgeably, about atheism. They make a good team.

But it's going a bridge too far, I think, to suddenly start trying to reclaim Christianity for the liberal left. That boat has floated folks, and we weren't on it. If liberal Christians, which I can pass myself off as in a pinch, want to really help push back against rightwing fundamentalism, they can best do so by quietly aligning our/their support with labor, women, LGBT, immigration reform, and separation of church and state.

Channeling Fugelsang, before we get too excited about liberal Jesus, we should remember two red-letter passages: Matthew 6:1-6 and, well, everything attributed to the return Christ in Revelations.