Religion

yallerdawg

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16. This is a public forum without the requisite 'group think' of other little corners of DU.

Wed Nov 8, 2017, 05:39 PM

Nov 2017

You can say whatever you want.

I can say whatever I want.

Many, many Americans are single issue voters. That's why wedges work so well.

Anyone who wanders across this conversation needs to know, Democrats are a tolerant, open-minded, inclusive community, and we don't have 'purity tests' and we don't tell people what they have to think and believe (or not).

We can focus on what we have in common - and we can have 'philosophical' debate over what we don't have in common, with respect and civility (or not ).

I prefer to see all views and push the envelope. Some people prefer only their own view.

So far, I enjoy this tiny little corner of the internet.

I can see a lot of you all do, too!

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25 Largest Churches in America [View all] yallerdawg Nov 2017 OP

Thanks for posting, yallerdawg.. Permanut Nov 2017 #1

I don't know about theocracy. yallerdawg Nov 2017 #4

Then you don't know those churches very well. trotsky Nov 2017 #5

For you... yallerdawg Nov 2017 #9

Oh wow, you sure got me! trotsky Nov 2017 #10

And you do? Or claim to? guillaumeb Nov 2017 #18

Here you go: trotsky Nov 2017 #21

I did not ask that question. guillaumeb Nov 2017 #22

Oh, I thought you enjoyed non-responses. trotsky Nov 2017 #23

So if you have no concept of what Christianity is, what exactly guillaumeb Nov 2017 #24

I don't know, what are you saying? trotsky Nov 2017 #25

You started out well. guillaumeb Nov 2017 #26

What are you saying? n/t trotsky Nov 2017 #27

I can imagine d_r Nov 2017 #2

Technically, I saw Led Zeppelin... yallerdawg Nov 2017 #3

And it aint being filled with a Stairway to Heaven lol Docreed2003 Nov 2017 #31

I visited a couple of the churches listed above when I lived in Texas. Mariana Nov 2017 #6

Sooo... NeoGreen Nov 2017 #7

Minnesota, California, Washington, Illinois, Nevada, New Mexico, Virginia. yallerdawg Nov 2017 #8

I would be VERY curious to know how many Democrats go to megachurches. trotsky Nov 2017 #13

An awful lot of "blue" to be dismissing. yallerdawg Nov 2017 #14

That's a pretty graph, but it doesn't answer my question. trotsky Nov 2017 #15

This is a public forum without the requisite 'group think' of other little corners of DU. yallerdawg Nov 2017 #16

"I prefer to see all views and push the envelope." trotsky Nov 2017 #20

I - and many others - prefer multiple viewpoints on many subjects. yallerdawg Nov 2017 #28

Has anyone here said the party shouldn't grow? trotsky Nov 2017 #29

If you attack the fundamental personal beliefs of people... yallerdawg Nov 2017 #32

And yet here you are attacking the "fundamental personal beliefs" of non-believers... trotsky Nov 2017 #36

Here is a popular GD discussion with 50 recs (and counting): yallerdawg Nov 2017 #38

Well done! trotsky Nov 2017 #42

I'm attacking you? yallerdawg Nov 2017 #45

Glad I can make you laugh at least. trotsky Nov 2017 #47

Serious question: Act_of_Reparation Nov 2017 #65

You spell out your anti-religious rhetoric. yallerdawg Nov 2017 #66

As did you. Act_of_Reparation Nov 2017 #69

I was going for the primary modern definition. yallerdawg Nov 2017 #70

Gotcha. Act_of_Reparation Nov 2017 #71

You want to talk about caliber and clips and civilian modification of military design. yallerdawg Nov 2017 #72

Nope. Act_of_Reparation Nov 2017 #74

"The feminization of mental illness." yallerdawg Nov 2017 #75

You obviously know a lot about the history of psychiatry. Act_of_Reparation Nov 2017 #77

Thank you. yallerdawg Nov 2017 #78

Yes, seriously. trotsky Nov 2017 #80

Hysterical. yallerdawg Nov 2017 #82

Doubling down on the sexism. trotsky Nov 2017 #83

You don't offer an alternative viewpoint Lordquinton Nov 2017 #39

I offer an supportive alternative viewpoint differing from yours! yallerdawg Nov 2017 #43

We aren't arguing for an echo chamber. trotsky Nov 2017 #48

I have repeatedly said you can go on with your opinionating! yallerdawg Nov 2017 #51

I'm so glad you are looking out for them! trotsky Nov 2017 #53

But you wont spell out what your viewpoints are. Mariana Nov 2017 #64

Well thank you for your mainstream viewpoint Lordquinton Nov 2017 #85

I live in Alabama. yallerdawg Nov 2017 #94

Outside your bubble? Lordquinton Nov 2017 #95

Uh this is a "Group" with a "SOP" uriel1972 Nov 2017 #79

Thanks. I did. Anyone on the planet with internet service can see this. Public. yallerdawg Nov 2017 #81

Do you assume that a poster is a fan because of the posts? guillaumeb Nov 2017 #17

I have no idea. trotsky Nov 2017 #19

For the record there was no denial Lordquinton Nov 2017 #40

I noticed that as well. n/t trotsky Nov 2017 #44

I have visited #4 and #6. Mariana Nov 2017 #34

Right in line with what I expected. trotsky Nov 2017 #37

If we need to expand our base, every voter counts! yallerdawg Nov 2017 #41

What Republican policy positions should we adopt to win those conservative voters? trotsky Nov 2017 #46

There is your bias again. yallerdawg Nov 2017 #49

So now we're back to what you need to prove. trotsky Nov 2017 #50

"Wedge issues" Act_of_Reparation Nov 2017 #52

Oh and FYI, Catholics overall went for Trump. trotsky Nov 2017 #54

Wedge issues work. yallerdawg Nov 2017 #55

Seems to me like you are obsessed with a problem that doesn't exist. trotsky Nov 2017 #56

You seem obsessed with your insignificance. yallerdawg Nov 2017 #57

No, my attitude is that... trotsky Nov 2017 #58

Well, Russians on Facebook and twitter. yallerdawg Nov 2017 #59

My thought is that is still not evidence of your claim. trotsky Nov 2017 #61

They equate at Fellowship and Gateway. Mariana Nov 2017 #62

fine let's bring in nazis and the kkk too. it's a big tent. amirite? Voltaire2 Nov 2017 #87

Right. yallerdawg Nov 2017 #88

No but for example evangelicals are about as far right Voltaire2 Nov 2017 #89

Lot a blue in these groups. Just write them off with a broad brush? yallerdawg Nov 2017 #90

If they are sexist racist homophobes opposed to Voltaire2 Nov 2017 #91

"Sexist racist homophobes." yallerdawg Nov 2017 #92

I'll try one more time. Voltaire2 Nov 2017 #93

No one but you said that Lordquinton Nov 2017 #96

Clearly, religion is a growth industry. MineralMan Nov 2017 #11

A "growth industry" indeed. yallerdawg Nov 2017 #12

Not being judgmental d_r Nov 2017 #33

Oh, don't be nitpicky. Mariana Nov 2017 #35

Joel Osteen was a marketing or sales major in college Bretton Garcia Nov 2017 #76

No doubt. MineralMan Nov 2017 #84

Pat Robertson is said to control a $1 billion fund. Bretton Garcia Nov 2017 #86

Isn't Ted Cruz a member of Second Baptist in Houston? bobbieinok Nov 2017 #30

And? eom guillaumeb Nov 2017 #68

A pretty good warning to stay away from large churches there muriel_volestrangler Nov 2017 #60

I think it's important to mention the size of these churches. Mariana Nov 2017 #63

Let's take a look at the pastor of the largest church. yallerdawg Nov 2017 #67

Joel Osteen is no liberal. trotsky Nov 2017 #73

Defense of the Olseteens on DU Lordquinton Nov 2017 #97

I'm not optimistic about your chances, Lordquinton. nt. Mariana Nov 2017 #98

RIP in pieces LQ Lordquinton Nov 2017 #99

Calvary Chapel Fort Lauderdale (#17) Founder Accused of Molesting 4-Year-Old Girl muriel_volestrangler Nov 2017 #100

You call them churches I call them the family business........ Historic NY Nov 2017 #101

Is it only me or does anyone else think the lady sitting next to Doreen Nov 2017 #102