Can you be liberal and Christian at the same time?

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  1. Renee

    Renee Well-Known Member

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    Wow..talk about projecting! Making an assumption like that is so tellingy. You are one of those who like giving to the rich so you take away services for the poor
     
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    Good to get a reference to proper liberalism. But even liberalism has time for the collective. Mill agreed that the majority gets to decide but not at the expense of the minority and Mill was hardly a collectivist. Fair point about authoritarianism and

    Catholicism. Catholicism is centralised, hierarchical and extremely authoritarian. It stands in complete opposition to Islam, for example, which is about as diverse and disparate a religion you can get and which has nothing like the hierarchy of Catholicism. For me Catholicism sits comfortably with absolutism such as the Divine Right of Kings. I’m just glad that rubbish has gone.
     
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    Well yes, the commonsensically inclined among us do find it difficult to acknowledge lies as facts. Apologies for any inconvenience.
     
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    Can't speak for Jesus and his politics.

    Meantime, when you say 'selfish and competitive', do you mean 'behave as though resources are limited'? Because you know, in all but the First World, that's how everyone behaves. Because they have to.
     
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    Yep...if only we had prayer in school...and don’t forget we need algebra in church.
    Please don’t tell the dozens of “kids “ who have found me on Facebook to tell me how I saved their lives.damn. I must have failed I getting them to shoot up schools. You are the epitome of an extremist..scaryyyyyy
     
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    My moral anchor tells be to be wary of people like you
     
  7. Renee

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    Children know right from wrong and I don’t blame parents or the church....as I have said...Some of the worst parents have the best kids and some of the best parents are the worst kids. Schools do provide discipline
     
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    And paying hush money to several women while his wife is home with a new baby....
     
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    Robert Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    Good reply to my comments about Democrats. Since your case is not my case, I will let you carry on.
     
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    I like giving to the rich?
    That's rich
     
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    What you do for career is not charity.
    Sorry honey.
     
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    Clearly you did not read post 65. Jesus commanded his followers to do 2 things, those 2 items are called the Great Commandment and the Great Commission.

    The Great Commandment is (Matthew 22:36) "Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment." That's the Christian God Jesus is referring to, not an abstract religious concept.

    The Great Commission is (Matthew 28:16) "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. "

    Both require a Christian to live the Christian philosophy at home, at work, in the public square, in politics.

    Read the Bible.
     
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    You don’t seem to be upset that the richest got huge tax cuts which meant cutting services for you and cutting things that help the poor. You don’t even realize you’re getting screwed and that’s what’s so sad. Are you enjoying your huge tax cuts?
     
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    Are you volunteering to pay the highest rate you'd advocate others pay? If not, go play in the sandbox with the other leechers
     
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    That is true but leaving them alone for hours with Godless instruction given to them by the likes of todays Godless education system is no help either.
     
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    It isn't a schools job to teach religion. If you really want to brainwash your kids better keep them in the home ghetto.
     
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    Well no I think he was running around while his wife was home pregnant. I think the hush money came later. Although kind of hard to tell since he has cheated on every one of his wives
     
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    You didn't provide any examples of a liberal belief incompatible with Christianity.
     
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    I've asked several times and received no answer....it must be a secret ;)
     
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    On the "Muslims say 'F . . K Jesus' " thread I have asked right wingers who believe that claim to back it up with proof. Sure enough they abandoned that thread as well.

    It is par for the course on this forum as hate filled right wingers continually make up stories, fail to back up their claims with proof, and then abandon the thread. I continually report these threads but nothing is done to stop all this hate and deception. Thus, the most we patriots can do is to repeatedly refute their hate filled lies by posting the TRUTH.
     
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    We used to pay more than half in taxes years ago and we were fine with it. We could easily pay more in taxes without affecting our life style at all.But I thank you for fighting for me to get a tax cut I don’t need and I will fight for people who need the tax cuts. We just have different values
     
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    I can....liberals believe women are equals, the Bible says otherwise the Bible supports slavery, liberals don’t
     
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    Oh yeah, I forgot, an internet rich guy who wants to pay high taxes.
    And I got a 12 inch **** too
     
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    I’m a woman married to a rich guy....I know it’s not in your realm of reality to think that wealthy people can believe they don’t deserve a big tax cuts. And I’m sure you have tiny little hands
    Wanna see my tax returns? Lol
     
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    Yeah, post em lol
     

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