What's so bad about being liberal? Jesus was a liberal!?
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Jesus was most definitely a radical. The message he was spreading in many ways attacked the very fabric of society at the time.\n\nAs for being a liberal, well there is nothing wrong with that at all. For some reason it has become a term of abuse in the US while very few people understand what they are attacking.\n\nThe dictionary comes up with - \n\n\nAdjective\n\n1) a. Not limited to or by established, traditional, orthodox, or authoritarian attitudes, views, or dogmas; free from bigotry. b. Favoring proposals for reform, open to new ideas for progress, and tolerant of the ideas and behavior of others; broad-minded. c. Of, relating to, or characteristic of liberalism. d. Liberal Of, designating, or characteristic of a political party founded on or associated with principles of social and political liberalism, especially in Great Britain, Canada, and the United States. \n\n2) a. Tending to give freely; generous: a liberal benefactor. b. Generous in amount; ample: a liberal serving of potatoes. \n\nNot strict or literal; loose or approximate: a liberal translation. \n\nOf, relating to, or based on the traditional arts and sciences of a college or university curriculum: a liberal education. \n\n3) a. Archaic Permissible or appropriate for a person of free birth; befitting a lady or gentleman. b. Obsolete Morally unrestrained; licentious. \n\nNow personally most of the characteristics in the first definition seem pretty good.\n\nI particularly like the idea that if you are not a liberal you are a bigot, dogmatic and closed to ideas of progress.
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Jesus was NOT homophobic, he does love all, including the prostitutes, homosexuals, theives, even.... tax collectors (Now thats really tough to do!) and on and on.  Love for a person, and most importantly their soul, doesn't mean Jesus, me, or you or anyone has to, or should love their shortcomings, transgressions or sins.  And yes... check out Romans, it DOES clearly and quite plainly condemn the practice of homosexuality regardless of what the queer preists, nuns,  pastors, bishops and so on say.  Seems they just skip over those passages.
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Hitler, as history has shown.\n\nJesus was a very liberal, open-minded guy. It's his modern day, rabid followers who have twisted his message & seek to restrict personal freedoms. \n\nIn all likelihood, Jesus would be dumb-founded by what's been done in His name.
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Shame on you, liberal heretic.
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Capitalism as a religion, you should read Mathew. It was clearly stated who those people are that oppose the rise of Christianity, they had him put up on the cross.
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LOOK AND READ THIS IDIOTS PROFILE ABOUT CHRISTIANITY.\n HE IS A LOSER.  AND MAYBE A CATHOLIC LOSER AT THAT.  \nHE IS A SPIRITUALLY IGNORANT SOUL.  IN NEED OF TRUTH.  \n\nPRAY FOR THIS GUY. HE IS MESSED UP SPIRITUALLY.
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Liberal are all about bringing about a positive change in the world, as are true Christians. Religion and politics are like oil and water though, especially in a democracy that believes in equal rights for all and freedom of religion.
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I agree with the Bad Liberal, my Christian friends (most of them) are much better behaved, and so are my atheist friends, far better behaved.  But that is the internet for you.  Think about this, when you are talking to someone face to face, you have no safety, when you are talking on the phone, you are a little braver, get on the internet and you are ten feet tall and bulletproof.  Some people are just ignorant and rude....God forgive me...screw them if they are not nice.
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Jesus was a liberal if I ever saw one.  He would have been a democrat.
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Hate is always bad.  Jesus said to love the poor and show mercy to them, and help them.  Rich people are not God.
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If it helps, I am a liberal and do not think Christmas should be about anything other than God and Jesus (well, maybe Mary).  Let's respect religious holidays for the distinct and beautiful experiences that they are, whether we observe them or not.
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Its the last acceptable discrimination in the eyes of liberals. Good Christian people that care about others, defend their rights and won't stand for socialism are serious road blocks to the liberal/gay agenda. They have launched a propaganda war against Christians for 40 years. They've turned the feeble minded wishy washy people against all Christians. Many people believe Christians are bad and the liberals are aiming to make being Christian illegal. Of course this leads to losing alot of other freedoms we enjoy, but no one cares, they are just content to assist in our downward spiral.\n\nWe Christians know that there will be another persecution and in the darkest of times, Jesus will come again to judge the living and the dead. If you're a good Christian you will be with God in heaven for all eternity.\n\nAlso, atheists, and agnostic people resent Christians having such firm beliefs. For some reason they don't understand, just as they know there is no God, Christians know there is a God. They argue that we always speak of this as fact. Well to us it is fact, just as to them it isn't. They are just too stupid and stubborn to see that it can go both ways. Also they have very little understanding of faith despite the fact that everyone puts faith in many different things including other people everyday.
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To answer your last question, yes, I feel this way too. Jesus did not condone hypocrites- like some people in our government, and he does not condone the rest of us blindly following them. I am not a libertarian, as you suggest you might be, but I definitely agree that the current people running things are not promoting  the best interests of the people. You should not be reported for speaking your mind, you should be commended. To answer your first question, Yes- I am going to vote.
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Sorry, there are no authorities about this.\nThere are only opinions based on religion.\nAnd oddly, the religious differ a great deal.\nI've seen hard line conservative Christians say that it was OK, and I've seen very liberal Christians say no way.\nSame with Jews.\nFor me, I have some gay friends, some lesbian friends, and what \nwhat they do has no effect on me.\nLive and let live, as it should say in the Bible.
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He never bashed anyone.  However he did question hypocritical teachings.  People that are supposed to be spreading the word should be held in higher standard so when they use their power selfishly Jesus found it dissapointing.  Kinda like some of todays religious leaders, they should be held more accountable if they use their power innappropiately.  Unlike what most people do when they categorize and generalize all religious leaders they fail to realize that there are certainly good ones out there.  People always look for the negative aspect of any belief if they disagree with it...they never take an objective view and see the good that some do.  Hypocritical if you ask me.
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I think that's the essence of the deception of the Bush administration and in many ways the entire republican party. That is, talking about Christian values while not really having any. Would Jesus wage war? What about "turn the other cheek"? Would jesus give tax cuts to the wealthy while ignoring the poor? Bush claims he's pro-life, but starting a war that causes thousands of innocent lives to perish is certainly not pro-life in my opinion. Probably one of the most devout christian presidents we have ever had is Jimmy Carter (a democrat). He has recently been very critical of Bush's presidency. I think his criticism is interesting because Carter himself, is a deeply religious man. I'm not a christian myself, but i have a tremendous amount of respect for christians who actually uphold christian values, but at the same time recognize the values of our constitution. I think Carter does an amazing job of balancing these and he's the role model of a true christian patriot. Bush is the exact opposite. He gives the Chrstian faith a bad name and he disrespects both the values of the Constitution and the Bible at the same time. It amazes me that most Christians think he's on their side. It simply amazes me.
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I think you definitely can be a Christian and a Democrat. Many people have already commented on the separation of church and state. So, I'd like to share why I feel that the teachings of Jesus are more similar to the DNC rather than the GOP.\n\nAs a Christian, I feel that Jesus showed us how to be compassionate by healing the Roman Centurion's daughter, healing the leper, feeding the 5,000, refusing to stone the woman caught in the act of adultery, and healing on the sabbath. Put these items into modern-day social issues, would Jesus tell us to help the people that need assistance?  To me, those principles are not part of the Republican party, they are Democratic.\n\nIn regards to the abortion issue, more and more Christians are joining the ranks of the Democratic voters. A smart party will look at what their voters look for. And the ranks of pro-life democrats are growing. Eventually, the party will have to rethink its views on only supporting pro-choice policies. The difference is that most Christian democrats want to eliminate abortions, not by legislating it, but by going after the root cause of abortions. Because we know that when you resolve the underlying issues, you will eliminate the need for abortions. Making a law only makes it more difficult to obtain one but does nothing to eliminate the root causes.\n\nAs a Christian, I believe we are called to help one another. And because of Jesus' example, I definitely believe that it's the responsibility to take care of the least of these; not take care of the greatest corporations.