Question for Christian Republicans; Why are you not happy with this election? Was this not "God's will"?
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I  am  sure     that Christian Republicans    do  NOT  see  the  results of this election  as  "God's Will",  for the simple   reason   that  man has  been given  "FREE  will"  which means  that   human beings   can,  and   as   you know,  frequently  do,  go    against  what    "believers"   consider to be " God's Will "    They   very probably    feel  that   the voting  public  simply   aren't    getting it;    they're  not  completely understanding  the issues,   and  the consequences  of   doing  this   as opposed to doing that.       We'll  see, won't  we?
786560
I am a Bible believing Christian and live in Texas, but never supported the man, especially in his unjustified invasion of Iraq. I know that if it were not for church folks, team George W. Bush would never have gotten enough support to invade Iraq. Ironic, isn't it? Almost everyone saw the hypocrisy but church folks. As per religious, the man is - but being religious does not mean being a Christian just as being a republican does not mean being a Christian.
1002021
what kind of sick f*ck does something like that? for a "born again christian, a compassionate conservative, a uniter - not a divider" he sure seems hell bent on destroying just about everything. but, i guess the idea of the biblical apocalypse might be something he'd like to bring on.
842824
I think that Bush cost us (republicans) the election. I think that people were voting against bush rather than for a canidate. THAT worries me. I am one of those people that, even though I am a republican at heart, I feel regardless of party affiliation, it should be whoever's best for the job. And I don't necessarily know if those voted WERE best. I just hope those elected PROVE to the country that the voters didn't make a mistake.
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Thanks for the special mention of me in the question.  Katrina wasnt bush's fault.  Last time I check he didnt have power over the weather.  If he does, I could have done without the snow last week.  I dont see anyone going on and on about the appointment of Robert Kennedy to attorney general.  Mistakes are made.  However one should also keep in mind that the Mayor and Governor were both Democrats and both failed to call in the national guard.  As for his "faith based" decisions, pehaps we give him our support because the majority of U.S. citizens believe in those decisions.  Most of us arent in favor of the abomination known as gay marriage and many oppose the systimatic murder of unborn children by claiming its a constitutional right.  All one needs to do is look at a map of the 2004 Presidental election and the fact that many states passed marriage laws and/or amendments in that election to see how the majority of us feel.
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Oh, yasss!  When I was a'preachin' I didn't want my parishioners to think for themselves, I wanted them to listen to me and do as I told them God expected them to do.  I was an absolute dictator, and they blithely accepted the excrement I fed them and opened their mouths for more.  I got out of the preachin' business, got my head out of my behind and realized what I was doing and that there is no God - and my former parishioners remain as ignorant and unquestioning as before.  If I tried to tell them the ugly truths I learned about religion, they'd not just walk away,  they'd RUN away!  Fear.  It has worked for untold centuries.  It works today.  Just listen to George Bush prattle about the terr'ists about to rain down uponst us with WMDs and musshoom clouds 'n all that wickedness.  Almost half the electorate still falls for his scare tactics - witness how many voted Republican last Tuesday!  Naw, it ain't a natural byproduct, it's deliberately and cynically manufactured, this pervasive fear factor.  Looky there: terrists!  WMDs!  Nukular weapons!  BOO!
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I don't think it was a tactic because I've never known any republican to sacrifice himself for any cause...whether it be good or evil....they are generally self serving....having said that, although I don't think it was a tactic to get the pedophile vote, I think the republicans may have just gained some new voters.
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This is one of those standard retorts that drives a stake through the hearts of bleedin' heart christians and their rabid war-mongering associates even.\nIt's a stumper for some, an opportunity for trotting out the prepared church answer for others.\nI am not one of either of these, thank the Dog!
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There are two types of Republicans in my opinion- those who are Republican because they are rich and enjoy the way our economy works, and those who are Republican because of their moral beliefs.  I think that when deciding which party to belong to, many Christians try to pick the lesser of two evils (ah, the irony).  They choose the Republican party because of their moral beliefs and then, with the other side of the Republican party's ideas in mind, spend their money to help the poor through their church rather than through their government.  There's far less bureaucracy if done this way, and you know your money will be going towards its intended use.  I also think there's more emphasis on homosexuality and abortion because for one, the government has many services in place to help the poor and impoverished (redundant?), so their efforts are placed elsewhere.  I also don't think that in the time Revelation was written that abortions were as prevalent as they are now.  It's become a bigger issue, so people have made it a greater cause.  \n\nHowever, you pose an extremely valid question.  I've become increasingly fed up with the way big business works in this country (and others), and I really SHOULD do something about it.  I think you've just indirectly encouraged me to give more to Christian charities and pay way more attention to candidates and stuff.  I might even take up reading the paper again.  :P
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Alright... Where to start... For those of you out there that are against gay marriage... first of all, i must ask, what happened to the freedom that we hold so dear in our country? Didn't people come to this country to get away from small minded people that wanted to impose their beliefs onto other people? Although it does seem to be a trend in this country, what's different has to be wrong. It happened with racial segragation, it happened with women voting, it's happened time and time again, and now the new topic of bigotry and hatred is gay marriage. \n\nMany comedians have looked at a perfect oportunity with jokes such as, "don't they have the right to be as unhappy as straight married couples?"\n\nOk and this is specifically for you Rae... so you come from a "religious" background. So what does that mean? you were brought up in a closed minded church with people telling you what to think and what to believe? what is your reason for being against gay marriage? first of all, the adam and eve adam and steve phrase is way overdone and frankly just pisses me off because it's a prime example of the narrow-mindedness of christians.\n\nI was brought up in a church, so i suppose i have a christian background. But did you completely forget the new testament. Jesus gave a revalation to Paul that said all things are lawful but not all expediant. So this is my point. Even from a christian standpoint, you are allowed to do whatever it is that you want, but you have to pay the consequences.\n\nThat's the final verdict that the bible has to offer. Also from a christian standpoint, no sin is worse than any others right? so even if homosexuality is a sin, then why does it have to be such a point of contention for christians. It's no different than the evengelical preacher that gets a "hummer" from a transvestite, it's no different than a preacher that stand in front of a church and preaches the gospel and looks at porn(not that i'm saying porn is evil or anything), it's no different than a "goody-goody christian" that follows all the rules... but tells a little white lie here and there. according to the Bible a sin is a sin is a sin right? so why harp on this one? I'm not saying it's wrong, i'm saying why do the christians have to harp on the one "sin" they think is so bad...\n\nIt's all just hypocrisy. preach one thing, but live another.\n\nand as Littlefireyballofhate said, why is it that those with the most closed minds, have to have the biggest mouths? Just because it's something different, "OH" it has to be wrong?\n\npeople with such a narrow viewpoint of the world simply disgust me... The whole point, the foundation of America was for a land where there could be freedom of relgion, or from religion if that was your choice, freedom of expression, and freedom to do and say the things that you choose to be right. So what right does anyone have to shove their opinion down someone elses throat? you don't like it, get over it, and shut the hell up!\n\nThe bottom line is, whether or not your personal belief is that homosexuality is wrong or bad, even if this country proves to have more closeminded people than we expected, you will never be able to get rid of homosexuality, nor should it be "gotten rid of". If that's what makes someone happy, then for god's sake, let them be happy. Rae, you are happy in your life as a "straight" christian correct? so what, your beliefs say that what they are doing is wrong, let me remind again, freedom... that's what it all comes down to.\n\nClosed minded people just want to take away their freedom to express their love, and frankly if they do, what's next? you can't say or do the things you want? when does it stop. This country's foundation is freedom so why would you want to rob some of its citizens of the right to freedom which is held so de
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No, but the Republican party is sure touting that there is a war on Christianity to polarize certain groups because that will get them put into office.  There are also groups that think the US should be a theocracy but that is blatantly unconstitutional.  Sorry, it's a democracy where all of us have the same rights.
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The people voted for him! Why I am not sure!That is  why we should pray really hard for the next President! I am a Republican ~I AM ASHAMED FOR HIM TO SAY HE IS A CHRISTAIN~ I DID NOT VOTE FOR HIM AND THE REPUBLICAN PARTY WILL NOT GET A PERSON FOR ME TO VOTE FOR!
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If Gog was speaking to Bush I'd bet he'd ask him Why George? Why are you standing against what you have learned as a Christian? Why are you being such a minon of evil?
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I did. I am not a Republican, but given the choice we had at the time I felt safer with Mr. Bush. Mr Kerry did not fill me with confidence from the very start of the campaign. Sometimes the devil you know is better than the one you don't. During that campaign security was a major issue for many voters, myself included. Mr. Kerry kept saying I have a plan, but then he would say I can't tell you till I'm elected. I'm sorry, but that just didn't do it for me.
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As a Republican, when I voted for Bush in the first term, I thought that I was electing a small limited government Republican. Instead, I elected a religious Republican. The 04 election was more about safety and security for me, so I still voted Bush as it seemed that Kerry didn't really offer anything different.\n\nIf I could go back, I would change my vote to a no vote, as I believe that Bush is not the president that he proclaimed to be, and that Kerry didn't and doesn't stand for my values. To be truthful, most canidates are either too far left or right for my taste.\n\nTo answer your question, some conservative / libertarian Republicans still exist, but it seems to me that our party has been hijacked by religious factions. They seem to be on this holy crusade to stamp out all opposition to anything that they deem is wrong or sinful. Since the Republicans control almost all the branches of government at this time, I believe it is time to restore balance. So, I will probably vote the straight democratic ticket in 06 to see if the balance of power will be changed.
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You sure do know how to engender the wrath of the religious right in YA, dontcha, Planksheer? Need I tell you how much I respect and admire you for it? Keep up the good work, mate. Cheers!\n\nIn answer to your question, it is decidedly not just you. The so-called "faith-based initiatives" are a farce, criminally so. But isn't that what this vile bush administration is all about? They set about coming up with "clever" (and invariably disingenuous) names for their hateful little programs. This is SO karl rove (oh yeah, always lowercase for those I despise; call it a token of my disrespect, mr. president). To wit, "no child left behind" means precisely the opposite. Up is down and down is up. George Orwell (one of my heroes) must be doing somersaults in his grave. \n\n"Compassionate conservatism," remember that old chestnut? Sounds Madison Avenue slick, doesn't it? Doesn't mean a goddamned thing in practice but rove and company banked (correctly, as it turned out) on the very limited attention span of the American electorate. Pitiful. "I'm a uniter, not a divider." Cool. Trouble is I've never seen this country so divided. I suspect there was more cohesion at the height of the bloody Civil War! \n\nI could go on, but I won't. It's endless...\n\nFor the record, the separation of church and state is the primary reason this country even exists. Some people know NOTHING about history.
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I would never vote republican. Lying, calling themselves Christians, war profiteering (haliburton), it's all sick. THEY are all sick.