Which Party is the most "moral"?

[kentuck]

Who does not remember the "Moral Majority" of Jerry Falwell. They turned out to be neither.

Republicans profess to be strong believers in God and religion but, in reality, they are some very strong hypocrites. They do not practice what they preach. Their least-quoted Bible passage is probably the "Sermon on the Mount", the red words of Jesus.

They accuse Democrats of being the Party of the Devil. They are quick to break the rule against judging others. Their God seems to hate "sex", or anything to do with sex, more than any other thing on Earth.

In my opinion, as a sinner of great magnitude, I can only say that the Democratic Party has always seemed more "moral" in the big picture of the world. They more closely follow the teachings of Jesus and are much less judgemental toward their fellow man. Their ideas and practices follow a path that will make the world better for all, in my humble opinion.

There are bushels of flaws in all political Parties, but it seems to me that the Democratic Party is much closer to the moral teachings of the Bible and other great books.

This is not meant as a religious post but only an observation.

[Walleye]

1. One of our main principles is to use our strength to help those who are weaker.Not beat up on them

[bucolic_frolic]

2. Have insurrectionists asked for non-judgmental treatment by the justice system?

Saints who have sinned might be a novel full hypocrite defense.

[True Dough]

3. The Dems

in the sense that a whiff of scandal results in removal (or forced resignation) -- see Sen. Al Franken and Rep. Katie Hill.

And yet the Republicans grin and bear it with Marjorie Taylor Greene and numerous other deplorables within their ranks.

[betsuni]

4. Populists judge Democrats as immoral and corrupt, left or right.

[dwayneb]

5. IMO the Christian Right wing is no longer dominant

Agree that the Christian Right are all hypocrites for the most part. Simply take a look at the history of the Christian religion to find countless examples of their brutality and lust for power.

Reality is that they were simply pawns in the game of the Fascist Right. Once SCOTUS repeals Roe v Wade, they will be a footnote in history. This is why we don't hear much from them any more.

Authoritarianism relies on the primitive emotions of hate and fear to maintain power. Morals, from the view of a dictator like Putin or Trump are weaknesses to be exploited.

[thucythucy]

6. Repealing Roe is only the beginning.

Members of the Evangelical right have openly declared they want to go after Griswald, which declared that state laws against the use of contraceptives by married couples to be unconstitutional.

So after abortion their next targets will be contraceptives, "sodomy" and other "crimes against nature," co-habitation by non-married couples, premarital sex, LGBTQ rights, and anything else their hateful little minds find appalling. Not to mention voting rights for "others," immigrants, and so on.

Also on their hit list: rape crisis centers, battered women shelters, women's health clinics...

Look at their campaign for "abstinence only" sex education. Repealing Roe won't affect that one jot.

Repealing Roe is only the first step.

[Towlie]

7. You can't judge morality by Jesus' teachings. Abraham Lincoln's morality was far superior.

At best, you could claim that Jesus taught ethics, which were the principles of conduct shared by the primitive people of 2,000 years ago. For example, slavery was accepted, even by Jesus, as ethical. Morality, on the other hand, is timeless. What the more enlightened of us understand today as immoral has always been immoral, and if Jesus had been what Christians claim he was then this is something he should have known, but he didn't.

https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke%2012%3A41-48&version=NRSV

Luke 12:41-48
New Revised Standard Version
The Faithful or the Unfaithful Slave

Peter said, “Lord, are you telling this parable for us or for everyone?” And the Lord said, “Who then is the faithful and prudent manager whom his master will put in charge of his slaves, to give them their allowance of food at the proper time? Blessed is that slave whom his master will find at work when he arrives. Truly I tell you, he will put that one in charge of all his possessions. But if that slave says to himself, ‘My master is delayed in coming,’ and if he begins to beat the other slaves, men and women, and to eat and drink and get drunk, the master of that slave will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour that he does not know, and will cut him in pieces, and put him with the unfaithful. That slave who knew what his master wanted, but did not prepare himself or do what was wanted, will receive a severe beating. But the one who did not know and did what deserved a beating will receive a light beating. From everyone to whom much has been given, much will be required; and from the one to whom much has been entrusted, even more will be demanded.

[kentuck]

8. The error of different times...

As today is different from the days of Abraham Lincoln and Lincoln's time was different from the days before George Washington. Morality has never been "timeless".