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Dreamer Tatum

(10,926 posts)
113. Liberal Christians are also pretty quiet when they get ridiculed on DU.
Tue Aug 14, 2012, 03:00 PM
Aug 2012

I don't see too many of them objecting when God is called Invisible Sky Daddy or
Jesus is referred to as Jeebus incessantly, or when the Bible is referred to as
fiction, and so on.

So maybe there aren't many of them, or they're pretty meek.

Never. It was stolen. Conservatives make Jesus Cry. NYC_SKP Aug 2012 #1
I think so, too. Tennessee Gal Aug 2012 #4
Jesus would also cry at the RW idea that the environment is there to be exploited. NYC_SKP Aug 2012 #8
Matthew 10:34-36 -- Jesus said: FarCenter Aug 2012 #47
We're not talking about that today. JNelson6563 Aug 2012 #84
New ideas always divide people CJCRANE Aug 2012 #86
steal it back. piratefish08 Aug 2012 #23
I'm confused. Buzz Clik Aug 2012 #2
The quote at the top is attached to it when posted to Facebook. Tennessee Gal Aug 2012 #3
I don't know how old you are, but this has been going on for > 20 years newthinking Aug 2012 #13
i don't think it's predominant but i do think it's loud. eom ellenfl Aug 2012 #54
It started with the Roman Gestapo agent Saul. Archae Aug 2012 #5
...and continued when Constantine burned the Gnostic Gospels ! RagAss Aug 2012 #10
Christian ? BlueinOhio Aug 2012 #57
all conservatives are treated as 'authentic'. any thing other than conservative - not so much. xchrom Aug 2012 #6
As a Christian myself, most modern "Christian" churches are simply a culture newthinking Aug 2012 #7
Yes, a few years ago, a DUer whose father was an Assemblies of God minister complained about Lydia Leftcoast Aug 2012 #24
"Lost our way" Freddie Aug 2012 #36
The Cold War. YoungDemCA Aug 2012 #9
right after jesus died datasuspect Aug 2012 #11
Frankly, I cannot see how a true Christian could NOT be a Liberal. WinkyDink Aug 2012 #12
That is my point of view also!!! Tennessee Gal Aug 2012 #15
Yes!! Jesus was a liberal Freddie Aug 2012 #37
St. Paul. A guy who never met Jesus, who never knew him personally and knew NOTHING about his life. A HERETIC I AM Aug 2012 #65
I don't believe Jesus view of the world fits in well with todays liberal/conservative concepts Johonny Aug 2012 #67
"The Kingdom of God is within you". CJCRANE Aug 2012 #87
It is So Unusual to Hear Someone Say That On the Road Aug 2012 #107
That's exactly the way I've always felt Poiuyt Aug 2012 #80
I love that girl and I love her hair! NYC_SKP Aug 2012 #14
I didn't know it was. cherokeeprogressive Aug 2012 #16
Not literally ... but they act like they own it. Tennessee Gal Aug 2012 #18
You can travel all over the world Harmony Blue Aug 2012 #17
Eastern Christianity is, but the trend worldwide is to the "conservative Jesus" unfortunately newthinking Aug 2012 #21
When people sat in the pews and allowed themselves to be Skidmore Aug 2012 #19
"Liberal attack"? OriginalGeek Aug 2012 #20
I agree Robyn66 Aug 2012 #22
"As Liberals we should respect EVERYONE whether we agree with them or not and not berate anyone." Tennessee Gal Aug 2012 #33
I totally agree with you, but that doesn't satisfy atheists and anti-christians here on Du. When demosincebirth Aug 2012 #35
Happens without fail. cordelia Aug 2012 #48
Then take your religion back. jeff47 Aug 2012 #72
That's a shallow statement. demosincebirth Aug 2012 #74
It's a realistic statement. Zalatix Aug 2012 #81
You're among those claiming conservative Christians don't speak for you jeff47 Aug 2012 #92
Just like you and your ilk. You and others, at times, make blanket statements demosincebirth Aug 2012 #115
Hey, stop attacking the wrong side. jeff47 Aug 2012 #119
Sorry that you can't take the heat, but it's still Peace. bub demosincebirth Aug 2012 #123
Keep on doing nothing. I'm sure it will start working any day now. (nt) jeff47 Aug 2012 #124
No it's not. When the bad is allowed to crowd out hifiguy Aug 2012 #114
I don't know if I'm good or not. It's like sayin' I'm humble. If I say I'm humble, I'm not. demosincebirth Aug 2012 #118
+++ yes! Freddie Aug 2012 #40
I'll agree with you when you step between a me and a fundie attacking me. jeff47 Aug 2012 #71
As soon as they put "leaders" in charge of it. Tierra_y_Libertad Aug 2012 #25
I don't know. Maybe when they stopped ignoring the example of how Christ lived his life. gollygee Aug 2012 #26
I trace it to 1979 when the fundamentalists took over the Southern Baptist Convention bluestateguy Aug 2012 #27
It was 1969 when I walked into a Baptist Church in Texas. malokvale77 Aug 2012 #60
325 c.e. at the Council of Nicea. Deep13 Aug 2012 #28
Beat me to it. NYC_SKP Aug 2012 #29
In what way is the media liberal? yardwork Aug 2012 #30
They are saying the media is attacking Gabby. Not me. Tennessee Gal Aug 2012 #34
Who is "they?" I'm confused. yardwork Aug 2012 #45
The people posting this on Facebook are equating the media to liberals. nt Tennessee Gal Aug 2012 #55
"So, is there some attack under way on Christians by "liberals" that I am unaware of?" Ever demosincebirth Aug 2012 #31
At the same time they took control marybourg Aug 2012 #32
Seriously? 1981 - The Moral Majority was neither, but the message was pushed in the press. hootinholler Aug 2012 #38
Yes. Long about 1980-81. Jeff In Milwaukee Aug 2012 #44
The irony that Mr Carter is an actual evangelical Christian was lost on the nation. n/t hootinholler Aug 2012 #58
reagan. HiPointDem Aug 2012 #39
Yes, Reagan--who almost never set foot in a church Freddie Aug 2012 #43
It was shortly after Satan got control of Right-Wing Fundamentalist Churches ThoughtCriminal Aug 2012 #41
The Conservative Right Wingers have stolen our FLAG as well AsahinaKimi Aug 2012 #42
Maybe ever since Bush II said: "“You can fool some of the people all the time, and those are the AnotherMcIntosh Aug 2012 #46
It was, in fact, in 1964.... drb Aug 2012 #49
Excellent question. It was stolen by the religious right. cbayer Aug 2012 #50
When the liberal Christians refused to stand up. n/t Egalitarian Thug Aug 2012 #51
you must not read or watch much news...and I guess you can spot a "liberal christian" just demosincebirth Aug 2012 #61
I've been watching you guys support and enable them for 30 years. Egalitarian Thug Aug 2012 #69
"watching you guys" Boy, you must have a lot of time on your hands. demosincebirth Aug 2012 #76
If only you were so obnoxious to the people that cause the problems. Egalitarian Thug Aug 2012 #91
Such a childish response. demosincebirth Aug 2012 #96
when they bought all the microphones. unblock Aug 2012 #52
conservatives do NOT solely own christianity. ellenfl Aug 2012 #53
Agreed. nt Tennessee Gal Aug 2012 #56
When liberals abandoned it. sibelian Aug 2012 #59
Isaiah 10:1-3 aquart Aug 2012 #62
*Are* people complaining about her beliefs? (nt) Posteritatis Aug 2012 #63
In the words of Willie Sutton rrneck Aug 2012 #64
I think it was about the same time that they claimed to be the only true patriots. Arkansas Granny Aug 2012 #66
It happened when liberal Christians stopped fighting for their religion. jeff47 Aug 2012 #68
As a liberal Christian, arguing with a Fundie is a lot like arguing with a drunk. turtlerescue1 Aug 2012 #93
You don't talk to them. You talk to the rest of us. jeff47 Aug 2012 #97
I can promise you it is a rock and a hard place to be both turtlerescue1 Aug 2012 #98
The goal is not to convert me jeff47 Aug 2012 #100
They should make themselves apparent as they love others, including gay people and poor Bluenorthwest Aug 2012 #106
okay turtlerescue1 Aug 2012 #109
Society follows the loudest jeff47 Aug 2012 #110
Assume as you wish, allow Liberal Christians the same please? turtlerescue1 Aug 2012 #111
This is your problem. Why are you attacking me for it? jeff47 Aug 2012 #120
Liberal Christians are also pretty quiet when they get ridiculed on DU. Dreamer Tatum Aug 2012 #113
it isn't ... but perception control is being managed. eom yawnmaster Aug 2012 #70
after 911.. they needed a diversion to keep people from asking questions... lib2DaBone Aug 2012 #73
"Conservative Christian" is an oxymoron; Jamaal510 Aug 2012 #75
The internet is a house of echoes. You can make it say anything & then blame that on anyone. nt patrice Aug 2012 #77
It's not Liberals who are attacking Christianity. patrice Aug 2012 #78
I believe in the golden rule riverbendviewgal Aug 2012 #79
They always shriek loudest about the things they suck at. raouldukelives Aug 2012 #82
I think a particularly noxious brand of christianity has been deliberately promoted since around HiPointDem Aug 2012 #83
Being Christian is not a prerequisite for being truly Progressive. greyl Aug 2012 #85
I am not a true believe anymore but still find solace within the church.... WCGreen Aug 2012 #88
There is something unsavory about those who believe Dawson Leery Aug 2012 #121
About ten minutes after the American flag was jmondine Aug 2012 #89
In the 90s, the conservatives took ownership of the term without resistence CabCurious Aug 2012 #90
When? 99Forever Aug 2012 #94
about the same time they started trying to hog the flag all to themselves eShirl Aug 2012 #95
the problem I think sweetapogee Aug 2012 #99
They like to claim God 2pooped2pop Aug 2012 #101
It didn't. Barack Obama, Joe Biden, the Kennedys, and the Clintons are all Christians (nt) Nye Bevan Aug 2012 #102
Yeah, read through DU for awhile. Christian bashing is one of the only prejudice actually cbdo2007 Aug 2012 #103
Jerry Falwell & the Moral Majority hijacked it around 1980 catbyte Aug 2012 #104
When the republican platform did not believe in the separation of church and state /nt still_one Aug 2012 #105
Without going all the way back to Saul of Tarsus, hifiguy Aug 2012 #108
No problem with religion as long as a person is open minded marlakay Aug 2012 #112
It's isn't - Take it back. DearAbby Aug 2012 #116
October 28, 312 MNBrewer Aug 2012 #117
it happened when the republicans went after their votes. they saw suckers. spanone Aug 2012 #122
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