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moondust

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5. Lots of absolutists.

Sat Aug 25, 2012, 06:03 PM

Aug 2012

They--or someone they have chosen to believe--decide what's right and what's wrong and that's the end of it. Black-and-white simplicity. "If it's wrong for me then it's wrong for everybody and that's final!" So they're constantly trying to impose their personal beliefs on everybody else, which is inherently undemocratic.

If abortion is legal and safe then you are still free not to have one if that conflicts with your personal beliefs.

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My problem with the Christian Right is [View all] WCGreen Aug 2012 OP

They certainly are not Christian... CaliforniaPeggy Aug 2012 #1

But they ARE Christians! AlbertCat Aug 2012 #8

They really do not follow the teachings of Christ...therefore they aren't Christians IMHO. nanabugg Aug 2012 #38

Every member of every religion "picks and chooses." Scootaloo Aug 2012 #26

Maybe standingtall Aug 2012 #27

I swear, the next time I get sucked into a discussion with a RW nutter, Arkansas Granny Aug 2012 #2

Classic.... WCGreen Aug 2012 #3

I'm afraid they would burn me at the if I tried that. Arkansas Granny Aug 2012 #6

I had the fleeting thought that I might burst into flames as well siligut Aug 2012 #11

I think the right wingers would burn me anyway... AsahinaKimi Aug 2012 #21

Awesome post. nt raccoon Aug 2012 #29

Have to agree madokie Aug 2012 #37

That's what got me to leave church Hydra Aug 2012 #4

Lots of absolutists. moondust Aug 2012 #5

"Conservative Christian" is an oxymoron. Zoeisright Aug 2012 #7

And "military justice", plus "military music"! CaliforniaPeggy Aug 2012 #12

You made my day. . . daligirl519 Aug 2012 #15

not Christians and the are almost always wrong... AlbertCat Aug 2012 #9

They certainly do not practice the teachings of Jesus. nt Tennessee Gal Aug 2012 #10

As a Christian myself, I don't consider conservatives to be real Christians. Jamaal510 Aug 2012 #13

I never been to a fundamentalist church standingtall Aug 2012 #25

Unless, of course, THEY are the ones receiving the federal assistance. raccoon Aug 2012 #30

I don't believe in God and I think all religions are right up there with Greek Mythology pink-o Aug 2012 #14

Like Jesus said (after he died), God was sending down the "Holy Spirit" to the people to guide them. gtar100 Aug 2012 #20

Slogan from the 1980's: "The Moral Majority is neither" vademocrat Aug 2012 #16

I remember that.... WCGreen Aug 2012 #22

Unfortunately, like a snake, the Moral Majority shed that skin & slithered deeper into our politics vademocrat Aug 2012 #35

My problem is they think they are the only ones! No respect for others! Dustlawyer Aug 2012 #17

Ku Klux Kristians(NT) The Wizard Aug 2012 #18

they're not supposed to judge, lest they be judged.... spanone Aug 2012 #19

Neither Christian, Nor Right jsmirman Aug 2012 #23

I certaintly agree standingtall Aug 2012 #24

I find the Christian Right to be an essential franchise of the present RNC. no_hypocrisy Aug 2012 #28

I went to one of those mega entrepreneurial churches and was shocked at how much WCGreen Aug 2012 #32

Their ideology has hijacked their humanity. CrispyQ Aug 2012 #31

Their social fascism is the biggest thing davidn3600 Aug 2012 #33

Welcome to DU! Arugula Latte Aug 2012 #34

How are they not Christian? n/t Humanist_Activist Aug 2012 #36

they follow a warped definition of christianity fascisthunter Aug 2012 #39

What is the definition of Christianity, something other than someone... Humanist_Activist Aug 2012 #40

don't know... maybe you should ask one fascisthunter Aug 2012 #41

That's the problem, the definitions they come up with are worthless because they are so varied... Humanist_Activist Aug 2012 #42