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Showing Original Post only (View all)Should religious people whether Christian, Muslim, Jewish or whatever be welcome in the Democratic [View all]
Last edited Fri Oct 10, 2014, 08:10 PM - Edit history (1)
Party and the progressive movement?34 votes, 2 passes | Time left: Unlimited | |
No, sky fairy worshippers an impediment to progress - we don't need them and we don't want them. | |
6 (18%) |
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Christian and Jewish believers should be welcomed - but Islam is so reactionary and illiberal - they have no place in the Democratic Party or the progressive movement. | |
0 (0%) |
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Religious believers whether Christian, Muslim, Jewish or whatever should be welcomed in the Democratic Party and the progressive movement. | |
25 (74%) |
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I could really enjoy right now some hard bread or crackers served with a puree made from artichoke hearts and fresh crab meat. | |
3 (9%) |
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2 DU members did not wish to select any of the options provided. | |
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Should religious people whether Christian, Muslim, Jewish or whatever be welcome in the Democratic [View all]
Douglas Carpenter
Oct 2014
OP
As long as they leave their religion out of politics, I don't care what their religion is.
hobbit709
Oct 2014
#2
If voting one's conscience is forcing beliefs on others then none of us should vote. nt
Nuclear Unicorn
Oct 2014
#12
Does voting one's conscience include passing no gay marriage amendments and abortion restrictions?
hobbit709
Oct 2014
#13
Or perhaps a sense of something higher coupled with moral duty leds to social welfare. nt
Nuclear Unicorn
Oct 2014
#124
Your statement implies social justice precedes and then faith is tacked on as an after thought to
Nuclear Unicorn
Oct 2014
#129
I don't understand. Are you equating somehow belief in evolution to lack of caring about humanity?
HERVEPA
Oct 2014
#141
Should I believe in survival of the fittest as the underlying mechanism of life today?
Nuclear Unicorn
Oct 2014
#150
Science is predicated upon the apprehension and comprehension (and virtue) of the observer.
Nuclear Unicorn
Oct 2014
#152
Should society be governed by the principles drawn from our understanding o survival of the fittest?
Nuclear Unicorn
Oct 2014
#158
"How does that...argue against the idea that faith isn't necessary for constructing a set of morals?
Nuclear Unicorn
Oct 2014
#168
depends on what their views are, if they are opposed to teaching evolution like most republicans are
JI7
Oct 2014
#6
But three big monotheisms have been subjugating people since the day they were made up.
Arugula Latte
Oct 2014
#95
I hold the freedom of religion and do not care what religion one may choose, I choose what
Thinkingabout
Oct 2014
#15
no, I'm not high and I'm not stupid. I am autistic though and I have had a couple of shots of Scotch
Douglas Carpenter
Oct 2014
#21
Democrats have become accustomed to bad mouthing people they think are beneath them and then
liberal_at_heart
Oct 2014
#27
that's true. In 2000 about 70% of Muslim Americans voted Republican as well as about 70% of Arab
Douglas Carpenter
Oct 2014
#36
Hmm.. That's funny, the Democrats treat Muslim and Arab Americans like they do leftists
Fumesucker
Oct 2014
#60
LGBT people vote 7O% and more Democratic, for all known electoral history.
Bluenorthwest
Oct 2014
#80
"But, the essential messages of progressives and Christians are the same." Thank you! nt
Stardust
Oct 2014
#109
Only in the sense that I would welcome someone suffering from an affliction of OCD or PTSD as well..
Oktober
Oct 2014
#33
Deep enough interest to hear your internal thought request to keep all the lights green....
Oktober
Oct 2014
#71
Yup.. Just like President Obama and every significant member of the Democratic party...
Oktober
Oct 2014
#88
It would be utterly fascinating to have you explain that wistful bit of humor...
Oktober
Oct 2014
#96
personally, I think religous people and all supporters of good will should be welcome - but if I
Douglas Carpenter
Oct 2014
#26
It should have nothing to do with religion, and everything to do with the policies one supports (NT)
LostOne4Ever
Oct 2014
#29
I guess some here would have been none too happy about that "papist" JFK (nt)
Nye Bevan
Oct 2014
#38
10% of this survey say they are not - there have been many posts on DU which suggest religous people
Douglas Carpenter
Oct 2014
#44
I'm an Agnostic, Dyslectic Insomniac--I lay awake at night and wonder if there really is a dog.
panader0
Oct 2014
#50
ALL religious people of any sort should be shunned and banned from the Dem party.
Crunchy Frog
Oct 2014
#55
thank you Nance - unfortunately, the point I was trying to make has gone over some peoples'
Douglas Carpenter
Oct 2014
#111
Many liberals are religious and view their religious beliefs as a part of their liberalism.
pampango
Oct 2014
#70
One of the problems with republicans; their inclusion of a single religion in politics
liberal N proud
Oct 2014
#76
The label one announces to others is of no concern to me, I care about actions
Bluenorthwest
Oct 2014
#81
I think that religious believers of all stripes, and nonbelievers, should be welcome in the
LeftishBrit
Oct 2014
#93
honestly I blame HG Wells for this: he promised a Godless, Anglophone, technocratic
MisterP
Oct 2014
#97
It runs two ways. Some of the defenses of religious faith manage to come off as wildly bigoted
Bluenorthwest
Oct 2014
#156
yes, unless they want their religious doctrines incorporated into public policy. nt
La Lioness Priyanka
Oct 2014
#148
I would think that "religious" Democrats are already in the overwhelming majority.
Tierra_y_Libertad
Oct 2014
#163
I think religious tests to be accepted into a political party would be a swell idea...
LanternWaste
Oct 2014
#175