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36. There's a lot of excellent stuff in Isaiah

Sat Jun 9, 2012, 11:41 PM

Jun 2012

about speaking truth to power.

Who, I wonder, is today's Isaiah? And how long could he preach before some wingnut put a bullet in his head?

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Democrats should pull the Jesus card [View all] sandyshoes17 Jun 2012 OP

Nah, the fastest growing demographic in this country is the non-religious. LAGC Jun 2012 #1

Yes, the non-religious are a growing consitutency . . . MrModerate Jun 2012 #9

It would bring religious liberals into the fold. Zalatix Jun 2012 #2

I got news for you ... religious liberals are ALREADY in the fold. Bake Jun 2012 #52

Good idea SoutherDem Jun 2012 #3

Nice contrast, huh? freshwest Jun 2012 #5

I don't elect politicians to be my spiritual counselors. kestrel91316 Jun 2012 #4

Yeah, but so many believe Obama is the Anti-Christ. We need a buffer zone. freshwest Jun 2012 #6

Here's a perfect example of how this would work: thucythucy Jun 2012 #7

Exactly sandyshoes17 Jun 2012 #10

i like knowing that when little kids tease old prophets and pull their beards iemitsu Jun 2012 #24

The problem is.... Xolodno Jun 2012 #8

"This will piss off the militant atheists here..." LAGC Jun 2012 #11

It doesn't matter which side someone is on turtlerescue1 Jun 2012 #13

I don't really care what your religious beliefs happen to be. LAGC Jun 2012 #14

If you will please forgive me, but.... aka-chmeee Jun 2012 #20

Read my post 28 below thucythucy Jun 2012 #34

There's a lot of excellent stuff in Isaiah thucythucy Jun 2012 #36

I think it may have less to do with tradition thucythucy Jun 2012 #16

I guess I just don't see how Separation of Church and State should alienate you. LAGC Jun 2012 #17

As I understand it, separation of church and state thucythucy Jun 2012 #28

The problem is, when you start legislating morality based on religious views... LAGC Jun 2012 #37

The right will do the same thucythucy Jun 2012 #39

Well, the civil rights movement was inevitable. LAGC Jun 2012 #40

There was nothing inevitable about the triumph thucythucy Jun 2012 #44

You're pretty quick to discount Marx. LAGC Jun 2012 #49

Nothing you've written offends me, thucythucy Jun 2012 #51

right wing religious groups iemitsu Jun 2012 #26

There is in fact a long history of the religious left thucythucy Jun 2012 #12

This Athiest LOVES, LOVEs, to call out the right wing on Biblical terms. JoePhilly Jun 2012 #15

am blessed(??) with turtlerescue1 Jun 2012 #19

I'm sure there are zealot Athiests. JoePhilly Jun 2012 #42

Yeah, its got to be a turtlerescue1 Jun 2012 #43

There's a good reason why the wingnuts have the godnuts Major Nikon Jun 2012 #18

GLORY BE NOT TO THE REPUBLICAN JESUS!!! tomkoop Jun 2012 #21

I don't want the Democratic Party to be in bed with Big Religion. AJTheMan Jun 2012 #22

Define bias? Define exclusion? -thanks turtlerescue1 Jun 2012 #31

Progressive and left Christians are not "Big Religion." thucythucy Jun 2012 #32

This message was self-deleted by its author AJTheMan Jun 2012 #35

Not that we should become wingnuts sandyshoes17 Jun 2012 #23

They are also trying to convince us that money is god; thucythucy Jun 2012 #38

This was done on a fairly large scale in the sixties. WHEN CRABS ROAR Jun 2012 #25

But much has been destroyed since then. turtlerescue1 Jun 2012 #33

Ever read much about Anton Lavey and the Church of Satan? dawg Jun 2012 #27

How Would Jesus Govern Poiuyt Jun 2012 #29

Dems could say anything as long as frogmarch Jun 2012 #30

Maybe the Jesus action figure? trusty elf Jun 2012 #41

Great...religious wars between political parties...just what we need... cynatnite Jun 2012 #45

I get disgusted when any politician pulls their religion card out. Autumn Jun 2012 #46

Most of the right Harmony Blue Jun 2012 #47

Honey- that's how you do it in Red Texas w8liftinglady Jun 2012 #48

Why would I... 99Forever Jun 2012 #50