Who saw christians being arrested on NBC

[gizmo1979]

News?They were actually being Christian,they were protesting the cuts to programs for the poor.Food Stamps medicare etc.I was so happy to see it I actually stood and cheered the TV,almost restored my faith in humanity.Anyone know where it was, and what group it was?

[AtLiberty]

1. Jim Wallis, Sojourners crowd, etc.

REAL evangelicals...not the fake far-right extremist variety.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/12/14/AR2005121401730.html

[FreedomAngel82]

10. Yep!

Jim Wallis is great! Sojo.net is their site I believe.

[Maccagirl]

2. Liberal Christians

being arrested...you won't find cops cuffing fundies.

Grrrr

[AtLiberty]

3. You won't find fundies fighting for the poor, for sure --

[FreedomAngel82]

12. Yay!

Liberal Christians!

[GreenPartyVoter]

4. Woohoo! Good news, indeed!

[CatholicEdHead]

5. Fundies would not consider Wallis et al "Christians"

if they are not in the fundie model

[gizmo1979]

8. They would be wrong because

that is what Jesus would do.

[FreedomAngel82]

14. Yep

I have been told numerous times that because I'm a liberal I'm not a real Christian. :eyes:

[bloom]

6. Here is an article- "A Religious Protest Largely From the Left"

"Conservative Christians Say Fighting Cuts in Poverty Programs Is Not a Priority"

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/12/13/AR2005121301764.html


"When hundreds of religious activists try to get arrested today to protest cutting programs for the poor, prominent conservatives such as James Dobson, Pat Robertson and Jerry Falwell will not be among them.

That is a great relief to Republican leaders, who have dismissed the burgeoning protests as the work of liberals. But it raises the question: Why in recent years have conservative Christians asserted their influence on efforts to relieve Third World debt, AIDS in Africa, strife in Sudan and international sex trafficking -- but remained on the sidelines while liberal Christians protest domestic spending cuts?" <more>

[gizmo1979]

9. No money in that.

[and-justice-for-all]

7. Thats what being a real Christian...

is about... Fighting for whats RIGHT and what they know is right, but sadly I am sure there is some Neo-con bullshit mixed in with that too...

[gizmo1979]

11. At least they are standing up

for what christians should be standing up for.

[tlsmith1963]

13. Those are *True* Christians

Not those mean-spirited, horrible fundies.

Tammy

[lonestarnot]

15. Must have been those damn Quakers! Their on the list you know! LOL