You Can't Be A Christian And A Democrat?

[ccharles000]

Apparently, Liberty University -- the university founded by Jerry Falwell -- is officially saying that being a Democrat is against "Christian doctrine."

Liberty University has revoked its recognition of the campus Democratic Party club, saying "we are unable to lend support to a club whose parent organization stands against the moral principles held by" the university.
...Part of e-mail said, "The Democratic Party platform is contrary to the mission of Liberty University and to Christian doctrine (supports abortion, federal funding of abortion, advocates repeal of the federal Defense of Marriage Act, promotes the "LGBT" agenda, hate crimes, which include sexual orientation and gender identity, socialism, etc.)" LGBT refers to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people.

Mark Lawrence, chairman of the citywide Lynchburg Democratic Party, called The News & Advance Thursday after he learned about the revocation.

"My issue with this is the statement that the Democratic Party platform is contrary to the mission of Liberty University and to Christian doctrine," Lawrence said. "They are essentially saying, 'you cannot be a Christian and a Democrat.'"

Also from Mr. Hine:


Hine said late Thursday that the university could not sanction an official club that supported Democratic candidates.
"We are in no way attempting to stifle free speech."

Riiiiiiight.

Next time you hear a "free speech" or "thought crime" argument from conservative "Christian" organizations regarding federal hate crime legislation, or lament about how public policies by secondary and higher education entities demand Christian organizations adhere to diversity policies, remember that a conservative "Christian" university has itself functionally limited freedom of thought, speech, and beliefs within the portion of the public square where they regulate speech and political affiliations.

And too, the other apparent message Liberty University is sending is that if one is self-identified as Christian, one should be a registered Republican -- being a registered Democrat is apparently suspect and immoral.

http://www.pamshouseblend.com/diary/11104/you-cant-be-a-christian-and-a-democrat

[Ken Burch]

1. Who knew Democrats would ATTEND Liberty University?

And I think we can now declare the name of that institution to officially be a phrase in Doublespeak.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

2. I can't figure out why a Democrat would want to go there in the first place.

[mdmc]

3. ya cant be that kind of Christian

Imagine being in the Liberty U. Democratic Club? WILDTOWN!

[Mrs. Overall]

4. There is absolutely no way anyone can convince me that Jesus Christ would be a republican...

The man who said it is harder for a rich man to enter heaven than for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle?

The man who delivered this speech to a crowd:

Blessed are the poor in spirit,
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Blessed are they who mourn,
for they shall be comforted.

Blessed are the meek,
for they shall possess the earth.

Blessed are they who hunger and thirst for justice,
for they shall be satisfied.

Blessed are the merciful,
for they shall obtain mercy.

Blessed are the pure of heart,
for they shall see God.

Blessed are the peacemakers,
for they shall be called sons of God.

Blessed are they who suffer persecution for justice sake,
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Republican??? No way in hell.

[wryter2000]

5. Jesus hated America

It's a known fact.

[timtom]

9. Exactly right!

[spoony]

11. Indeed!

Time and time again we've seen that it's the REPUBLICANS who are opposed to what Jesus taught. The nerve they have to do the things they do and then turn around and say the sorts of things quoted in the OP, it's unbelievable!

[liberalmuse]

6. There are a lot of Christians on DU, but they are the real kind...

and probably wouldn't associate themselves with Falwell's ilk.

[rsmith6621]

7. And How About The Rev Billy Graham.....

...I guess that puts him out of the circle of Jesus now...


...............Guess he is going to HELL.

[Warpy]

8. I'd like to see a class action suit by mainstream Christians

to revoke the school's ability to call itself Christian in any way.

Unless they can demonstrate where Jesus Christ himself preached against abortion, homosexuality, or charity to the poor organized at the governmental level (what they call socialism), they should forever be told to cease and desist using his name in any form to describe themselves.

[Ohio Joe]

10. so...

You have to be anti-civil rights in order to be a christian?

[Dark]

12. Wow. This Republican civil war keeps getting better and better.

n/t

[Dorian Gray]

13. Wow

They suck.

[Bluerthanblue]

14. I just read this earlier- they SHOULD take a lot of heat for this-

bigotry plain and simple.

Hateful, unashamed bigotry- guess someone needs to remind liberty that Billy Graham's a registered Dem and has been most of his life- (despite his Nixon connection).


Their ugliness is being exposed more and more.

Glad you posted this.

:hi:

[Mike 03]

15. Shocking, hurtful, painful...

and also pretentious.

Any opinion like that just represents yet another egregious misunderstanding of what Christianity is about.

Even Buddhism embraces Christianity.

This is yet another attempt to manipulate a belief system rather than embrace and understand it.

There are some nuts who use Christianity like a sword rather than learn from it as a means to become more aware, conscious and enlightened.

Tragic, and it makes me angry.

[L0oniX]

16. Anyone who goes to Liberty University is stigmatized anyway. Only a moran would go to that hell hole

[RB TexLa]

17. I wonder if any of the members of the Democratic club there came to DU to look for some help

Oh, well.

[DCKit]

18. There goes cccharles again, persecuting the Xtians with their own hypocrisy.

Somehow, it never gets old.

[MineralMan]

19. God Hates Liberty!

[MineralMan]

20. Seriously, this is why they fail.

Somehow, the morons who run such institutions think that they can do idiotic things like this with impunity. They believe that everyone who learns of their action will high five each other and say, "Damn straight! Democrats can't be Christians."

Instead, they shrink their following a little with each such moronic action. Someone, somewhere, who once thought Liberty University was a good thing is now thinking, "Well, now, that's just stupid."

The fundamentalcases and the hard-case GOOPers seem to believe that the more often they express their stupidity, the more people will join them. Just the reverse is the case.

This is why they fail.

[Davis_X_Machina]

21. No, no, no...that's wrong.

You can't be a Catholic and a Democrat, or at least not a real Democrat.