Is bernie religious?

[wilt the stilt]

If he truly is and has attended regular religious events and has been religious then I say good for Bernie to go to the Vatican Can anyone educate me on Bernie's activity with religious organizations?

[nc4bo]

1. .

[Enrique]

2. you should run for cardinal

so you can invite people according to your criteria.

[hobbit709]

3. WTF does that have to do with anything?

Just more metabolic byproducts flinging.

[Else You Are Mad]

8. haha I like the phrase 'metabolic byproducts flinging' nt

[NorthCarolina]

4. Not sure if he himself is personally religious and don't really care, but

his message for the poor and downtrodden is certainly Christlike.

[stone space]

5. One does not have to be particularly religious to appreciate the dangers of Idolatry.

This is something that atheists and religious folks "of good faith" (couldn't resist!...lol) can agree on.

The Worship of False Gods like Money and Weapons can be dangerous, indeed.

[Sky Masterson]

6. I don't know. But Many Jews became Athiest after WW2.

Because of this.

[Else You Are Mad]

7. That doesn't matter..

He was invited to an international forum where dignitaries from many nations (who were also invited) all over the world will be speaking about the very subjects that Sanders has been fighting his whole life for. Because of that he should go, him being religious has nothing to do about it. He was invited because of the stances he takes on certain social issues.

[Fast Walker 52]

9. he's said he doesn't subscribe to organized religion

which is awesome to me.

[RiverLover]

10. Pope Francis is not the ordinary Pope.

I'm not religious AT ALL, & I adore the man & would walk on broken glass to meet him.

[Bad Thoughts]

11. Absolutely Meaningless Metric.

[Armstead]

12. So now we're into metaphysical speculation, eh?

Nope. He's not particularly religious, in the church going sense.

But he does admire the Pope for his moral stances on economic and social justice.

[artislife]

32. Am I not sure the Op writer has the mental creativity to handle

a truly metaphysical speculation.


I am pretty sure this is just regular flame bait.

[polly7]

13. Is Dr. Jeffrey Sachs?

I don't know much about him ...... is he religious?

[99Forever]

14. Uh no.

Educating the blatantly ignorant by choice, is a waste of time and effort.

[Bluenorthwest]

15. The various comments about Jews in your transparency page makes this OP creepy stuff

Clinton Camp needs to clean house.

"My observation is that many of the Sanders supporters are out of control. In many ways not dissimilar from Trump supporters in the sense they feel the system has failed them. Many of Sander's supporters are nasty to anyone supporting Hilary. I live in the south and I think many of of the Sanders supporters miss out on how the republican machine will take him out.

Many try to equate Obama and Sander's elect ability. Sorry Obama was young and charismatic. Sander's is an old crusty "jew'. If most of the Sanders supporters don't understand how he would play out there then I think you are missing America's underlying feelings about northeasterners and how they view "jews".
Hilary is still from Chicago."
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1251&pid=1059701

[wilt the stilt]

17. can you please educate me on prejudice

please please please

[Bluenorthwest]

20. Apparently not. Your language expresses massive prejudice toward Jews and that's vile shit.

So when you make yet another OP about the Jewish candidate's religion, it's creepy. You express bigotry, antisemitism is not in any way more acceptable than racism. I find your presence on DU to be an indictment of your DU cohort that refuses to stand up to the horrible stuff you keep typing. Snark and continued assholery are not going to save you.

[wilt the stilt]

22. oh! please I need your help

please please please.

[Bluenorthwest]

23. You think your nasty bigotry is amusing? Your comments about Jews are disgusting and I quoted you.

Clinton cohort needs to clean house, as it is you and other antisemitic contributors are defining your candidate's entire culture as hateful and bigoted.

[artislife]

34. ^^^This.

Jerry Garcia is the ungrateful dead knowing his likeness is being used by said poster.

[Bluenorthwest]

39. Jerry is serene, no one buys into attempts to exploit his image to sell bigotry.

I got stories.

[artislife]

41. Good because this avatar matched with the vile words of the Op writer

is as bad as the Woody Guthrie avatar with the other h supporter who doesn't believe this land was made for you and me.

[QC]

18. +1

[Bluenorthwest]

25. One of Hillary's All Stars on DU.....

nt

[Fawke Em]

43. I don't understand the first point...

I'm a Southerner, too, and neither Bernie nor Hillary has much of a snowball's chance in Hell in the general election down here. So what if the Republicans start a whisper campaign about Bernie being Jewish. They'll do the same about Hillary being a female who stayed with a cheating husband because of what he could do for her.

In fact, this is the reason so many people have commented about how unimportant Hillary's Southern sweep was: it won't do her or the Democrats any good in the general.

[nruthie]

16. I sure as hell hope not.

[thesquanderer]

19. Are you saying it is okay for a religious Jew to visit the Vatican, but not a non-religious one?

Can you explain the logic behind that?

BTW, the Vatican is very concerned with helping the poor, regardless of faith (or lack thereof). You don't have to be religious (or Christian) to believe in the correctness of the Church's teachings about the poor.

http://www.catholicsocialteaching.org.uk/themes/human-dignity/resources/encyclical-statements-poverty-2/

[jmg257]

21. Can you educate us on "jews"? From NY, I am curious how "northeasterners view Jews"? Thanks!

"Many try to equate Obama and Sander's elect ability. Sorry Obama was young and charismatic. Sander's is an old crusty "jew'. If most of the Sanders supporters don't understand how he would play out there then I think you are missing America's underlying feelings about northeasterners and how they view "jews".
Hilary is still from Chicago."
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1251&pid=1059701

[wilt the stilt]

24. I have never known an Jewish person

and i need your help. i have no idea how America looks at northeasterners since I grew up in yonkers which had a significant Jewish population around Greystone. I went to Emerson JHS which is in the middle of Greystone and and i never encountered a singe Jewish guy.

I now live in GA and I have lived In Denver, SF and many cities in America and I have never ever heard one single disparaging remark about New Yorkers and Jewish people with the exception of ted Cruz.

I'm sure your life experiences are the same as mine.

When Ted Cruz says "New York value" it is a broadside attack on "jews" because as you know the Jewish culture is the predominant culture of New York city.

[jmg257]

27. So you are an expert - please share your experiences. Don't just hint at your expertise.

Share it.

Thanks!

[wilt the stilt]

30. I have many times

If you want to PM me I will give you a thorough breakdown.

[jmg257]

31. Will do. Thanks. nt

[thesquanderer]

40. re: "I grew up in yonkers...i never encountered a singe Jewish guy. "

Actually, growing up there, you probably did. Surprisingly, they look just like regular people.

(shouldn't be needed, but )

[thesquanderer]

26. Bernie's religious beliefs

and

Actually, I think he and the Pope would see eye to eye on quite a lot.

[revbones]

28. You seem to post a lot requesting others educate you. Google doesn't work for you? nt

[rurallib]

29. you have to be kidding?

A person can only go to the Vatican if they are religious? Are you serious?
You afraid the place will burn down if a heathen enters?

What about the ultra religious ISIS folks? Are they more worthy than one of us atheists?

[Nanjeanne]

33. Can someone educate me? Is any drivel worthy of an OP?

[Dem2]

35. No

But your post is insensitive and irrelevant.

[nadinbrzezinski]

36. You are not very good with the dog whistles

You need one we cannot hear or see...

Some special stuff you post

[NurseJackie]

37. If not, that's probably his best attribute. But ...

... having one good trait isn't enough to make me vote for him.

[B Calm]

38. If you are asking if he is a religiously insane bible thumper, the answer is no.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

42. My country is the world, and my religion is to do good. Thomas Paine

[gollygee]

44. What difference does that make?

The Vatican is also political. He's trying to connect with Catholics. That isn't weird or strange or unusual. He's in an election where a lot of Catholics will be voting.