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Bernie Sanders
In reply to the discussion: Sigh. How'd I let this happen? [View all]passiveporcupine
(8,175 posts)34. Yahoo politics has him labeled as an atheist. He is not an atheist.
That is in the linked article. Just wanted to correct the record.
When I was watching Bernie Sanders talk at Liberty University, I was just really shocked, and something kind of magical happened for me, because as I watched that guy stand up on that stage, heres what I saw. I saw a wild-haired Jew crying out in a hoarse voice, in a very forceful and forth-speaking way, he was convicting the Christian leaders and religious leaders in that University and calling us out for being complicit in the abandonment of those who suffer: The least of these. And siding with the powerful and the rich and the masters of this world. And he was convicting us, and calling us out. And we scorned him, and we stared him down, and with sour faces we thought, Who is this whacko? And why do all these people seem to follow him, seem to like him? This wild-haired Jew, crying out from the wilderness of the political Left, in his hoarse voice?
When I heard Bernie speaking in that way, when I saw that guy on stage at Liberty University, I saw John the Baptist. I saw the wild-haired, roughly-clothed John the Baptist crying out to the religious leaders, the Pharisees of his day,
http://www.elephantjournal.com/2015/09/is-bernie-sanders-a-modern-day-john-the-baptist-evangelical-christian-man-thinks-so/
Here is the link for those who want to read it.
So why is this evangelical Christian mans statements on Bernie Sanders relevant?
Well essentially, its another fine example that Senator Sanders has something to offer everyone. He truly is a man for the people. He is a liberal candidate that even conservative Christians or religious folk can support (when typically, religious people tend to vote Republican).
Its also noteworthy that Bernie Sanders is a man willing to step out of his comfort zone. He s willing to reach out and tell everyone what hes all about.
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That one really got me, too. I honestly thought McG had it in the bag ....
marble falls
Feb 2016
#50
It works in the latest threads for me but not the main page, so I never click on the main page
LiberalArkie
Feb 2016
#11
My sentiments exactly--after years of volunteering, etc. I stopped in 2014..but now..Bernie
emsimon33
Feb 2016
#62