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highplainsdem

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32. John Pavlovitz is particularly good at confronting the hypocrisy of the religious right:

Fri Apr 12, 2019, 11:05 PM

Apr 2019

https://johnpavlovitz.com/

I suggest anyone not familiar with Pavlovitz read his columns, including the older ones.

For instance:

https://johnpavlovitz.com/2019/03/02/god-is-not-a-straight-dude/

https://johnpavlovitz.com/2019/02/13/hey-evangelicals-the-planet-is-a-pro-life-issue/

https://johnpavlovitz.com/2019/01/28/its-inhumane-not-to-want-someone-to-have-healthcare/

https://johnpavlovitz.com/2019/01/20/im-a-christian-mike-pences-hateful-christianity-is-offensive-to-me/

https://johnpavlovitz.com/2019/01/06/selling-the-souls-of-american-evangelicals/

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How to Break the Republican Lock on God [View all] mobeau69 Apr 2019 OP

Or, maybe we just all grow up and stop arguing over legendary figures? LongtimeAZDem Apr 2019 #1

Not likely to happen now, is it? mobeau69 Apr 2019 #3

I so agree with you. bitterross Apr 2019 #4

Well that,s fair. You don't have to believe what they believe. marylandblue Apr 2019 #5

Good luck with that TexasBushwhacker Apr 2019 #7

Actually, homosexuality is negatively addressed in Romans. stopbush Apr 2019 #10

And arguably, Corinthians and Timothy LongtimeAZDem Apr 2019 #12

Indeed. When will we as a species stop our annoying habit of giving stopbush Apr 2019 #15

Yes, by that bigot Paul NastyRiffraff Apr 2019 #28

Sure, but he's also the founder of Christianity. stopbush Apr 2019 #29

True. NastyRiffraff Apr 2019 #30

Bingo! And while we're at it, let's stop referring to mythical figures stopbush Apr 2019 #9

I disagree that Jesus can be definitively categorized as mythical; like Robin Hood, it is LongtimeAZDem Apr 2019 #11

The best arguments against Jesus being a real person are: stopbush Apr 2019 #18

Agreed, but none of that explicitly refutes the possibility of a preacher or preachers whose stories LongtimeAZDem Apr 2019 #22

Sure. I give it a less than 1% chance that it's true, but that's still a chance, no? stopbush Apr 2019 #25

Not much on history? WeekiWater Apr 2019 #31

Very big on history; before I studied, I took Jesus' historicity for granted. It wasn't until LongtimeAZDem Apr 2019 #33

That, combined with societal historical trends,.. WeekiWater Apr 2019 #34

Societal historical trends are not proof of legendary figures LongtimeAZDem Apr 2019 #35

I'm not looking for proof. WeekiWater Apr 2019 #36

OK, fair point LongtimeAZDem Apr 2019 #37

This used to be called the Social Gospel, and it was big more than 100 years ago. marylandblue Apr 2019 #2

democrats have tended to shy away from god and religion talk and that enabled the rightwing to beachbum bob Apr 2019 #6

I am very much against the Ds using Christianity as an arrow in their political quiver. stopbush Apr 2019 #26

Sounds like a way to re-brand the term "Democratic Socialism" It won't go anywhere. bitterross Apr 2019 #8

If only we could engineer tightly moderated public debates between Prosperity and Social Gospel folk JudyM Apr 2019 #13

Historically, people move surprisingly fast under certain conditions. marylandblue Apr 2019 #20

This is a futile battle. The religious right doesn't give a shit about their hypocrisy. progressoid Apr 2019 #14

True, but I'd like to see the agnostic middle educated to the... LAS14 Apr 2019 #16

I suspect that the agnostic middle is, well, agnostic on the subject. progressoid Apr 2019 #21

I suspect that many people sitting in the pews are less enamored of their right wing preachers marylandblue Apr 2019 #24

I'm so glad that this is happening. LAS14 Apr 2019 #17

It happens in spite of religion. stopbush Apr 2019 #19

There is much more complex interplay between philosophical and religious thought marylandblue Apr 2019 #23

As my pastor is doing, he's preaching what Jesus Taught JustFiveMoreMinutes Apr 2019 #27

John Pavlovitz is particularly good at confronting the hypocrisy of the religious right: highplainsdem Apr 2019 #32

Thanks. These look good! Will read them all later. mobeau69 Apr 2019 #40

Yep. Christian democrats must hit the religious right head on. Blue_true Apr 2019 #38

I'd prefer that religion, all religion, Skidmore Apr 2019 #39