Swelling Evangelical members story on CNN.

[TrustingDog]

100 million strong....
good keeeRiced.

[onenote]

1. they should put some ice on that swelling

[Davis_X_Machina]

2. [Beavis] He said "Swelling members..." [/Beavis]

[KittyWampus]

17. Thanks, You Beat Me To It

[Maiden England]

3. is this a Christian Sperm count?

swelling members and 100 million in number, got the better of me I'm sorry!

[MattP]

4. Evangelicals

I feel sorry for Paul Jansan, it's hard to get by with a I.Q. of 50.

[Bronco69]

5. I call

Bullsh*t! If things don't go their way they just sit around and make shit up! People are sick of those f*cktards!

[TrustingDog]

7. normal people are... but look whose leading the flocktards... Mr. Gorge.

this is ultimate scarey cacapoopoo.

[AIJ Alom]

6. and they still can't dominate the nation ? what gives ?

Simple. They're divided more so than any other block.

[AlamoDemoc]

15. Gee!

yet another thing blown out of proportion by some media...Like 42% of Americans are Born Again Christians


I"m sick of the media...sick I tell ya

[cheshire]

8. They should have thought twice about that abortion issue. Oops

[Quixote1818]

9. 75% of them live in Mississippi, Georgia, Alabama and Texas

[Nancy Waterman]

38. How can 75 million Evangelicals live in

Mississippi, Georgia, Alabama, and Texas?

[Connie_Corleone]

10. Did you see the little girl during the intro?

She said we're going to HELL if we don't believe the bible literally.

[progressivebydesign]

11. If Kerry wins, will they say it was "God's will"?

I didn't think so!

[JVS]

12. If these numbers are true, then they'll own the country soon

[Shadow30]

24. If those numbers are true they already do...

...and I think the numbers are bullshit,just more drivel from CNN,there trying to say "don't vote Dems,Bush will win".

[yardwork]

28. Nah. The fundamentalists fight among themselves constantly

They don't agree about anything. That's why they are constantly forming new churches. Schisms constantly form in their congregations, and then half of them leave in a huff and form a new church, and then that group starts the in-fighting, and so on....

They are not a reliable voting bloc.

[Shadow30]

36. Good point,but 100 million,a third of the US,that sounds to high...

...if a third of the country were real fundamentalists Bush's number's would be way higher,his approval number wouldn't be below 50%.I understand such people fight amongest themselves but even with groups and sub groups I think Bush's numbers would be higher.I think these sort are always talking themselves up,saying there are more of them then there really are.

[cardlaw]

13. One-third of the country?

Seems a bit high to me.

[snowbear]

14. ?

Swelling or Smelling? :o --?

[TrustingDog]

16. Monty Python: every sperm is Sacred....

every bomb is Jesus...

Can someone direct me out of this foolish idiot world I happenstanced upon?

[DaveinMD]

18. most African Americans

could be classified as evangelical christians, but they vote 88 percent Democratic.

[THUNDER HANDS]

19. 100 million evangelicals

and 6 last names

;)

[TrustingDog]

22. ROTFLMAO... whew, thanks, I needed the black comedy of it all.

[TrustingDog]

20. ' the LIBERALS are afraid of Evangelical.."

like who thinking wtf even protozoa wouldnt be.

[CatholicEug]

21. Was listening to

CSpan this afternoon, and Jesse Jackson and Jerry Falwell were both on, talking about how the evangelical vote was going to swing ...
What was the implication here? That JJ and JF are comparable?

Also, I was a little alarmed to hear about Jerry Falwell's boast that the number of evangelicals in the nation is growing ... that's a little scary ... I think we need to bolster the mainline churches!

[TrustingDog]

23. I think they should be taxed... double entrendre intended.

This show is freaking me out like big time freaking out that I don't accept.
There is SO MUCH to make me freak out, and add CNN news that Bush is a vehicle of god... That's what they are saying...


duck and cover.

[gratefull4u]

27. I agree

If you go to one of the mainline Churches or have ever gone please support them. They are struggling in this political atmosphere. They do alot of work for liberal causes all over the world. I quit going for a few years because I felt I did not need the Church. I am a very spiritual person and didn't need guidance. I realize they need me and others who want to help put Christ back into Christian. I won't let the right wingers steal my faith or true Christianity.

[DuaneBidoux]

35. I feel it is the Democrats who have failed to reach out to mainstream

protestants. It is an alliance that could save us all. I just don;t see anyone realizing it.

[yardwork]

31. Look more closely and see how they define "evangelical"

Their definitions pull a lot of very disparate groups into what they call "evangelicals." Their definition includes lots of groups with very different points of view.

There's no "there" there.

[newyawker99]

41. Hi CatholicEug!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[TrustingDog]

25. it's the same game all over again...

keep the rabble too busy with too much children, too much owning to the company store, just too much to be able to have a moment to think and way big faith that your personal grease of life, your hard work, your survival somehow cashes in for someone more important than you... church/state, or a blending of.

[GreenPartyVoter]

26. Not that many compared to the whole population of this planet

Still, they have a lot of power for such a small group. :(

[DireStrike]

32. Could explain traditional churches declining...

I figured people were just adopting a less religious lifestyle. Turns out they were pledging their lives to some damn cult. =/

[GreenPartyVoter]

33. Welcome. No the traditional churches that are decling ar the liberal

ones, not because there are fewer progressive believers but because those churches don't believe you HAVE to go to church. :) Great theology, but bad marketing tool. *l*

[JPace]

29. I wonder at those huge proclaimed numbers they

are claiming. The Evangelical lifestyle is extremely strict
and filled with fear of hell and fear of "sliding back" or
becoming non evangelical and going to hell. I think they
have a large dropout rate. Its kind of Borg like and scares
me...they are extremely rigid in their views and while
smiling at you and claiming they love you they will at the
same time truly believe that you are destined for hell.
It's chilling that they can hold those two views of another
human being in their heart.

[GreenPartyVoter]

30. Funny thing is, one of may fave Christian writers is named Borg

but he's all for individuality and thinking. ;)

[Roland99]

34. 1 out 3 Americans is an Evangelical?

You certainly can't include little children so the % is even higher?


That cannot be.

[Nancy Waterman]

37. How can 75 million people live in

Mississippi, Arkansas and Louisiana?

[LoZoccolo]

39. 39% are Democrats.

This was from some Pew Research study months ago. Let's remember that before we start with shit like they're inbred and all live in three southern states.

[LibertyorDeath]

40. Yeah I watched some of this unfortunately.

What the fuck is wrong with these people.
Seriously why cant they solve their own problems
Why do they have to give themselves over to anyone or anything
They seem like Cult members to me.
Just believe & all will be Well you will be saved.
Saved from what for fucksakes? Life? Reality? Death? Nature?
They have been selling this same shit for thousands of years.
It makes me want to :puke:

[MsTryska]

42. You Know what I wonder?

i'm presuming many people come to the evangelical side of things when later in life after they've sinned up a storm.

I'm wondering if this increased number of evangelicals is due to religion in general not being something taught within families as much in these last few generations.

[Bridget Burke]

43. Is there a story online?

"Evangelicals" are those who preach their faith, hoping to gain converts. Members of many denominations can be Evangelical.

A "Fundamentalist" believes in following the scriptural fundamentals of their religion--per their interpretation. Many Fundamentalists want to be let alone--such as the Amish & Mennonites.

The "Dominionists" want their religious beliefs to shape our government.

These groups overlap but are not identical. Definitions are important. So, where's the story?