Republicans have abandoned Christianity.

[pwb]

Many of the angriest republicans do not have one thought of Jesus teachings in their head. John Boehner and Paul Ryan are a disgrace to Christianity, they are Catholics who favor the rich and look out for the welfare of the wealthy, while giving little thought to the least amongst us. You can not call yourself a christian if you look out for the corporations and the wealthy and forget the poor.
Stop with the, we are a Christian nation when you act like you do.

Bless me father for I have sinned, My sin is I am a Republican that is all..

For your penance, read the New Testament, and be a Republican no more.

[LiberalEsto]

1. It is easier to get a camel through a needle's eye

than it is for a rich person to get into heaven,
or for a repuke to care about anyone but the rich.

[Enrique]

12. but they're not called rich people anymore

they're called job creators, and Jesus said "God bless the Job Creators"

[Bluenorthwest]

2. Paul Ryan is a self desribed Randian Objectivist

Was he raised Catholic? So what. He promotes Rand, who sought the end of religion openly and loudly. One can not be both a Catholic and an Randian. Ryan hands out Rand's books to his staff as required reading.
Do you also feel that being born in a bakery makes one a bagel?

[Bake]

3. They were never Christian in the first place.

The teachings of Jesus are anathema to them, and always have been. The modern GOP illustrates exactly what Marx meant by religion as the "opiate of the masses."

Bake

[Sarah Ibarruri]

4. Repukes have never been Christian, but they turned Christian churches into evil GOP meeting houses

And as a result, I no longer respect Christian churches.

[elocs]

7. So, you lump all Christian churches together regardless?

My guess is that there may be thousands of DUers and certainly millions of good Democrats who go to Christian churches that are not evil GOP meeting houses.

[Sarah Ibarruri]

8. I'm angry at churches for not speaking up AGAINST the wrongs being done by churches

By becoming the right arm of the right wing, they brought this country down. And no one spoke loudly out against them. No one wanted to be the one, so any Christians who disagreed with the wrongs they were doing, kept silent rather than be accused of not being Christian.

[Critters2]

16. Umm, I'm not welcome at local Ministerial Association meetings, precisely because

I do speak out against these policies, and for lgbt rights (only pastor for miles around who'll officiate at same-sex weddings), etc. I'll try to be loud enough for you to hear me.

[Sarah Ibarruri]

22. You are unusual, amazing, and a great person.

Keep up the good work!

[Critters2]

23. Thanks! Just doin' my job! nt

[SkyDaddy7]

26. I agree 100%!!

It is a shame that Christians across this country are not speaking up in huge groups against the Republicans but we know he reason...You nailed it! SAD!

[MadMaddie]

5. Their only god is $$$$$$$

[immoderate]

6. Part of them must know it's make believe.

Anyway, doesn't it all get forgiven? :shrug:

True Christians will forgive them. False Christians will support them. It's a perfect system.

--imm

[RC]

10. They are reality challenged, so how would they know it's make believe?

[Gunny1]

9. Let's stop buying into their template of Christian = Moral

The history of Christian crusades, inquisitions and witch trials tells us a completely different story. Maybe the Republicans simply ARE being Christians - at least Christians of the stripe that brought us the aforementioned atrocities.

Don't forget that most of the worlds problems are attributable to organized religion and Christianity has arguable the worst record of any of them.

[CrispyQ]

11. Colbert nails it:

[pansypoo53219]

13. butbutbut

they love fetuses.

[polichick]

14. They've only used Christianity all along - it's just a bit clearer now.

[Inuca]

15. You are wrong

I just went to my rep's FB page, and posts quotes from the Bible on his wall!!! My jaw dropped... :puke:

[and-justice-for-all]

17. They use religion, mask their malciousness with it

Napoleon Bonaparte "Religion is excellent stuff for keeping common people quiet"

[madamesilverspurs]

18. They can't abandon something they never were.

They aren't Christian, they merely co-opted the name in order to sway votes. Kind of like those businesses that display scripture and have those fish emblems in their ads to draw you in so they can rip you off.


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[Arugula Latte]

19. Well, Christianity in large part has always been about crushing women's power,

so in that sense they are upholding it perfectly.

[Jeneral2885]

20. they did so

When they demanded the cutting of the Official Development Assistance/foreign aid budget bue cut under Obama whne it was raised during Bush's time.

[medialeansright]

21. Their true God is Ayn Rand

Or is ti goddess?

[robcon]

24. Horrible religious bigotry in this thread.

n/t

[totodeinhere]

25. Since this is supposed to be a secular country anyway, I guess they can abandon Christianity if they

want to. That's the First Amendment for you. But of course I know what you are saying. They are hypocrites for professing Christianity when in practice they are anything but. I agree with you.

[killbotfactory]

27. To them Christianity is for raising tax free money and keeping the "rubes" in line

So, no, they haven't really abandoned it.

[TipToeTulips]

28. The republcan party is a cult

The GOP is a cult where money has replace GOD as the object of adulation.

Ironically, the bible states hundreds of times that the love of money is the root of all evil, hence by the bibles definition, they are satanists.