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God is a republican?
Posted by jasonthebaldguy • 9/03/09 • Subscribe to this Discussion [RSS] • Report This Topic
Topics: activists, agendas, christian, religion, republican
Ok I am welcoming abuse I know... but I just wrote an article on the misconceptions that Christian conservatives have that "God is Republican" or "Pro Life" or "for the war" For fart too long Christians have used ideas like these as jumping off points to promote their conservative agendas... what do you think about this?
I am not inviting "Christian Bashing" but opening dialog to talk about how far we should go in projecting our religious ideals on the rest of society for its own good?
Feel free to visit my blog and comment there too! (all comments are moderated)
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That will be why the world is such a god awful mess then.-
no no. remember everything is the democrats' fault... thats what fox said! and I believe it because they say it!
(just kidding)
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for "fart too long"...that made me laugh!-
hah! Dang! and no edits! it is there for posterity!
or Fart Too Long if you ask me! -
Ha ha. That made me giggle too. Says something about Jays and my maturity level!
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Religions are conservative with a small 'c' by nature. They always tend to be regressive. Again, not always in a bad way but they like things the way they are and a cautious of change.
Because of that it's probably inevitable that it is wielded as a standing point from which to launch heavily Conservative (with a big 'C') attacks.-
I agree.. however I would have to say there are only a few religions that aggressively act to push their agenda without any regard to the basic ideals of choice.
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Yeah. I am, in a lot of ways conservative with a small 'c' in that I, for example, don't like things in my house to move around. But I'm definitely NOT Conservative with a big 'C'.
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god doesn't exists... -
I thought God was more for monarchy. You know, Lord of Lords, King of Kings, etc.-
1 Samuel 12, King James Version:
1And Samuel said unto all Israel, Behold, I have hearkened unto your voice in all that ye said unto me, and have made a king over you.
2And now, behold, the king walketh before you: and I am old and grayheaded; and, behold, my sons are with you: and I have walked before you from my childhood unto this day.
3Behold, here I am: witness against me before the LORD, and before his anointed: whose ox have I taken? or whose ass have I taken? or whom have I defrauded? whom have I oppressed? or of whose hand have I received any bribe to blind mine eyes therewith? and I will restore it you.
4And they said, Thou hast not defrauded us, nor oppressed us, neither hast thou taken ought of any man's hand.
5And he said unto them, The LORD is witness against you, and his anointed is witness this day, that ye have not found ought in my hand. And they answered, He is witness.
6And Samuel said unto the people, It is the LORD that advanced Moses and Aaron, and that brought your fathers up out of the land of Egypt.
7Now therefore stand still, that I may reason with you before the LORD of all the righteous acts of the LORD, which he did to you and to your fathers.
8When Jacob was come into Egypt, and your fathers cried unto the LORD, then the LORD sent Moses and Aaron, which brought forth your fathers out of Egypt, and made them dwell in this place.
9And when they forgat the LORD their God, he sold them into the hand of Sisera, captain of the host of Hazor, and into the hand of the Philistines, and into the hand of the king of Moab, and they fought against them.
10And they cried unto the LORD, and said, We have sinned, because we have forsaken the LORD, and have served Baalim and Ashtaroth: but now deliver us out of the hand of our enemies, and we will serve thee.
11And the LORD sent Jerubbaal, and Bedan, and Jephthah, and Samuel, and delivered you out of the hand of your enemies on every side, and ye dwelled safe.
12And when ye saw that Nahash the king of the children of Ammon came against you, ye said unto me, Nay; but a king shall reign over us: when the LORD your God was your king.
13Now therefore behold the king whom ye have chosen, and whom ye have desired! and, behold, the LORD hath set a king over you.
14If ye will fear the LORD, and serve him, and obey his voice, and not rebel against the commandment of the LORD, then shall both ye and also the king that reigneth over you continue following the LORD your God:
15But if ye will not obey the voice of the LORD, but rebel against the commandment of the LORD, then shall the hand of the LORD be against you, as it was against your fathers.
16Now therefore stand and see this great thing, which the LORD will do before your eyes.
17Is it not wheat harvest to day? I will call unto the LORD, and he shall send thunder and rain; that ye may perceive and see that your wickedness is great, which ye have done in the sight of the LORD, in asking you a king.
18So Samuel called unto the LORD; and the LORD sent thunder and rain that day: and all the people greatly feared the LORD and Samuel.
19And all the people said unto Samuel, Pray for thy servants unto the LORD thy God, that we die not: for we have added unto all our sins this evil, to ask us a king.
20And Samuel said unto the people, Fear not: ye have done all this wickedness: yet turn not aside from following the LORD, but serve the LORD with all your heart;
21And turn ye not aside: for then should ye go after vain things, which cannot profit nor deliver; for they are vain.
22For the LORD will not forsake his people for his great name's sake: because it hath pleased the LORD to make you his people.
23Moreover as for me, God forbid that I should sin against the LORD in ceasing to pray for you: but I will teach you the good and the right way:
24Only fear the LORD, and serve him in truth with all your heart: for consider how great things he hath done for you.
25But if ye shall still do wickedly, ye shall be consumed, both ye and your king.
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Matthew 6:24, KJV: "No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon." By the same logic, you could insert "other kings." It's also worth noting that God only has 614 Laws, which is pretty small in comparison to the US (around a million) or most other countries.
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Yeah, whatever he said -
Is God a Republican? Turn the "d" upside down. Reverse it. Capitalize all letters. And viola! GOP.
With God's reputation for miracles, I am sure he could pull it off. -
Thank God that God is neither. He is Holy and Perfect and loves everyone, unlike His creatures (us).-
There's nothing about being a Republican or Democrat that prevents you from loving the other side. That's an excuse. "Love thy Enemies" as Jesus would put it.
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Yeah, what he said.
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All I have to say if this is the case then what does turning the other cheek mean? Where is loving the sinner and not the sin? and... Who Would Jesus Bomb?-
"Who Would Jesus Bomb?"
The Amalekites? (Numbers 2)
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Good post and I left my comment on your blog. -
I always thought God was neutral, and it is man's greed that divides his devotion.-
No, I mean there really is interesting non-sense happening in the field of politics and anyone who believes in anything will have an opinion, but he certainly wouldn't be partisan and as it is written in scripture (though I can't remember exactly where) "the wisest thought to man is foolishness in the eyes of God." An obvious statement, but an important one, the implication being that no one agrees with Him except to the extent that He has instructed us.
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@Timesobserver. thanks for the comment!
@jeremyjanson yep agreed
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