Originally Posted By Sport Goofy The Constitution affords Congress the right to levy taxes and make rules concerning those taxes.
Originally Posted By Donny Their is nothing in the constitution that says that churches can't endorse a specific candidate.
Originally Posted By Sport Goofy From what I can tell, churches are free to endorse any candidate they wish. They just can't make political campaign donations.
Originally Posted By ecdc >>ecdc you know what I mean 99% of Unions lean way Democrat.<< Apparently I don't know what you mean. You made a statement and I responded directly to that statement. Now you're saying you meant something else? Also, the statement that labor unions are mostly Democrat - said presumably with some kind of disapproval - is interesting. So...blue collar worker organizations favor Democrats. Probably ought to tell you something about which party is best for American workers.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt ^^That would require far too much reasoning and logic for a conservative to muster.
Originally Posted By DyGDisney >>>From what I can tell, churches are free to endorse any candidate they wish.<<< Thank God my church does not push political candidates. That would drive me crazy! My pastor preached last week about politics, in a way. He said God is NOT a Republican, or a Democrat. God is not political and it's not our place to say which candidate is God's candidate. He also said that Christians should honor all people regardless of religion, beliefs, ethnicity, lifestyle, etc. This is Biblical commands. People like Beck and Palin do NOT represent all Christians, please know that.
Originally Posted By Mr X ***He said God is NOT a Republican, or a Democrat*** Jesus, however, was unabashedly liberal. Can't deny that, boy howdy (much as some righties would try and try).
Originally Posted By DyGDisney I would agree, but yeah, a lot of people I know would disagree, emphatically! "Cause My Jesus bled and died He spent His time with thieves and liars, He loved the poor and accosted the arrogant So which one do you want to be"
Originally Posted By ChurroMonster If Jesus was around today Glenn Beck would badmouth him as one of those leaders preaching "social justice".
Originally Posted By Donny God is pro War ,death penalty ,Church just kidding !!! I think God and Jesus would both look for the good in everyone
Originally Posted By Labuda Kudos to your pastor, DyGDisney! The world needs more Christians like him!
Originally Posted By DyGDisney >>>If Jesus was around today Glenn Beck would badmouth him as one of those leaders preaching "social justice".<<< Boy that's the truth!
Originally Posted By cmpaley >>Jesus maybe a Democrat but God is a Republican.<< You are aware, aren't you, that pretty much every flavor of Christianity, whether Catholic, Orthodox, Protestant, Evangelical and Fundamentalist consider Jesus Christ to be God incarnate, yes? They're one and the same (albeit, difficult to explain due to the Trinity).
Originally Posted By Donny I also understand the Bible is pretty clear that Jesus is the son of God and not God and that even Jesus said that God knew more then him.
Originally Posted By ecdc Oh great. Maybe after this we can argue about whether Darth Vader could beat Voldemort in a fight.
Originally Posted By Mr X Of course he could. Voldemort couldn't even beat a young punk like Harry for pete's sake. You think Harry can take on Luke Skywalker?
Originally Posted By dshyates So... since God is smarter than Jesus, who was a libearal. God is a Republican? Even though it is common knowledge that the eletist educators at our universities are all leftist leaning? It seems to me that the more educated people become the more liberal they become. That is why the Republicans are actively trying to dismantal the public education system and demonize higher education. It is no accident that the republican base is largely uneducated and strongly dedicated to moralistic superstitions.
