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Old 04-08-2012, 08:28 PM
 
Location: Michigan
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People who believe in God are more likely to be leftwing, according to a new study.

The research, carried out by thinktank Demos, rubbishes the assumption that faith groups tend to be more conservative.


Read more: Christians 'more likely to be left-wing' and have liberal views on immigration and equality | Mail Online
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Old 04-08-2012, 08:41 PM
 
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So your say the Christian conspirqcy is actually a liberal Christian conspirancy?
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Old 04-08-2012, 08:43 PM
 
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Well, guess they can stop calling the right "Bible Thumpers" now we know who the real ones are..........
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Old 04-08-2012, 09:11 PM
 
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Well, guess they can stop calling the right "Bible Thumpers" now we know who the real ones are..........
Who says Bible thumpers and Christians are one and the same?
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Old 04-08-2012, 09:37 PM
 
Location: Florida
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There is a mix of democrats and republicans who claim they are Christian.. Obama claims to be a Christian.

Some of those so called Christians are those Christ consciousness kind.
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Old 04-08-2012, 09:50 PM
 
Location: Texas
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A Christian who really lives the Commandments to love God with all their heart, mind and strength and who loves their neighbor as themselves SHOULD be liberal.

Loving others includes illegals, crack babies, welfare addicts, homosexuals, prisoners, foreigners, Muslim's...every human being on earth. A true Christian shouldn't even be able to hate or disparage those kinds of people, the ones the right are up in arms over. Instead, a truly loving Christian should defend them from attacks from anybody, especially those claiming to be "christian's" and hiding behind the "love the sinner, hate the sin" rhetoric.

It is only by doing so that a true Christian will be in a position to preach the Gospel to the lost. It's very difficult to tell those "unworthy" people about the Love of Christ after having condemned them and consigned them to the outer darkness of society.
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Old 04-08-2012, 09:56 PM
 
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Shouldn't this be posted in the United Kingdom forum since the study cited is about "Britons"? Or does the Politics forum include countries other than the USA?

The OP certainly knows that in the USA, most believers are not leftists.
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Old 04-08-2012, 09:59 PM
 
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Who says Bible thumpers and Christians are one and the same?
Someones Christian is another ones Bible Thumper or not a Christian at all.

People on CD and else where generally say right-wing Christians or right- wing Bible Thumpers.

What's a liberal view on immigration..................
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Old 04-08-2012, 10:03 PM
 
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A Christian who really lives the Commandments to love God with all their heart, mind and strength and who loves their neighbor as themselves SHOULD be liberal.

Loving others includes illegals, crack babies, welfare addicts, homosexuals, prisoners, foreigners, Muslim's...every human being on earth. A true Christian shouldn't even be able to hate or disparage those kinds of people, the ones the right are up in arms over. Instead, a truly loving Christian should defend them from attacks from anybody, especially those claiming to be "christian's" and hiding behind the "love the sinner, hate the sin" rhetoric.

It is only by doing so that a true Christian will be in a position to preach the Gospel to the lost. It's very difficult to tell those "unworthy" people about the Love of Christ after having condemned them and consigned them to the outer darkness of society.
I agree with everything you wrote above with the except that they should be liberal. It is God's words in the Bible that have remained constant through the thousand of years of civilizations rising and falling, including the country we live in today. Liberalism today is different from it was decades ago, and can be different in the future. The same applies to the conservatism.
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Old 04-08-2012, 10:07 PM
 
Location: Texas
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I agree with everything you wrote above with the except that they should be liberal. It is God's words in the Bible that have remained constant through the thousand of years of civilizations rising and falling, including the country we live in today. Liberalism today is different from it was decades ago, and can be different in the future. The same applies to the conservatism.
God words in the Bible are a constant, but so to is the love of God toward all in His creation. If a person who calls himself a Christian indulges in anything less than the same kind of uncritical, undeserved love God has for us toward other people, he'd better check his Salvation.

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