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uglydwarf  Posts: 129
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a webcomic that explains a bit better than i can why i don't care for organized religion. the stroryline goes on for a bit.
http://www.rhjunior.com/GH/00345.html |
Modeeb  Title: A Ghost In The Machine
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This dynamic happening today in the South Carolina's vote will be historical. Newt is definitely outside an evangelical's comfort zone in public. but, in the voting booth, they get to be themselves, which is why so many live a life of appearances. Im not condemning this. We all like looking good. But a little Jesus ironically shows you a different way of being.
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Taliesihne posted:
The state that has the most Mega-Churches is actually California.
Interesting factoid
That actually is pretty interesting, where did you gleen that from?
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Yukishiro1 Posts: 3,243
Registered: 2002-9-20 23:52:57
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Abaddon_Ambrosius posted:
It matters bacause people talking about his 'marriage lapses' and 'taking cash' driving away the majority of the fundy vote clearly don't understand the fundy vote.
AA is actually right about this. Most Evangelicals profess one thing and do a completely different thing and they actually like candidates who are the same way because it makes them feel better about themselves.
The problem with Clinton wasn't he was banging the intern. The problem was he didn't buy into all the mumbo jumbo.
As long as you say the right things evangelicals don't care what you actually DO.
Romney is a far more godly canddiate than Gingrich in his personal life. But it hasn't really helped him with evangelicals because they don't care about what someone is actually like, they only care about what they say.
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Yukishiro1 posted:
The problem with Clinton wasn't he was banging the intern. The problem was he didn't buy into all the mumbo jumbo.
BZZZT! Wrong. The problem with what Clinton did he that he exposed himself and in turn the office to compromise.
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Yukishiro1 Posts: 3,243
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I didn't realize you were a southern evangelical Aer. Hating Jews went out of fashion like 60 years ago in that demographic. It must be hard for you now.
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That made no sense whatsoever. Which means that you defacto admit that the issue with Clinton was that he compromised the office of president.
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Taliesihne Title: Wind on the Deep Waters
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Aerlinthian posted:
Taliesihne posted:
The state that has the most Mega-Churches is actually California.
Interesting factoid
That actually is pretty interesting, where did you gleen that from?
http://hirr.hartsem.edu/cgi-bin/mega/db.pl?db=default&uid=default&view_records=1&ID=*&sb=5
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Abaddon_Ambrosius posted:
There are a few hard core Southern Evangelicals and Fundies. These few live a righteous life and are nazi-esque in their evangelism. However, they're not the majority... even among evangelicals or 'fundy' Christians.
The majority of 'fundy' and 'evangelical' Christians are lifestyle Christians. They go to big mega-churches to be seen, generally in their new fashions and jewels. They want to be seen as well-off or at least not struggling, but charitable. They give lip service to God and the commandments, but when real life comes up against the creed RL pragmatism wins out pretty much every time. Weekly. Maybe daily.
They sin. A LOT. And they expect that's A-OK because their belief says, "simply accept Jesus once and you are saved." That may not be the actual truth, but that's how they rationalize it to be, because that's the only standard they can live up to.
They assume they themselves are flawed. They assume it is OK to sin and fail in lots of ways. Their biggest motivator and hope -- that they'll be forgiven. Because many of them are pretty damned weak in their conviction and cry for the cosmic "I am saved" do-over on many things little and big on a damned near weekly basis... bolstered by their church-going which not-so-coincidentally is weekly.
Their public confession of faith says they should shun someone like Gingrich. Privately though, they not only root for someone so visibly fallen and Christian yet successful to be redeemed... they ARE him. To a huge extent. Regardless of the particular religious tag behind his name.
lol I think you just nailed the entire population...though it does apply to the above as well
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Thanks. I wonder how that actually works out by per capita.
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