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What are the origins of the Religious Right.. really?
Posted on 5/28/14 at 9:09 am
Posted on 5/28/14 at 9:09 am
The Real Origins of the Religious Right
Somewhat interesting article - some parts the writer is blowing steam out his own butt, but other parts are interesting, for me the most interesting parts where these:
being a Southern Baptist, this is hilarious, the holier than tho pastor's who preach on this every time "government" is mentioned will make me laugh even more than they already do
Somewhat interesting article - some parts the writer is blowing steam out his own butt, but other parts are interesting, for me the most interesting parts where these:
quote:
When the Roe decision was handed down, W. A. Criswell, the Southern Baptist Convention’s former president and pastor of First Baptist Church in Dallas, Texas—also one of the most famous fundamentalists of the 20th century—was pleased: “I have always felt that it was only after a child was born and had a life separate from its mother that it became an individual person,” he said, “and it has always, therefore, seemed to me that what is best for the mother and for the future should be allowed.”
being a Southern Baptist, this is hilarious, the holier than tho pastor's who preach on this every time "government" is mentioned will make me laugh even more than they already do
quote:
Baptists, in particular, applauded the decision as an appropriate articulation of the division between church and state, between personal morality and state regulation of individual behavior. “Religious liberty, human equality and justice are advanced by the Supreme Court abortion decision,” wrote W. Barry Garrett of Baptist Press.
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Posted on 5/28/14 at 9:12 am to BaddestAndvari
Read the history of the Southern Baptist Convention. Leadership like that led to a big takeover of the denomination by conservatives who were offended by their leadership straying from scripture. By 1979, liberal baptist like this started being purged from leadership positions because of their views.
This is just a political hit piece to paint Southern Baptists with the broad brush that the left paints all Christians with.
This is just a political hit piece to paint Southern Baptists with the broad brush that the left paints all Christians with.
This post was edited on 5/28/14 at 9:14 am
Posted on 5/28/14 at 9:33 am to BaddestAndvari
The so-called religious right is more important to the MSM and Democrats than they are to most Republicans. I also truly believe Jerry Falwell was heaven sent for the Dems.
As to the article I see little to no evidence of his claim that segregation was the cause of the growth of the RR. Segregation by the time of the late 70's was done as a issue.
As to the article I see little to no evidence of his claim that segregation was the cause of the growth of the RR. Segregation by the time of the late 70's was done as a issue.
Posted on 5/28/14 at 9:33 am to BaddestAndvari
Watch the movie/doc "Monumental", or just ignore that Religion has been integral in our government since it's inception/founding.
The new wave of the 'religious right' has risen up as a reactionary force against the concurrent rise of the Secular Left...and it's pernicious and degrading influence on the culture.
The new wave of the 'religious right' has risen up as a reactionary force against the concurrent rise of the Secular Left...and it's pernicious and degrading influence on the culture.
Posted on 5/28/14 at 2:58 pm to BaddestAndvari
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What are the origins of the Religious Right.. really?
Somewhere between:
"Mark my word, if and when these preachers get control of the
[Republican] party, and they're sure trying to do so, it's going to be a
terrible damn problem. Frankly, these people frighten me. Politics and
governing demand compromise. But these Christians believe they are acting
in the name of God, so they can't and won't compromise. I know, I've tried
to deal with them." ~ Barry Goldwater
...and:
“I know you can’t endorse me, but . . . I want you to know that I endorse you.” ~ Ronald Reagan to Jerry Falwell
Later...
Baptist minister and former Carter backer Bailey Smith, speaking at the Dallas gathering, saw fit to aver that “God Almighty does not hear the prayer of a Jew.” Then, Falwell felt compelled to clarify that God did hear the prayers of any Jew or Gentile, provided that they were converts to Christianity. The topic of Jewish salvation predictably greeted Reagan during his October visit to Lynchburg, where Falwell hosted a gathering of the National Religious Broadcasters. Confronted by journalists at the airport, the candidate embraced a much more generous take on God’s sense of hearing. Falwell—by then a political operative, as well as a fundamentalist minister—agreed with Reagan a few days later, reversing his position after consulting with the American Jewish Committee’s liaison to Christians, Rabbi Marc Tanenbaum. God “hears the heart cry of any sincere person who calls on Him,” Falwell now stated.
In short, Jerry formed the Moral Majority as a way to influence American politics, and Reagan pursued their endorsement.
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