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Lisa Jones Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 39047 Sydney Gender:	Re: What's wrong with being a right-wing Christian? Reply #15 - Nov 2^nd, 2011 at 10:33pm longweekend58 wrote on Nov 2^nd, 2011 at 9:45pm: It is always amusing to read the comments about Jesus and Christians from those who have never read the Bible, prayed nor go to church. You generally sound silly. And that comes from being uninformed. Ditto! Well said!
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Re: What's wrong with being a right-wing Christian?
Reply #16 - Nov 2^nd, 2011 at 10:47pm

longweekend58 wrote on Nov 2^nd, 2011 at 9:45pm:

It is always amusing to read the comments about Jesus and Christians from those who have never read the Bible, prayed nor go to church. You generally sound silly. And that comes from being uninformed.

You are just assuming that atheists and agnostics haven't read the bible or gone to church. Perhaps that's where they develop their cynicism for those who are superficially devout.

Real Christians don't boast about their faith - they just live by example.

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Reply #17 - Nov 2^nd, 2011 at 10:53pm

longweekend58 wrote on Nov 2^nd, 2011 at 9:45pm:

It is always amusing to read the comments about Jesus and Christians from those who have never read the Bible, prayed nor go to church. You generally sound silly. And that comes from being uninformed.

I can honestly say that I have never read more than a page of the bible at a time and wonder at the end what on earth they were smoking or drinking when it was penned.

Personally I don't believe in pixies at the bottom of the Garden, but respect the right of anyone to pray to or believe in whatever helps them get by, god, unicorns, the tooth fairy or Santa.

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Equitist Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 9632 NSW	Re: What's wrong with being a right-wing Christian? Reply #18 - Nov 2^nd, 2011 at 10:55pm I have set foot in various churches and jointed in with other religious congregations and events over the years - and the trance-like state of the parishioners has always been downright freaky! Ditto re the fervent preachings from otherwise lackluster clergy...
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Re: What's wrong with being a right-wing Christian?
Reply #19 - Nov 2^nd, 2011 at 10:58pm

Lisa Jones wrote on Nov 2^nd, 2011 at 10:33pm:

longweekend58 wrote on Nov 2^nd, 2011 at 9:45pm:

It is always amusing to read the comments about Jesus and Christians from those who have never read the Bible, prayed nor go to church. You generally sound silly. And that comes from being uninformed.

Ditto! Well said!

And yet I have done all of those things.

And I repeat , "christian" and "right wing" are two mutually exclusive terms.

You CANNOT be a christian and right wing at the same time..

No ifs. No buts.

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Re: What's wrong with being a right-wing Christian?
Reply #20 - Nov 2^nd, 2011 at 11:01pm

darkhall67 wrote on Nov 2^nd, 2011 at 10:58pm:

Lisa Jones wrote on Nov 2^nd, 2011 at 10:33pm:

longweekend58 wrote on Nov 2^nd, 2011 at 9:45pm:

It is always amusing to read the comments about Jesus and Christians from those who have never read the Bible, prayed nor go to church. You generally sound silly. And that comes from being uninformed.

Ditto! Well said!

And yet I have done all of those things.

And I repeat , "christian" and "right wing" are two mutually exclusive terms.

You CANNOT be a christian and right wing at the same time..

No ifs. No buts.

I think a lot of people confuse 'fundamental' and/or 'conservative' with 'right wing'....

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Re: What's wrong with being a right-wing Christian?
Reply #21 - Nov 2^nd, 2011 at 11:10pm

gizmo_2655 wrote on Nov 2^nd, 2011 at 11:01pm:

darkhall67 wrote on Nov 2^nd, 2011 at 10:58pm:

Lisa Jones wrote on Nov 2^nd, 2011 at 10:33pm:

longweekend58 wrote on Nov 2^nd, 2011 at 9:45pm:

It is always amusing to read the comments about Jesus and Christians from those who have never read the Bible, prayed nor go to church. You generally sound silly. And that comes from being uninformed.

Ditto! Well said!

And yet I have done all of those things.

And I repeat , "christian" and "right wing" are two mutually exclusive terms.

You CANNOT be a christian and right wing at the same time..

No ifs. No buts.

I think a lot of people confuse 'fundamental' and/or 'conservative' with 'right wing'....

Outside of the old soviet union I think you'd struggle to find left wing conservatives.

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Re: What's wrong with being a right-wing Christian?
Reply #22 - Nov 2^nd, 2011 at 11:12pm

gizmo_2655 wrote on Nov 2^nd, 2011 at 11:01pm:

darkhall67 wrote on Nov 2^nd, 2011 at 10:58pm:

Lisa Jones wrote on Nov 2^nd, 2011 at 10:33pm:

longweekend58 wrote on Nov 2^nd, 2011 at 9:45pm:

It is always amusing to read the comments about Jesus and Christians from those who have never read the Bible, prayed nor go to church. You generally sound silly. And that comes from being uninformed.

Ditto! Well said!

And yet I have done all of those things.

And I repeat , "christian" and "right wing" are two mutually exclusive terms.

You CANNOT be a christian and right wing at the same time..

No ifs. No buts.

I think a lot of people confuse 'fundamental' and/or 'conservative' with 'right wing'....

And that's beside the point.

It is impossible for a christian to be "right wing" and it's impossible for a christian to be " conservative".

Jesus was neither.

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Re: What's wrong with being a right-wing Christian?
Reply #23 - Nov 2^nd, 2011 at 11:16pm

darkhall67 wrote on Nov 2^nd, 2011 at 11:12pm:

gizmo_2655 wrote on Nov 2^nd, 2011 at 11:01pm:

darkhall67 wrote on Nov 2^nd, 2011 at 10:58pm:

Lisa Jones wrote on Nov 2^nd, 2011 at 10:33pm:

longweekend58 wrote on Nov 2^nd, 2011 at 9:45pm:

It is always amusing to read the comments about Jesus and Christians from those who have never read the Bible, prayed nor go to church. You generally sound silly. And that comes from being uninformed.

Ditto! Well said!

And yet I have done all of those things.

And I repeat , "christian" and "right wing" are two mutually exclusive terms.

You CANNOT be a christian and right wing at the same time..

No ifs. No buts.

I think a lot of people confuse 'fundamental' and/or 'conservative' with 'right wing'....

And that's beside the point.

It is impossible for a christian to be "right wing" and it's impossible for a christian to be " conservative".

Jesus was neither.

Why?? Isn't wanting to keep to the original traditions of the bible a christian idea??

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Re: What's wrong with being a right-wing Christian?
Reply #24 - Nov 2^nd, 2011 at 11:20pm

gizmo_2655 wrote on Nov 2^nd, 2011 at 11:16pm:

darkhall67 wrote on Nov 2^nd, 2011 at 11:12pm:

gizmo_2655 wrote on Nov 2^nd, 2011 at 11:01pm:

darkhall67 wrote on Nov 2^nd, 2011 at 10:58pm:

Lisa Jones wrote on Nov 2^nd, 2011 at 10:33pm:

longweekend58 wrote on Nov 2^nd, 2011 at 9:45pm:

It is always amusing to read the comments about Jesus and Christians from those who have never read the Bible, prayed nor go to church. You generally sound silly. And that comes from being uninformed.

Ditto! Well said!

And yet I have done all of those things.

And I repeat , "christian" and "right wing" are two mutually exclusive terms.

You CANNOT be a christian and right wing at the same time..

No ifs. No buts.

I think a lot of people confuse 'fundamental' and/or 'conservative' with 'right wing'....

And that's beside the point.

It is impossible for a christian to be "right wing" and it's impossible for a christian to be " conservative".

Jesus was neither.

Why?? Isn't wanting to keep to the original traditions of the bible a christian idea??

What original traditions are you talking about?

The genocide encouraged and practiced by the god of the old testament?

The misogyny encouraged and practiced by the god of the OT?

The cruelty encouraged and practiced practiced by the god of the OT?

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Re: What's wrong with being a right-wing Christian?
Reply #25 - Nov 2^nd, 2011 at 11:23pm

darkhall67 wrote on Nov 2^nd, 2011 at 11:20pm:

gizmo_2655 wrote on Nov 2^nd, 2011 at 11:16pm:

darkhall67 wrote on Nov 2^nd, 2011 at 11:12pm:

gizmo_2655 wrote on Nov 2^nd, 2011 at 11:01pm:

darkhall67 wrote on Nov 2^nd, 2011 at 10:58pm:

Lisa Jones wrote on Nov 2^nd, 2011 at 10:33pm:

longweekend58 wrote on Nov 2^nd, 2011 at 9:45pm:

It is always amusing to read the comments about Jesus and Christians from those who have never read the Bible, prayed nor go to church. You generally sound silly. And that comes from being uninformed.

Ditto! Well said!

And yet I have done all of those things.

And I repeat , "christian" and "right wing" are two mutually exclusive terms.

You CANNOT be a christian and right wing at the same time..

No ifs. No buts.

I think a lot of people confuse 'fundamental' and/or 'conservative' with 'right wing'....

And that's beside the point.

It is impossible for a christian to be "right wing" and it's impossible for a christian to be " conservative".

Jesus was neither.

Why?? Isn't wanting to keep to the original traditions of the bible a christian idea??

What original traditions are you talking about?

The genocide encouraged and practiced by the god of the old testament?

The misogyny encouraged and practiced by the god of the OT?

The cruelty encouraged and practiced practiced by the god of the OT?

No, the rules and attitudes espoused by Jesus....(hence the term christian)

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"I just get sick of people who place a label on someone else with their own definition.

It's similar to a strawman fallacy"
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Re: What's wrong with being a right-wing Christian?
Reply #26 - Nov 2^nd, 2011 at 11:25pm

gizmo_2655 wrote on Nov 2^nd, 2011 at 11:23pm:

darkhall67 wrote on Nov 2^nd, 2011 at 11:20pm:

gizmo_2655 wrote on Nov 2^nd, 2011 at 11:16pm:

darkhall67 wrote on Nov 2^nd, 2011 at 11:12pm:

gizmo_2655 wrote on Nov 2^nd, 2011 at 11:01pm:

darkhall67 wrote on Nov 2^nd, 2011 at 10:58pm:

Lisa Jones wrote on Nov 2^nd, 2011 at 10:33pm:

longweekend58 wrote on Nov 2^nd, 2011 at 9:45pm:

It is always amusing to read the comments about Jesus and Christians from those who have never read the Bible, prayed nor go to church. You generally sound silly. And that comes from being uninformed.

Ditto! Well said!

And yet I have done all of those things.

And I repeat , "christian" and "right wing" are two mutually exclusive terms.

You CANNOT be a christian and right wing at the same time..

No ifs. No buts.

I think a lot of people confuse 'fundamental' and/or 'conservative' with 'right wing'....

And that's beside the point.

It is impossible for a christian to be "right wing" and it's impossible for a christian to be " conservative".

Jesus was neither.

Why?? Isn't wanting to keep to the original traditions of the bible a christian idea??

What original traditions are you talking about?

The genocide encouraged and practiced by the god of the old testament?

The misogyny encouraged and practiced by the god of the OT?

The cruelty encouraged and practiced practiced by the god of the OT?

No, the rules and attitudes espoused by Jesus....(hence the term christian)

So NOT the "original" traditions of the bible.

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Re: What's wrong with being a right-wing Christian?
Reply #27 - Nov 3^rd, 2011 at 12:40am

Ex Dame Pansi wrote on Nov 2^nd, 2011 at 7:25pm:

Jesus was far far left and he accepted everyone even boat people matty. You and Jesus have absolutely nothing in common, so either go as far left as you can get or ditch Jesus.

Which one will he pick?

I am a very caring and compassionate person, actually. Why do you talk as if right-wing people cannot be such?

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Reply #29 - Nov 3^rd, 2011 at 12:41am

darkhall67 wrote on Nov 2^nd, 2011 at 10:58pm:

Lisa Jones wrote on Nov 2^nd, 2011 at 10:33pm:

longweekend58 wrote on Nov 2^nd, 2011 at 9:45pm:

It is always amusing to read the comments about Jesus and Christians from those who have never read the Bible, prayed nor go to church. You generally sound silly. And that comes from being uninformed.

Ditto! Well said!

And yet I have done all of those things.

And I repeat , "christian" and "right wing" are two mutually exclusive terms.

You CANNOT be a christian and right wing at the same time..

No ifs. No buts.

Pure ignorance. Absolutely false.

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