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The Tea Party Isn’t a Political Movement, It’s a Religious One
The Daily Beast ^ | July 13, 2014 | Jack Schwartz

Posted on 07/14/2014 2:21:33 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

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1 posted on 07/14/2014 2:21:33 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
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The whole leftist notion of “political correctness” and the demonization of anyone who disagrees is a religion.


2 posted on 07/14/2014 2:30:15 AM PDT by Unam Sanctam
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More projection on their parts. Communism/Fascism in the form of an all-encompassing government is the left’s high holy religion.


3 posted on 07/14/2014 2:30:17 AM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (Resist We Much)
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Now I think I've seen it all.

You knew they had to project this sooner or later. It's quite a hoot, though.
4 posted on 07/14/2014 2:31:55 AM PDT by 98ZJ USMC
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The Tea Party scares the Shiite out of them - they are grappling for explanations that don’t include - People do not like the way the country is heading and that elected officials can be an ought to be held to account for their actions.


5 posted on 07/14/2014 2:32:34 AM PDT by melsec (Once a Jolly Swagman camped by a Billabong.)
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The Tea Party Isn’t a Political Movement, It’s a Religious One

Caca del toro.

Mrs. 40 and I aren't particularly religious people yet we are both big TEA Party supporters.

6 posted on 07/14/2014 2:32:45 AM PDT by South40 (Hillary Clinton was a "great secretary of state". - Texas Governor Rick Perry)
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One thing that Tea Partiers and liberals alike both recognize is that the Constitution forbids the establishment of religion.

It (the Constitution) does no such thing! It forbids the establishment of a state religion. The difference is astronomical. It is a document that limits the GOVERNMENT in its actions against citizens.

Likewise, there is no separation of "church and state" doctrine liberals like to carp about.

7 posted on 07/14/2014 2:34:36 AM PDT by Gaffer
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Haha. TLDR.

Agnostic Tea Partier here.

Taxed
Enough
Already

Take your communism and well, you know....


8 posted on 07/14/2014 2:35:02 AM PDT by GeneralisimoFranciscoFranco (I love liberals. They taste like chicken.)
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To: Unam Sanctam

The whole leftist notion of “political correctness” and the demonization of anyone who disagrees is a religion.
EXCEPT when it comes to the so called muslim religion where killing your own children, wives and family members is fine and dont ever confuse this religion with a miltary tactic


9 posted on 07/14/2014 2:39:23 AM PDT by ronnie raygun
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10 posted on 07/14/2014 2:43:18 AM PDT by Cap Huff
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One thing that Tea Partiers and liberals alike both recognize is that the Constitution forbids the establishment of religion.

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It (the Constitution) does no such thing! It forbids the establishment of a state religion.

I guess they think if they repeat it enough times, it'll be true. Given the state of half education in this country.....
11 posted on 07/14/2014 2:44:09 AM PDT by 98ZJ USMC
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Well, I guess it’s understandable and all....since it’s written in cursive.


12 posted on 07/14/2014 2:47:07 AM PDT by Gaffer
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King Henry VIII had a liberal view of sex and marriage in the 1500’s and set up his own “establishment of religion” called the Church of England to enforce his view.

The church from Rome and other religious groups that did not conform to C of E were prosecuted and persecuted. There was civil conflict and dissenters were even executed in some cases.

Some of the dissenters ended up in America to help craft a First Amendment.


13 posted on 07/14/2014 2:49:34 AM PDT by Nextrush (OBAMACARE IS A BAILOUT FOR THE HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY)
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Yep, prevention of the establishment of an official state religion, not free individuals establishing their own.

IIRC, it was Henry VIII wanting to divorce one wife and marry another? Rome’s religion wouldn’t let him so he established C of E.


14 posted on 07/14/2014 2:52:25 AM PDT by Gaffer
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Rome’s politics woudnt let him.

The wife was Catherine of Aragon, sister of King Philip of Spain. The Pope understood basic geography, that he could afford to tick off Henry (over in England) by not granting the divorse more than he could Philip (with a big army right next door) by granting it.


15 posted on 07/14/2014 2:57:37 AM PDT by tanknetter
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Does anyone forget when to the radical left George Bush was the Antichrist and moderate Dems were the heretics? Does The Daily Kos (”We are the mainstream.”), Joe Lieberman, and Ned Lamont ring a bell?


16 posted on 07/14/2014 3:00:47 AM PDT by magellan
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Yup, sure do. Have a friend who was active at the start of the whole Nutroots thing, and I used to enjoy dropping email grenades that would spur big fights between him and our more establishment Dem friends.

But what happened is that Nutroots got coopted by the Dems and pulled back into the fold. To a certain extent they got the President they wanted in Obama, but I’m also convinced that Markos and the other leadership were bought off, if not with money than probably with flattery and access to power.

I haven’t seen the GOPe try that with the Tea Party. If they did I’m not sure it would work: the Tea Party leaders are older and a lot more experienced (and therefore skepical and resistant to plying than the Nutroots kiddos were.


17 posted on 07/14/2014 3:10:45 AM PDT by tanknetter
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Obama is the Antichrist, Republicans are heretics, and compromise is unholy.

Actually he gets it. Doesn't understand the substance of it but he gets it.

The first 2 are a given. Compromising the CONSTITUTION is UNHOLY. So that's the trifecta.

18 posted on 07/14/2014 3:12:15 AM PDT by Vaquero (Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.)
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A philosophically, incoherent piece of crap written by a jackass who basically has no understanding of the Tea Party and its adherents. Basically what this turnip-brained dope is saying is “I don’t like your politics, and if you don’t agree with me, you should be slandered and probably shut down.” In short, typical leftist gibberish.


19 posted on 07/14/2014 3:12:33 AM PDT by driftless2 (For long term happiness, learn how to play the accordion.)
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One thing that Tea Partiers and liberals alike both recognize is that the Constitution forbids the establishment of religion. The prohibition was erected for good reason: to prevent the religious wars that wracked Europe in the previous century

Do I really need to start with the Founding Father quotes? I haven't even got my first cup of coffee in me yet.

20 posted on 07/14/2014 3:16:02 AM PDT by D Rider
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