Posted on 03/20/2017 4:45:46 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
PHILADELPHIA The Democratic Party has a God problem.
And over the last couple of decades, as its base became more educated, less religious and more urban, this problem has only grown.
Some of this has to do with lower church attendance in cities versus rural areas, and the Democratic Partys increasing reliance on urban voters. Some of it is the divisiveness of social or cultural issues like abortion and gay marriage. And the divide has seemingly sapped Democrats ability to communicate to religious Americans.
Especially if those people of faith are white, according to Brad Chism, a longtime and respected Democratic strategist based in Mississippi.
And that problem extends to the national media, who by and large are mostly Democrats, meaning you have these powerful forces who do not understand more than half of the people in this country, he said.
Chism makes a crucial point about what this means for American politics: Some of the greatest moral advancements in our countrys history have been accomplished largely through the influence of the church and churchgoing people, especially through the 20th century.
You look at womens suffrage, civil rights, the abolition of slavery and all of these massive other changes religion and religious people have played a role in moving society toward a higher plane, said Chism.
Weve seen that recently as well, but a lot of progressives and liberal Democrats dont see the role of religion in society, and that is a big mistake, he said.
And its a mistake people like Kevin Washo are trying to rectify, though they feel like theyre swimming against the tide. A day before the Democratic National Convention opened here last July, Washo, a Catholic and prominent national Democrat, organized a private Mass led by a Jesuit priest....
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I see their God problem as this: Anyone who claims to be a Christian and supports abortion “rights” is a LIAR.
Their other mistake is elevating Islam to a privileged status, despite its utter incompatibility with American values AND liberal secular ones.
Their god is called GOVERNMENT.
The same problem where their 2012 convention shouted down the inclusion of God in their platform - 3 times, mind you - but the motion was shoved through anyway by that weasel Antonio Villaraigosa.
Their problems are many.
The Democrat Party wants to BE your god!
That is their real “God problem”. That, and the fact that their core goals are antithetical to God and His Word.
>organized a private Mass
Therein lies the problem. You can not organize a private belief. You follow it, or you change it until you do.
A Man believes what he wants to believe and disregards the rest.
“When we learn to fake authentic sincerity we will never lose another election!”
“....as its base became more educated...”
One can start the debate right there.
I, and many others, would question the definition of “more educated”.
I picked up an old college text of a friend’s grandmother, titled something like “A Survey of Arts and Culture” and dated in the early 1900s. It was a fascinating read - covering architecture, literature, music, some math, and philosophy - to list a few topics.
I guarantee that very few of these “well educated” folks could pass tests based on a book that that grandmother aced.
But they probably could list “social justice” bull excrement for hours.
So much for their education.
Yes they have. Their god is obama.
They view God as the competition and Satan has the upper hand over this world at this time. Pretty short sighted if you ask me.
They have their failed tin goddess - Pickles Krinton.
Soon it’s gonna be RIGHT vs everybody else.
They’re gonna try to Final Solution us. Mark my words.
Soon it’s gonna be RIGHT vs everybody else.
They’re gonna try to Final Solution us. Mark my words.
It doesn’t make much sense, does it?
When one of their major protected groups defines themselves by activities condemned in the Holy Bible, they’ve created a dividing line many Christians and Jews will not cross.
Then just listen to them trying to dismiss what Scripture clearly teaches as if it doesn’t say what it clearly says.
I respect the atheist homosexual that rejects God more than I do the “Christian” homosexual that rejects God’s Word because it disagrees with his immorality or the pulpits that try to preach reconciliation between the two as if it were possible.
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