Posted on 07/02/2004 8:36:00 PM PDT by Kerberos
Well, if they were around they would be doing this instead of the campaigns.
Whatever... I'm Catholic...
Oh, and welcome to FR--Donate NOW!
The FFs and our Constitution prohibits a national religion...that's it.They never said anything at all about not involving religious peoples on politics.
Much later on,laws were passed,to prohibit politicking, BY CANDIDATES,in churches and temples;however,the Dems have totally IGNORED this for as long as it's been around.Papa Joe Kennedy spread so much "walking around money",in Southern black churches and did so so OPENLY,that EVERYONE knew about it at the time.And Catholic churches had sermon after sermon preaching how everyone just HAD to vote for that JFK.
algore "preached" (gave political harangues,sounding like REVEREND LEROY,from the old Flip Wilson T.V. show)at so many black churches,that he imagined that he WAS A "reverend",in 2000.
Getting a list,is far different from any and all of that and in noway has anything at all to do with a "THEOCRACY"!
And as an aside,up until rather recently,there was written into law,that political office holders had to be Protestant.Sooooooooooooooo...have we always lived in a theocracy,then?
Why can't religious people, aka church members, participate in the political process?
As long as it's voluntary, and nothing is forced, what in the world is wrong??
I don't get this knee jerk aversion to religious people joining in the political process.
3 years late...welcome
Perhaps you would feel more at home in the Party that despises Christians.
Your posts make it clear that you share their hatred.
Are you at all familiar with the Democrats use of black churches in this country or where the civil rights movement organized? How about the various denominations that have inserted themselves into political debates by endorsing left of center positions? Heck, before the war in Iraq, I attended a Lutheran service after which we were told of topical literature available at the door. It turned out to be a collection of anti-war articles from the likes of Common Dreams and other self described progressive outlets.
I would hope the Bush campaign seeks to register and get out the vote in every way they know how. Their opposition is doing that and more.
What ARE you talking about? Where in our Constitution does it say political parties can't write to people who belong to certain churches? I think you are reading a lot more into the very few words that the Constitution has in it that ONLY pertain to the FEDERAL GOVERNMENT not ESTABLISHING a religion.
This has nothing to do with a theogracy.
Not a thing in the world wrong with our candidates using church lists.
If all Christians would do their duties as citizens, the Left wouldn't have a prayer.
God blessed us with liberty, but with that precious gift comes responsibility.
I'm aware of that.
It is improper and silly to rely on a Reuters/CCN report such as this for an accurate description of the situation. We need more info before coming to any conclusion. As far as separation of church and state are concerned in a political campaign, the "statement" on this by the activist group is utter nonsense. Kerry would very much like to have such a separation, since his erratz Catholicism would then be not a consideration.
I'm with you.
Seems pretty tame compared to lefties stumping from the pulpit of black churches.
Land has a big ego.
Well, I would venture from what I've seen and gleaned that most white Southern protestants and evangelicals will vote for W.
I attend several churches here in Nashville including a Pentocostal, a Southern Baptist and a PCA.
The first two are pretty open about who they prefer.
It will happen, mark my words. Or better yet, mark the words of John, who warned us.
There really isn't anything new about this. Haven't you seen the democrats standing in the pulpits for years doing the Baptist preacher campaigning thing, while attacking any Pubbie who would dare speak anywhere near a Church? Church goers are citizens too, and have every right to hear what the candidates who decide our future have to say!
I know Republicans from almost every church in town and they all complain about so many others from their churches being ignorant about voting.
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