What’s with the hateful comments directed at Christians?
I can’t believe what’s happening on the Free Republic lately.
What’s with the hateful comments directed at Christians?
I can’t believe what’s happening on the Free Republic lately.
Some are acting like the establishment, telling us who we have to support and slandering Rick and his supports.
Catholic spammers have taken over the the Religion Forum, and moral degeneracy is endorsed in Newt Gingrich. Never thought I’d see the day...
15 posted on Thursday, February 02, 2012 8:06:38 PM by bimboeruption: “What’s with the hateful comments directed at Christians? I can’t believe what’s happening on the Free Republic lately.”
Considering you’re from the Class of 1998, you’ve been here long enough to see lots of things, including how Huckabee got treated. I certainly do remember complaints about him, but I don’t remember this level of vitriol directed toward conservative Christians in 2007 and 2008 — perhaps because several other candidates, not just Huckabee, were open-and-out evangelicals.
However, maybe my memory is wrong.
I try to be fair here. If I were a Gingrich supporter, how would I react seeing my candidate’s marital history dragged all over the media? If I were a Roman Catholic, I would be much more willing to presume the legitimacy of the decision of the Church to accept Gingrich’s third marriage as a legitimate marriage. And as I’ve said numerous times, there is a piece on the internet crossposted on Free Republic and authored by the pastor of Skyline Wesleyan Church of San Diego which I find helpful in addressing concerns about the sincerity of Gingrich’s repentance.
A Pastoral View of Newt Gingrich
By Rev. Jim Garlow
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2822096/posts
I think the Gingrich supporters have reason to be annoyed at the way some Santorum supporters have behaved, and vice versa. I don’t see Gingrich or Santorum behaving the way some of their supporters behave. That’s good, because if we’re going to defeat Romney and then Obama, we need to realize that we’re in this together.
There are good reasons a conservative evangelical or conservative Roman Catholic may choose to support Gingrich. I respect that.
However, if Gingrich wins the presidency he’s going to have to address the fact that there are conservatives supporting him because they don’t like “preachiness” or an emphasis on personal morality. I’ve read enough of Gingrich that I believe he understands the need for a moral foundation for society, unlike some of his backers.
Long-term, I am seriously concerned about the anti-Christian spirit being voiced in conservative circles, not just here on Free Republic. A shift is underway among younger conservatives, and it’s not friendly toward social issues. Too many young conservatives are buying into a form of conservatism which is more libertarian than conservative, and that needs to be addressed.