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Tough road for Republicans w / Emerging Church Christians

Posted on 04/24/2007 10:55:22 AM PDT by ktupper

Over the last few months, I've noticed a definite shift in attitudes among many of the Christian forums and blogs I read and with many of my friends.

The emerging church movement (for lack of a better term) is making strong in roads into what was once a lock vote for the Republicans.

It seems many are looking at areas of social justice, the war, etc...as much as abortion. The discussion is that a lot of these people who always formerly voted Republican will vote for someone like Obama.

The problem is many of them are conservative with respect to issues, not with respect to political philosophy. I've tried amongst my friends to stress that a government solution is usually far more costly and often doesn't work...but to no avail.

Is anyone else experiencing this?


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1 posted on 04/24/2007 10:55:23 AM PDT by ktupper
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To: ktupper

They’ll come around when the Bush tax cuts expire, but then it will be too late.


2 posted on 04/24/2007 10:56:52 AM PDT by AU72
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To: ktupper

What is an “Emerging Church Christian”?

Is that the new code word for Cafeteria Catholic and the like?


3 posted on 04/24/2007 10:57:21 AM PDT by A Balrog of Morgoth (QMC(SW) USN........ CG21 DD988 FFG34 PC6 ARS53)
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To: A Balrog of Morgoth

code word for “new age” which means christianity without christ......


4 posted on 04/24/2007 10:58:59 AM PDT by joe fonebone (Nothin' from Nothin' leaves Nothin')
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To: A Balrog of Morgoth

No, it means they’re paid for by soros


5 posted on 04/24/2007 10:59:25 AM PDT by ckilmer
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To: A Balrog of Morgoth

i see you were a tin can sailor.......


6 posted on 04/24/2007 10:59:46 AM PDT by joe fonebone (Nothin' from Nothin' leaves Nothin')
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To: ktupper

“It seems many are looking at areas of social justice, the war, etc...as much as abortion.”

Sounds more like a social gospel. Those people haven’t been in the Republican Camp for quite some time.


7 posted on 04/24/2007 11:00:29 AM PDT by bereanway
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To: ktupper
If these “Christians” are for “social justice” why in the world would they vote for a candidate who sees no evil or injustice in forcing a baby to be born prematurely and then gutting the baby in the back of his or her head and sucking out his or her brains?

Obama takes the most extreme and evil position imaginable on this issue. How could these endorse such a man using a Christianity as a justification?

8 posted on 04/24/2007 11:04:08 AM PDT by Nevadan
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To: ktupper
There are many, many christians who are conservative on abortion and homosexuality but who are not fiscal conservatives.

Hillary and her ilk have had a plan to pick these out of the GOP for a long time and this election they unfortunately might do it.

9 posted on 04/24/2007 11:04:17 AM PDT by what's up
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To: joe fonebone

Still am, until July 31st.


10 posted on 04/24/2007 11:04:24 AM PDT by A Balrog of Morgoth (QMC(SW) USN........ CG21 DD988 FFG34 PC6 ARS53)
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To: A Balrog of Morgoth

Hard to explain what an Emerging Church Christian is as they’re all over the map.

Here’s a start.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emerging_Church


11 posted on 04/24/2007 11:05:22 AM PDT by ktupper
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So,IOW,the Unitarian/Universalist “Church” is experiencing growth in membership.
12 posted on 04/24/2007 11:06:20 AM PDT by Gay State Conservative ("The meaning of peace is the absence of opposition to socialism."-Karl Marx)
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To: ktupper

Many “members” of the emerging “church” (funny terms since many advocate that church is toxic) are post-modernists. By definition, they do not believe in Truth (each person can have his own “truth”). When they have no Truth, it is easily to go whichever way the wind blows.


13 posted on 04/24/2007 11:07:39 AM PDT by keepitreal
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To: what's up
There are many, many christians who are conservative on abortion and homosexuality but who are not fiscal conservatives.
Hillary and her ilk have had a plan to pick these out of the GOP for a long time and this election they unfortunately might do it.


I think you've got it all backwards. Christians who are very firm on the issues of abortion and/or homosexuality are the LAST group of people who Hillary! would target. They are after the soft Christians. The ones who are "socially moderate but fiscally conservative"...
14 posted on 04/24/2007 11:08:09 AM PDT by A Balrog of Morgoth (QMC(SW) USN........ CG21 DD988 FFG34 PC6 ARS53)
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To: ktupper

Emerging Church = Apostate Church


15 posted on 04/24/2007 11:08:50 AM PDT by DarthVader (Conservatives aren't always right , but Liberals are almost always wrong.)
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To: ckilmer

Hey did you see that segment on Soros and how he gets his money out to liberal organizations on the O’Reilly Factor? Looked like how the Mafia use to do it.


16 posted on 04/24/2007 11:10:05 AM PDT by red irish (Gods Children in the womb are to be loved too!)
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To: Nevadan
If these “Christians” are for “social justice” why in the world would they vote for a candidate who sees no evil or injustice in forcing a baby to be born prematurely

Because abortion is decreasing in importance for these people, who are mostly bluer-collar workers (not necessarily laborers but not in higher positions.) They will buy the government-solution propoganda, and when they start to hear the Dems start to quote from the Bible they will buy what they are saying.

17 posted on 04/24/2007 11:10:26 AM PDT by what's up
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To: ktupper
Is anyone else experiencing this?

The EC movement is greatly influenced by secular postmodernism. So yes, I have experienced it since the movement first gained steam. They have no real standard, other than subjective feelings, and tend to be shallow thinking.

18 posted on 04/24/2007 11:10:44 AM PDT by needlenose_neely
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To: A Balrog of Morgoth
They are after the soft Christians

These are the Christians the poster is talking about.

19 posted on 04/24/2007 11:12:56 AM PDT by what's up
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To: A Balrog of Morgoth

i was stuck on the flight deck of carriers......


20 posted on 04/24/2007 11:12:57 AM PDT by joe fonebone (Nothin' from Nothin' leaves Nothin')
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