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Where the Christian Right Is Strong (national map included)
The New York Times ^
| July 2, 2014
Posted on 07/02/2014 5:05:48 PM PDT by Faith Presses On
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To: Faith Presses On
My county in Tennessee is 62% Evangelical Christian! The other 38% must be Democrats.
To: fso301
What Protestant church doesn’t believe in the Trinity? I think to be of the same faith you must believe in the same God.
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posted on
07/02/2014 5:58:15 PM PDT
by
Linda Frances
(Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness.)
To: Psalm 73
Whatever
you say.
Jesus had Peter set up the Church.
Some German Apostate came along and gummed up the works about 1500 years later.
Homosexuals and lesbians abound in the "clergy" spawned by Luther.
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posted on
07/02/2014 5:59:07 PM PDT
by
Rome2000
To: Drango
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posted on
07/02/2014 6:00:53 PM PDT
by
Rome2000
To: Faith Presses On
Even though we are traditional Catholics and kind of “fit with” the evangelicals as far as voting behavior goes, the map doesn’t include us (although the author points out the situation in text). BTW, I would never want to live in one of those southeastern states with counties that are five feet wide. Here the counties can be 100 miles in a dimension (correlating inversely with population).
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posted on
07/02/2014 6:08:44 PM PDT
by
steve86
( Acerbic by nature, not nurture)
To: Linda Frances
What Protestant church doesnt believe in the Trinity? I think to be of the same faith you must believe in the same God.I'm not aware of a Protestant church that doesn't believe in the Trinity but Protestant merely means their lineage traces back to Catholicism and Catholicism if I remember correctly is where the doctrine was formalized.
While a particular church may require belief in the Trinity as a condition for membership, saying such belief is a requirement for salvation would be unbiblical.
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posted on
07/02/2014 6:10:40 PM PDT
by
fso301
To: Linda Frances
‘What Protestant church doesnt believe in the Trinity? I think to be of the same faith you must believe in the same God....’
I have questioned this for years. Unitarians call themselves Christians, yet they are mostly an agnostic group, I believe. What about Seventh Day Adventists? Jehovah’s Witnesses - not Christians at all, right?
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posted on
07/02/2014 6:13:58 PM PDT
by
Gumdrop
(~)
To: Rome2000
"Homosexuals and lesbians abound in the "clergy" spawned by Luther."
Sure. No homos in The Roman Catholic clergy.
OK, pal.
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posted on
07/02/2014 6:14:05 PM PDT
by
Psalm 73
("Gentlemen, you can't fight in here - this is the War Room".)
To: Gumdrop; Linda Frances
I have questioned this for years. Unitarians call themselves Christians, yet they are mostly an agnostic group, I believe. What about Seventh Day Adventists? Jehovahs Witnesses - not Christians at all, right?What do you believe to be a person's requirement for salvation?
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posted on
07/02/2014 6:22:10 PM PDT
by
fso301
To: Psalm 73
Plenty of homosexuals in the Catholic Church but they aren't "Proud and Loud"
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posted on
07/02/2014 6:26:14 PM PDT
by
Rome2000
To: Faith Presses On
That explains my Oklahaman grandfather.
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posted on
07/02/2014 6:32:17 PM PDT
by
NetAddicted
(Just looking)
To: fso301
Sounds like you studied theology. I should say mainline Protestants believe in The Trinity. I have a cousin who mixes Far East religions and christianty and calls herself christian, she’s not. I don’t know anything about the other religions you mentioned. I know some about mormons from FR.
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posted on
07/02/2014 6:39:15 PM PDT
by
Linda Frances
(Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness.)
To: Linda Frances
I should say mainline Protestants believe in The Trinity.I agree but do question the importance of a doctrine not mentioned in the bible and that wasn't formalized until well after the scriptures had been closed?
I have a cousin who mixes Far East religions and christianty and calls herself christian, shes not.
Same issue with Masons. People who are Masons may call themselves Christians and faithfully show up every Sunday morning at (insert church name) then later head off to the Masonic lodge/temple. A person watching these Masons could become suspicious that they may have some doubts about Christ's sacrifice.
I dont know anything about the other religions you mentioned. I know some about mormons from FR.
I personally consider anyone who believes in Christ's sacrifice to be a Christian. Beyond that, we get into categories of Christian such as those who believe in Christ's sacrifice AND try to live in accordance with scripture, etc, etc, etc.
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posted on
07/02/2014 6:58:40 PM PDT
by
fso301
To: Faith Presses On
The atheists and godless vote for Democrats.
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posted on
07/02/2014 7:06:19 PM PDT
by
kaehurowing
(FIGHT BULLYING, UNINSTALL FIREFOX)
To: fso301
What do you believe to be a person’s requirement for salvation?
Gods word convicts us of our sins, we must acknowledge our sins, repent and believe and accept Jesus death on the cross as payment for our sins, turn from our sins and we will be saved. We are saved by grace and not works.
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posted on
07/02/2014 7:22:02 PM PDT
by
Linda Frances
(Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness.)
To: Linda Frances
Gods word convicts us of our sins, we must acknowledge our sins, repent and believe and accept Jesus death on the cross as payment for our sins, turn from our sins and we will be saved. We are saved by grace and not works.I agree.
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posted on
07/02/2014 7:36:18 PM PDT
by
fso301
To: Bryanw92
People will have to go to the source to see the map. It won’t post here.
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posted on
07/02/2014 8:08:30 PM PDT
by
Salvation
("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
To: Rome2000
Source and authority for that statement?
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posted on
07/02/2014 8:10:58 PM PDT
by
Salvation
("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
To: Linda Frances
Why are you telling me this?
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posted on
07/02/2014 8:32:49 PM PDT
by
Kirkwood
(Zombie Hunter)
To: Faith Presses On
Where the Christian Right Is Strong...I have to say that because of his history I find the whole Jimmy Swaggart operation repulsive and rarely watch his programs which run almost every day most of the day on one of our cable for lease channels - but this morning I happened to catch one member of his crew- maybe his son - in an impassioned and compelling lecture on why people should get out and vote and stand up for their views - apparently set off by a caller, the man emphasized that no one has a right to complain about anything in government if he or she doesn't bother to vote - that too many people find some excuse for not voting and then are resentful and petulant about the outcome - and that people have to learn to stand up to disagreement and controversy - too many keep their mouths shut rather than face the unpleasantness of someone challenging them - "I could care less if someone doesn't like what I say; if I know what I believe and why I believe it, it doesn't bother me what they say" - maybe I'll have to start watching more often.....
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