Are all these Christian Conservatives a bunch of kids?
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It comes with the territory.  \n\nA long time ago, I was attending a huge church in a metropolitan area of the city and after I had been there for almost 10 years a friend asked me a question about theology.  \n\nI answered his question with many references and a very detailled explanation to which he replied, "You have a very acute understanding of what the pastor of this church teaches every Sunday morning".  And then it hit me...\n\nI had allowed myself to be swept into a fundamental mindset which didn't allow me to really express myself as Father had created me to do.  Instead of caring for individuals around me, I had grown into this person who had to be right all the time because of personal insecurities.\n\nI think Christians need to start really thinking about what they individually believe and rely less on what is sold to them on Sunday mornings...
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APPARENTLY YOUR FIRST THREE RESPONSES WERE MADE BY BUSH CONSERVATIVES....YOU CAN ALWAYS TELL... THEY CHANGE THE SUBJECT TO SUIT THEIR NEEDS...AND THEN ATTEND CHURCH WHILE \nTHEIR LOVERS ARE SITTING IN THE BACK PEWS WITH THEIR WIVES/HUSBANDS...SUCH HYPOCRITES....!!!  YOU REALLY RILLED THEM UP...MAYBE THEY WILL FORGET TO TITHE THE CHURCH NEXT SUNDAY..!!! OR THEY WILL FORGET TO ANSWER ON THE NEXT SURVEY HOW "WONDERFUL" MR.BUSH IS DOING..!!
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It is true that many young people are liberal.  They want the freedom to do everything and anything that they want to do.  Many of these young people do turn conservative as they age and have children of their own.  They also have the experience to help them understand the need of many conservative ideals.  Not all of the youth turn conservative though.  Many of them still adhere to the liberal ideas they had in their youth and never change their allegiance.  There is no way to tell what someone will believe, politically speaking, despite their beliefs of their youth.
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I'm sure a lot of them are. But I also notice a lot of questions that are a thinly veiled attempt to promote christianity. I'd say there's probably a connection between the two things.
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Yes...I'm Conservative/Republican I believe their view more represent my own personal views and thought's on our nation and world. My three children are also conservative/republican, my wife, my family, her family & 99% of our neighbors and church.\nNearly everyone I run into over 30 years old are too.
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And conservative Christians don't?
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seems to be what the majority of conservatives think...
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No, but the Republican party is sure touting that there is a war on Christianity to polarize certain groups because that will get them put into office.  There are also groups that think the US should be a theocracy but that is blatantly unconstitutional.  Sorry, it's a democracy where all of us have the same rights.
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are most? no  \n\n\nChrianity has millions of people around the world.....many of whom see the words and deeds of Jesus in complete contridiction to the policies and actions of the american republican party.\n\n\nwhy are they?\npat roberston\n\n\nit has nothing to do with values and everything to do with political machinery and exploitation.\n\n\nYou phrased it correctly, christians became ruplicans rather than being repulican leads you to faith.\n\nIt has a very long history but i'll try to be consise, \n\nit began around the late 70's and early 80's as a concerted effort by the Republican party.\n\nremember Carter was considered a very christian man, whereas regan kept his religion out of his politics.\n\nso why the sudden shift, \nthe republican party got smart and used churches as \npolitical players.\nas you may remember Pat Robertson, {who is in my opinion not a man of god by his words and deeds.}\nran for president after regan.....with the machine of evangelical churchs.\n\nIn the Iwoa primaries, George Bush Sr came in third, Pat roberson came in first.\n\nBelieve or not George Bush Jr, and consultants helped GHB Sr pull off the upset.\n\nAfter George Bush Sr. won the presidency with only the Evangelical vote, losing the Jewish, Black and Catholic vote...\n\nhttp://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/jesus/view/\n\nAll bets were off and we have the modern \nsystem where evangelicas are not so much pandered to as used \ni.e  Gay marriage, abortion, \n\nreal christians, are for peace and helping the poorest of our communites.....\n\nnot tax breaks.\n\n**on a side note, black communites are very religious and tend not to vote republican
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Republicans are not evil; conservative Christians are. Maybe now some sanity will return to the GOP.
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I too can tell a liberal just by the way they act...they have a hate basis for anything they don't agree with while paying lip service to "tolerance".  The way they act is so child-like.  What they don't understand is that they are attempting to take away all the rules in our country...commit crime....let them out,  marry same sex...there is nothing perverted about that....be a pedophile,,,,it's ok, you were born that way.....and down with religion, esp Christian because it is evil to have a higher power say that anything is wrong.   It is a child-like existance in a world of theory...global warming, abortion, gun control etc. etc. I wish we could cut the country in half and live in the conservative half!!!
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Unfortunately, a lot of people who claim to be Christians are pretty stupid.  A lot of them don't know what they believe, let alone why they should believe it.  This is, in part, a product of the culture in which we live.  The pluralism and relativism that dominate much of American thinking tend to preclude intelligence.  Despite the increasing focus on academic credentials in our society, it is still highly anti-intellectual.  Whatever lip service is given to critical thinking skills in schools, I've heard very little of it in the class room.  So... in essence, I would say that, because there are a lot of stupid people in the world and because Christians are people, there are a lot of stupid Christians.\n\n...or is this question sarcastic and you're just being a narrow-minded bigot who doesn't know a thing about Christianity?
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Some are gaining a voice, now that Christianity is under open attack by peoples like the ACLU, and the left under the guise of separation of church and state.   The ACLU know full and well there is no separation of churh n state in the us constitution,  but they ignor that fact.   They know liberal judges bend and stretch the interpretation of the 2nd amendment to fit their own needs,  not the framers intent.   But that neither here nor there.   Christians are beginning to realize if we dont stand up we will lose our rights in the future.   They are being slowly chipped away at,  one right at a time.   Like the girl who graduated top of her class.   She was asked to give a speech explaining what motivated her to achieve excellence.   She gives all credit to God,  and the power to her microphone was cut.   So much for freedom of speech and freedom to worship in america,  right?
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I think there are plenty of legit conservative republicans out there, but I think many people get so worked up about issues like gay marriage and abortion they ignore everything else and vote republican cause they dont like boys kissing.\nElection time they roll out what works for them, hot button social issues that only get attention every 2 years to get their base riled up and out to vote.\n\nOh yeah, this is from rnc.com, their 2004 platform.  I guess they havent rolled out 2006 officially, but I expect it to be almost exactly the same.\nhttp://www.gop.com/media/2004platform.pdf
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Hi handsome.  I wonder if there are more fanatics now or do we just see more of them because of our association to Q/A.  I live in the bible belt and Texas  has always been a politically conservative state for as long as I can remember.  If anything is true, I see a change towards more liberal thinking down here.  It will not be long, I hope, before more people wise up to the dangers of mixing religion and the law.
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Thanks for asking. I never get to talk about this.\n\nI am an active member of the United Church of Christ. I am Christian but I have little in common with the "Christians" that seem to be all over yahoo answers. The Christian "right" that spends so much of their time telling everyone how well they know the mind of God. (Another rant for another time, sorry)\nI believe that each person has their own relationship with God and therefore there own interpretation of his word. Sometimes reading the Bible is like reading a letter from God to me. Sometimes it's like reading a history book. I am to make my own choices about God's will for my life and do what I understand to be the right thing. There is no one to interpret for me. There is no one that will tell me what the rules are. Some churches are very clear on what to do and what not to do. What to believe and what not to believe. We don't have that. It's up to the individual to seek their own path. I sit in Worship with all kinds of people each week. Our Pastor is a woman, Our women’s fellowship leader is a very conservative person who teaches History at the local high school and voted for Bush. Our Sunday school teacher is a devoted Democrat and pro-choice advocate. I am somewhere in the middle. Each day must change. Each encounter with God brings new understanding and new questions. Most of us don't believe in hell and some of us believe in re-incarnation. The only "rule" is to be kind and helpful to your neighbor. Charity in all things. We are gay, straight, liberal, conservative, married and living together. Making room for everyone and working together can be a real challenge. Listening to God for myself and going the way he leads ME is harder than most people think.
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They are being force fed a "version" of Islam, same as they are force fed a "Verison" of Christianity...in case the kids grow up rejecting materialism and embracing God...their's no money to be had in TRUTH!!