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w8liftinglady

(23,278 posts)
Mon Mar 19, 2012, 01:37 PM Mar 2012

Jimmy Carter writes a new book on religion... if only the Religious Right would read it

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/19/president-jimmy-carter-bible-book_n_1349570.html

President Jimmy Carter Authors New Bible Book, Answers Hard Biblical Questions

Jimmy Carter served as the 39th president of the United States, founded the Carter Center and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. President Carter is also a Sunday School teacher and has followed that avocation since his earliest years. In this interview, HuffPost's Senior Religion Editor Paul Brandeis Raushenbush spoke to President Carter by phone about the hardest questions presented in the Bible: from gays, science, the role of women, slavery passages and more. The former president offered answers to each of them with the insights and spiritual wisdom he has included in his latest book: "NIV Lessons from Life Bible: Personal Reflections with Jimmy Carter."

"I think ‘judge not that you be not judged’ is the best advice that I will follow."
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Jimmy Carter writes a new book on religion... if only the Religious Right would read it (Original Post) w8liftinglady Mar 2012 OP
I heard an interview on radio yesterday wcpt lunasun Mar 2012 #1
While I am now an Agnostic, HockeyMom Mar 2012 #2
Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Mar 2012 #3
I think you would need a return to an age of miracles intaglio Mar 2012 #4
Paul Brandeis Raushenbush? hfojvt Mar 2012 #5
He's a Muslim! Kingofalldems Mar 2012 #6

lunasun

(21,646 posts)
1. I heard an interview on radio yesterday wcpt
Mon Mar 19, 2012, 01:45 PM
Mar 2012

One of the questions he asked was if you were convicted of being a Christian- would there be enough evidence to convict you?
So many of them would get set free it is true they do not emulate what Christ did

 

HockeyMom

(14,337 posts)
2. While I am now an Agnostic,
Mon Mar 19, 2012, 01:52 PM
Mar 2012

I have always said the most Christian person I have ever "known" was Jimmy Carter. The way he lives he life is the best prosthelization Christinaity could have. You could use far more people like him, and fewer of the Rick Santorums.

intaglio

(8,170 posts)
4. I think you would need a return to an age of miracles
Mon Mar 19, 2012, 03:28 PM
Mar 2012

The before Religious Right would read it.

But on second thoughts a few might brave the horror so they can find out of context quotes to use against President Carter.

hfojvt

(37,573 posts)
5. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush?
Mon Mar 19, 2012, 04:16 PM
Mar 2012

You know he is a grandson, or perhaps great grandson of two famous Americans - Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis, also the author of "Other People's Money" and social gospel theologian Walter Rauschenbusch, the author of "Be Fair to Germany" and "Prayers for the Social awakening"

Although one such grandchild was living in Madison, Wi and I asked a cousin of my grandfather if she knew them. She said "yes. Very strange people".

I might note that people often say that about me.

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