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PDittie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-10-05 12:10 PM
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US Bible-thumping approaches thunderous roar
From the Benquirer:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – As the outcry from religious groups intensified following the White House decision to sign its holiday cards "Have a Happy Holidays", it would appear as though Bible-thumping levels across the nation are approaching near-deafening levels.

Members of the Christian Right are promoting a period of "prolonged Bible-thumping" in the wake of the President’s holiday card decision and have moved in for the kill in the self-proclaimed War on Christmas.

This new war has taken precedence over the other, harder-to-spin and much bloodier war in Iraq. Supporters are now arguing that saving impossible-to-prove religious symbolism and rehashed Kerri Underwood Christmas sing-along CDs are more important to the future of humanity than a terrorist-making factory in the Middle East.

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“We’ve done near worn out 12 Bibles just this week so it's a good thing that, as God-fearing Christians, we keep an ample supply by taking the ones from the nightstands at all the hotels we stay at," said Mary Joe Joe, a Catholic. "And who could not love Christmas trees and presents? It was all in the Bible after all, wasn't it?"
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mhr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-10-05 12:14 PM
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1. Stupid Is As Stupid Does!
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talos4 Donating Member (3 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-10-05 12:22 PM
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2. Bible thumping.
Does this apply to all Christians or only those of the "southern redneck" variety. My point is, are Christians and their beliefs ok if they use those beliefs to further socially progressive ideas? If so, then the political ideas, not the religious beliefs of those persons pushing those ideas, should be in question. MLK and other African American clergy used religion to further their social agenda. Surely you would not criticize that. As I see it, a majot problem the progressive community has is , in our frustration with persons who are stuck in conservative dogma, we tend to demonize individuals (much as we criticize conservatives for the same behaviour). Would you crtitcize a President for celebrating Ramadan? So, keep the same standard re: Christians and those of the Jewish faith. Attack the policy, matbe, but not the belief.
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PDittie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-10-05 12:28 PM
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3. It was satire.
Welcome to DU, talos4.
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BR_Parkway Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-10-05 04:13 PM
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7. I think KKKristians would have been a more accurate phrase.
Edited on Sat Dec-10-05 04:18 PM by BR_Parkway
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RC Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-10-05 12:47 PM
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4. God-fearing Christians?
It would seem to me they wouldn't need to fear their God if they lived their lives in a more Christ like manner.
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catmandu57 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-10-05 12:53 PM
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5. I believe they've peaked
and we're starting to see the other side of this awakening. Myself I don't care about ones religious beliefs, but, I'll be glad when this movement has ran it's course.
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opihimoimoi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-10-05 01:19 PM
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6. Show me...I would like to see it...trees and presents? Sounds Pagan
to me...Peace and Goodwill? thats Pagan and Heathen talk.
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msongs Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-10-05 04:19 PM
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8. better watch out or you'll get bible thumped for saying that...
after all the bible makes a good weapon, specially if it is a hard cover copy.

Msongs
www.msongs.com/poltical-shirts.htm
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