Can you be liberal and Christian at the same time?

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  1. FoxHastings

    FoxHastings Well-Known Member

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    Here's a good question... ..have any "religious" leaders spoken out against this atrocity?

    Any good Christian leaders find this against Jesus's teachings? Any? Any brave enough to speak out???
     
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    tecoyah Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    More and more Christianity is becoming defined by Trumpism and there seems to be no backlash or complaint coming from these Christians, they look to be reforming the faith as Trump acts and makes new rules. If they have a problem with infidelity, hatred, or any of the many things he has done and is doing they have not bothered to yell about it and in fact here at least the most vocal and ardent TrumpHumpers seem to be Christians as well. It almost seems that God has been replaced by Trump and it is not just disturbing it paints their faith as disgusting.

    Just understand that your dwindling faith is unlikely to survive this, Christians.
     
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    Renee Well-Known Member

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    What a wonderful strawman to rationalize the cruelty you justify
     
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    Renee Well-Known Member

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    What a wonderful way to hide your contempt for those seeking asylum. Just attack the messenger here and ignore her message
     
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    FoxHastings Well-Known Member

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    FoxHastings said:
    WTF! You don't think children suffer when they're separated from their parents and put in stark cages where they have nothing familiar !!!

    Many of them are too young to even know what's happening to them....


    And severe mental trauma...
    OKEY DOKEY THEN OH LOVING CHRISTIAN, let's turn those lids loose and let them go someplace where they won't suffer....

    WHERE exactly do these kids walk to? Or do they hop on private jets to the Riviera???

    They are fleeing from a country where they DID suffer...WTF can't you get about that? Or don't you want to get it?


    Is it easier to judge and condemn like your Jesus did??? Is that what HE preached?



    Isn't it nice for people to claim they're Christian but show NO signs of BEING Christian....

    OR IS that what Christians are all about???






    I see like so many Trump worshippers that you could NOT address or refute one word of my post so had to use the trite ignorant , "but Obama"....crap


    Trump must APPROVE of child torture because he keeps doing it......Gee, I thought he could CHANGE things...….or is this your idea of "making America great again" child torture...
     
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    :) Oh, but you believed it when it was about Obama ….LOL!


    And too bad you don't trust the media....it has spread this story around the world complete with photos :) :)….and millions of people believe it ….:)
     
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    What is there, an echo in here?
    Your twisted expectations are not my problem.
    I generally reserve explanations for those who show some capacity for understanding them.
    Sure, you're offended, so I'm emotional. Got that about right, haven't I?
     
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    a better world Well-Known Member

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    But your world view is a problem for the world!

    Eg, the Trump admin. claims even its allies are unbalanced over Israel - perhaps the Trump admin. is in fact the unbalanced party.

    That evolution is devolution? ....
    (In other words, you only want to debate those who agree with your world view....)

    It is indeed intriguing that my own exploration of the causes of suffering seems to have caused you so much suffering......regardless of who is offended.
     
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    Um... no. You openly agreed that you believe the state should force everyone to abide by your version of morality.
    The question, therefore, is how do you believe it is moral to forcibly subject everyone to your opinion?
    Well?
     
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    Shouldn't you be asking Anti-Choicers that question?

    They're the ones who think their morals should rule...
     
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    Argumentum ad populum... If a million fools jump off the Brooklyn Bridge that doesn't mean I'm going to.
     
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    If you find a nursing mother carrying a baby across the desert the response of ANYONE who claims to be Christian would be to give assistance.

    It would NOT be to take away the baby and put it in a refugee camp while you send the mother to some other country.

    Even the officials note that reuniting these youngsters with their deported parents is something for which there is NO process and is not likely to be one, as we don't have the capability of tracking parents living on nothing in some foreign country.



    Some percent of these small children will be orphaned.

    Trump policy IS an unbelievably horrible humanitarian atrocity.
     
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    FoxHastings said:
    :) Oh, but you believed it when it was about Obama ….LOL!


    And too bad you don't trust the media....it has spread this story around the world complete with photos :) :)….and millions of people believe it ….:)






    I never said if they were right or wrong...only that they believe it and that's what counts :)


    BTW, they are right....and you can not prove any different :)
     
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    We shall see, propagandist. I have thought for a long time that the only reason the left lies is so someone else will hear it.

    I only have one thing to say to that: "Russian collusion", the other lie you couldn't sell.
     
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    Oh? Lie or not the horrible treatment of families and children BY the TRUMP administration SOLD.....and it wasn't a lie.....


    If it was a lie then why is Trump now going to do something about it? How can he do something about something you say didn't exist?:roflol:
     
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  16. Spooky

    Spooky Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    Its not Trumps policy, its the law passed by democrats.

    But hey, if you want to keep the kids in detention with their parents that's fine with me.

    But let me guess, you simply want them released right?
     
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    False. It's been shown over and over and over again that this ABSOLUTELY is Trump's policy on this issue.

    Perhaps the way to detect this is to note that it is new with Trump, it's a process, and it had nothing to do with the legislature.
     
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    Spooky Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    Nope, the law requires that children can only be detained for 72 hours then must be released.

    It was passed by democrats and signed into law by Bill Clinton.

    If it wasn't a law then Trump wouldn't have needed to sign an executive order to change it.
     
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    He doesn't but it's a good show....


    But getting back to christians approving of this....Yup, Christians on both sides approved of it, and Trump continued this torture of children and destruction of families with the support of Christians...
     
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    Spooky Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    Christians support the laws.

    We didn't bring these people here, they came of their own free will.

    Why wouldn't we support doing what the law tells us to?

    In fact the Bible commands that we support the law.
     
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    The Trump policy was decidedly different than Obama policy.

    Trump changed that policy to get what we have today.

    There is no possibility of refuting that fact.
     
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    Spooky Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    Yes, his policy was to follow the law, Obama's was to ignore the law.

    If you want to call that a policy then fine.
     
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    And the bible tells you to scoff at the suffering of others, especially children as YOU did?

    The bible tells you to be cruel and unfeeling?


    Christians don't support what's right they just support the laws?


    Seems Christians support anything they LIKE.....and USE THE LAW AS AN EXCUSE...





    Yup, Christians on both sides approved of it, and Trump continued this torture of children and destruction of families with the support of Christians...
     
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    A blindly obedient Trumper will.....while quoting the bible....:roll:
     
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    Spooky Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    Where did I scoff at their suffering?

    And sorry but we shouldn't be picking and choosing which laws to follow. Don't like the law then change it.

    And I think you are being overdramatic by calling it suffering.
     

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