Jerry Falwell says Christians control the Republican Party - GoFuckYourself.com

BRISK · 09-26-2004, 01:55 PM

The Rev. Jerry Falwell said yesterday that evangelical Christians, after nearly 25 years of increasing political activism, now control the Republican Party and the fate of President Bush in the November election.

http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniont...n25christ.html

dig420 · 09-26-2004, 02:00 PM

he's right.

Mutt · 09-26-2004, 02:12 PM

sadly that rich fat 'pastor' ain't lying.

CamChicks · 09-26-2004, 02:15 PM

Yes. The Republican party is no longer the "small government" party. It has been hijacked. Some older, more business-oriented, Republicans don't seem to be aware of what they're actually supporting these days.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontl...ws/jesus/view/

I wish we had a better party system. Right now economic conservatives are unintentionally supporting a scary movement of hardcore fundamentalism.

BRISK · 09-26-2004, 02:20 PM

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Originally posted by CamChicks
Right now economic conservatives are unintentionally supporting a scary movement of hardcore fundamentalism.

Exactly.

People are voting for the tax cuts, but they're also getting an un-healthy dose of Christian morality as well.

oldtimer · 09-26-2004, 02:28 PM

No, the Republican party controls the Christians. They heard them to the polls like sheep.

MattO · 09-26-2004, 02:31 PM

Damn christians

warlock5 · 09-26-2004, 02:36 PM

Neither is in control, they are just using each other. Bush knows what he has to do to get votes.

Paul Waters · 09-26-2004, 02:37 PM

Fundies are fundies. It matters not what mythology book they have.

They will do anything to achieve their ends, to control the government, to destroy dissent. After all, they have a deity on their side that in their mythology book tells them that they are right.

In Canada we experienced the fundies having a go at getting power. They created a new political party called the Reform Party. The party no longer exists.

I hope freedom loving americans oppose their fundies as successfully.

Mutt · 09-26-2004, 02:38 PM

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Originally posted by warlock5
Neither is in control, they are just using each other. Bush knows what he has to do to get votes.

Born again Christians are getting pretty much everything they want.

Blacks will re-patriated to Africa soon.

tony286 · 09-26-2004, 02:43 PM

He is telling the truth sad to say

Drake · 09-26-2004, 02:49 PM

The sad part is that it's pseudo-Christianity too.

Peace loving real Christians wouldn't advocate going to war illegally and having civilians slaughtered in the name of economic growth. But you'll find them backing these very policies.

But then again, that doesn't come as a surprise since Christianity as it's sold in the US is largely a business enterprise itself under the guise of faith.

Saying that God is on your side gives you all the justification you need to do anything you want, whether it's exploitation or worse.
This is the kind of radicalism that you're seeing in the Republican Party. It's part of the reason why the world essentially opposes what we're doing in Iraq but so many of us are unable to see it because the radicalal policies have been given mainstream currency thru yellow media.

Drake · 09-26-2004, 02:52 PM

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Originally posted by Mutt
Born again Christians are getting pretty much everything they want.

Blacks will re-patriated to Africa soon.

Agreed.

If only they stopped with the "God is on our side" attitude and switched to the "We hope that we're on God's side" attitude. That would make it a better faith based party.

Paul Waters · 09-26-2004, 02:55 PM

As Gandi said, "I like your Christ. I don't like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ."

BRISK · 09-26-2004, 03:11 PM

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Originally posted by Paul Waters
As Gandi said, "I like your Christ. I don't like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ."

So true

09-26-2004, 01:55 PM	#1
BRISK Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 12,240	Jerry Falwell says Christians control the Republican Party The Rev. Jerry Falwell said yesterday that evangelical Christians, after nearly 25 years of increasing political activism, now control the Republican Party and the fate of President Bush in the November election. http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniont...n25christ.html __________________ I post on GFY so that when people ask me what I do, I can tell them that I work with the mentally retarded.

09-26-2004, 02:15 PM	#4
CamChicks Confirmed User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: godless northwest Posts: 1,552	Yes. The Republican party is no longer the "small government" party. It has been hijacked. Some older, more business-oriented, Republicans don't seem to be aware of what they're actually supporting these days. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontl...ws/jesus/view/ I wish we had a better party system. Right now economic conservatives are unintentionally supporting a scary movement of hardcore fundamentalism. __________________ camchicks.com

09-26-2004, 02:28 PM	#6
oldtimer Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 250	No, the Republican party controls the Christians. They heard them to the polls like sheep. __________________ Im here to help surfers find relevant content

09-26-2004, 02:37 PM	#9
Paul Waters Confirmed User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Toronto, Ontario Posts: 4,402	Fundies are fundies. It matters not what mythology book they have. They will do anything to achieve their ends, to control the government, to destroy dissent. After all, they have a deity on their side that in their mythology book tells them that they are right. In Canada we experienced the fundies having a go at getting power. They created a new political party called the Reform Party. The party no longer exists. I hope freedom loving americans oppose their fundies as successfully. __________________ Paul

09-26-2004, 02:49 PM	#12
Drake Hello world! Industry Role: Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 12,508	The sad part is that it's pseudo-Christianity too. Peace loving real Christians wouldn't advocate going to war illegally and having civilians slaughtered in the name of economic growth. But you'll find them backing these very policies. But then again, that doesn't come as a surprise since Christianity as it's sold in the US is largely a business enterprise itself under the guise of faith. Saying that God is on your side gives you all the justification you need to do anything you want, whether it's exploitation or worse. This is the kind of radicalism that you're seeing in the Republican Party. It's part of the reason why the world essentially opposes what we're doing in Iraq but so many of us are unable to see it because the radicalal policies have been given mainstream currency thru yellow media. Last edited by Drake; 09-26-2004 at 02:54 PM..

09-26-2004, 02:00 PM	#2
dig420 Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: May 2001 Posts: 9,240	he's right.

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Mutt Too lazy to set a custom title Industry Role: Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 34,431	sadly that rich fat 'pastor' ain't lying.

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MattO The O is for Oohhh Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: AUSTIN TEJAS Posts: 10,861	Damn christians

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warlock5 Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Uranus Posts: 2,808	Neither is in control, they are just using each other. Bush knows what he has to do to get votes.

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tony286 lurker Industry Role: Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: atlanta Posts: 57,021	He is telling the truth sad to say

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Paul Waters Confirmed User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Toronto, Ontario Posts: 4,402	As Gandi said, "I like your Christ. I don't like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ." __________________ Paul