Just remember that the same people who think I’m irrational for being a Christian also believe women have penises. Educated Democrats have a religion that includes sacred texts (Gender Trouble, The Second Sex, The Social Contract, One Dimensional Man) and unfalsifiable metaphysical claims. Their beliefs are all also deeply against human nature, which is why they defund the police, dumb down education, and open the borders. When you reject Christianity you don’t become more rational but less rational.
We went to church last Sunday with our son and family.
The sermon was on feeling joy. Much of the time was spent singing. There was NO ranting about political issues or other peoples' sins. The church was in a small conservative community. One neighbor has offered to shovel snow from our family's driveway.....free of charge. When our pregnant daughter-in-law goes to the post office, she never has to carry large packages herself...instead people open doors for her and men carry her packages.
And there was a lot of emphasis on charitable giving. The church was filling baskets of food for those in need. One woman doesn't have a stove, so people in the church are trying to get one for her....including our son.
And before church started, nobody was sitting in the pews. Everybody was up, moving around, talking with each other, laughing. We were new there, and had LOTS of introductions. One of the first things the pastor said when he got everyone (finally) seated was "find someone who you didn't come to church with today in your car and welcome them."
Studies show that conservatives give a higher percent of their incomes to charities than do liberals.
What is there about our church experience last week that does not fit with ideals of the Democratic Party?
I grew up a secular Jew, and arrived in the US very much aligned with progressive politics of the mid-late 90s. Since volunteering was something drilled into me since childhood, I kept seeking out ways to volunteer in the US. Then I started noticing how nearly all the people who volunteered with me in various places were religious people. That was my first break with progressives - people should be measured by their actions, not what they profess. I pretty much don’t care what someone argues politically, I measure them for their deeds. I just don’t care who you vote for if you’re a good person.
I think “elite Democrats” needs to be really emphasized here. If you actually separate the coalition, you find a huge and loyal Democratic bloc, especially Black Democrats (and often Hispanic Democrats), that’s markedly more religious than white college-educated Democrats. For example, Pew finds 75% of Black Democrats say they believe in God with absolute certainty, versus 29% of White Democrats.
So the issue isn’t “Democrats vs. religion” in general; it’s which Democrats are setting the party’s cultural tone and public signals. The party doesn’t have to go find faith voters somewhere else, it already has them inside its own coalition. The real question is why those voices seem underrepresented in the areas that shape messaging and agenda-setting.
Being accepting of different faiths and beliefs is a fundamental liberal value.
What really impressed me though and led to not only acceptance but an admiration for those who hold religious beliefs was seeing the work of Christian organisations in places where there were no other hospitals or health clinics other than the ones the Christians had set up. Places with not only little health care but no real functioning government.
When Harris' policy advisors told her the 2024 Al Smith dinner wasn't worth her time and she sent a SNL skit on video it was clear that no one at the level of Democratic policy had any knowledge of religion.
The gov't using Southern Poverty Law Center reports to track Catholics and the FBI Richmond Memo under C. Ray demonstrate a Democratic bias that has seeped into general Democratic attitudes to--at least--Catholics.
Tell a liberal friend you are a Catholic and that's what they remember...
As an atheist and one who believes in a woman's right to choose, I have no problem with atheist Democrats. What does chap my hide is anyone who claims to be a Christian who supports abortion. The hypocrisy is particularly strong with Cafeteria Catholics like Nancy Pelosi and Joe Biden. Either you buy into the mumbo jumbo as the true word of God or you're just posing.
The problem is that Gay Marriage is destroying the Democratic Party. After Obergfell, a prominent gay-rights advocate stated in interview with the NY Times and WaPo that the gay rights movement would not repeat the mistake of the abortion rights movement. They would refuse to accept any principled disagreement with gay rights and, instead, ostracize anyone who disagreed. The other interest groups in the Democratic coalition took notice. Thus, the Democrats predicament. So, if Democrats want any chance at a majority, they must abandon the LGBTQ+ approach to society and actually tolerate those who oppose the LGBTQ+ agenda.
Just remember that the same people who think I’m irrational for being a Christian also believe women have penises. Educated Democrats have a religion that includes sacred texts (Gender Trouble, The Second Sex, The Social Contract, One Dimensional Man) and unfalsifiable metaphysical claims. Their beliefs are all also deeply against human nature, which is why they defund the police, dumb down education, and open the borders. When you reject Christianity you don’t become more rational but less rational.
And don't even get me started on the great secular denomination of "Climate Change"...
We went to church last Sunday with our son and family.
The sermon was on feeling joy. Much of the time was spent singing. There was NO ranting about political issues or other peoples' sins. The church was in a small conservative community. One neighbor has offered to shovel snow from our family's driveway.....free of charge. When our pregnant daughter-in-law goes to the post office, she never has to carry large packages herself...instead people open doors for her and men carry her packages.
And there was a lot of emphasis on charitable giving. The church was filling baskets of food for those in need. One woman doesn't have a stove, so people in the church are trying to get one for her....including our son.
And before church started, nobody was sitting in the pews. Everybody was up, moving around, talking with each other, laughing. We were new there, and had LOTS of introductions. One of the first things the pastor said when he got everyone (finally) seated was "find someone who you didn't come to church with today in your car and welcome them."
Studies show that conservatives give a higher percent of their incomes to charities than do liberals.
What is there about our church experience last week that does not fit with ideals of the Democratic Party?
I grew up a secular Jew, and arrived in the US very much aligned with progressive politics of the mid-late 90s. Since volunteering was something drilled into me since childhood, I kept seeking out ways to volunteer in the US. Then I started noticing how nearly all the people who volunteered with me in various places were religious people. That was my first break with progressives - people should be measured by their actions, not what they profess. I pretty much don’t care what someone argues politically, I measure them for their deeds. I just don’t care who you vote for if you’re a good person.
I think “elite Democrats” needs to be really emphasized here. If you actually separate the coalition, you find a huge and loyal Democratic bloc, especially Black Democrats (and often Hispanic Democrats), that’s markedly more religious than white college-educated Democrats. For example, Pew finds 75% of Black Democrats say they believe in God with absolute certainty, versus 29% of White Democrats.
So the issue isn’t “Democrats vs. religion” in general; it’s which Democrats are setting the party’s cultural tone and public signals. The party doesn’t have to go find faith voters somewhere else, it already has them inside its own coalition. The real question is why those voices seem underrepresented in the areas that shape messaging and agenda-setting.
"assigned at birth"
That phrase has to be the most idiotic nod to political correctness of the past ten years.
Secular Humanism, or Wokeness, or whatever you want to call it is the religion for Progressives.
Like the cross, the Star of David, or the crescent, this religion has the Pride Flag as its own sacred symbol.
The left doesn’t hate religion, it hates competing religions. In the way Islam despises Judaism, their religion despises Christianity.
Being accepting of different faiths and beliefs is a fundamental liberal value.
What really impressed me though and led to not only acceptance but an admiration for those who hold religious beliefs was seeing the work of Christian organisations in places where there were no other hospitals or health clinics other than the ones the Christians had set up. Places with not only little health care but no real functioning government.
When Harris' policy advisors told her the 2024 Al Smith dinner wasn't worth her time and she sent a SNL skit on video it was clear that no one at the level of Democratic policy had any knowledge of religion.
The gov't using Southern Poverty Law Center reports to track Catholics and the FBI Richmond Memo under C. Ray demonstrate a Democratic bias that has seeped into general Democratic attitudes to--at least--Catholics.
Tell a liberal friend you are a Catholic and that's what they remember...
U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. https://www.usccb.org/news/2023/us-bishops-religious-liberty-chairman-comments-leaked-fbi-memorandum
What happened to “Love thy neighbor as thyself”?
As an atheist and one who believes in a woman's right to choose, I have no problem with atheist Democrats. What does chap my hide is anyone who claims to be a Christian who supports abortion. The hypocrisy is particularly strong with Cafeteria Catholics like Nancy Pelosi and Joe Biden. Either you buy into the mumbo jumbo as the true word of God or you're just posing.
The problem is that Gay Marriage is destroying the Democratic Party. After Obergfell, a prominent gay-rights advocate stated in interview with the NY Times and WaPo that the gay rights movement would not repeat the mistake of the abortion rights movement. They would refuse to accept any principled disagreement with gay rights and, instead, ostracize anyone who disagreed. The other interest groups in the Democratic coalition took notice. Thus, the Democrats predicament. So, if Democrats want any chance at a majority, they must abandon the LGBTQ+ approach to society and actually tolerate those who oppose the LGBTQ+ agenda.