I read Sarah Posner’s blog post on religion and the Democratic party and was impressed by her analysis.
So, where is the Democratic Party going with religion? Is the nation entering a new era of “Mutual Assured Devoutness “(MAD)-a religious version of the cold war’s “mutual assured destruction”? Is religion becoming as Pastor Dan Schultz of Street Prophets asks, a new religious industrial complex? And if Democrats no longer look down at their shoes when they talk about their faith, is it only if their faith is mainstream
Christian? How do American Muslims, Hindus, Baha’is, Sikhs, Humanist, and even atheists, just to name a few other beliefs, fit in?
As we look to the future of religion and politics, what role will religion have in uniting or dividing the nation? In crafting our founding documents our early leaders sought to protect religion from politics and politics from religion so that both could flourish as positive influences. The positive role of religion is tarnished if it becomes just another political tool that plays one side off of another. As we start with a new Administration and a new Congress, all parties should pray that does not happen.
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I think the key is a breadth of appreciation of others’ viewpoints along with an awareness of the limits of one’s own doctrinal confidence – or a faith that transcends belief. It’s impossible to genuinely respect the beliefs of others if you truly believe they’re wrong and you’re right.
Paul Maurice Martin
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As Democrats of the Democratic Party, we are joining together in seeking reform within the Democratic Party.
Many of our elected representatives within the Democratic Party are no longer following in the time-honored footsteps laid down by the founding fathers of our great Nation. More importantly, we as democrats see our elected representatives within the Democratic Party abandoning the values and principles as set forth within the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States.
Nonetheless, this is only the beginning of our problems as Democrats, for the current Democratic Party leadership is tainted by corruption and being taken over by Socialists. These Socialists are clearly a threat to everything we hold sacred in America, and they are gaining evermore control over our Democratic Party, our Nation, and the American people.
Despite this, we as Democrats can restore control of the Democratic Party back to the party members. All we need to do is cut off donations to the local, state, and national headquarters of the Democratic Party, and to make sure the donations are made directly to patriotic and honorable Democratic Party candidates that are not corrupt and/or Socialist.
So please help spread the message to everyone of our fellow Democrats. Also, don’t forget to contact and request the Unions and other outside contributors to follow our lead as patriotic Americans.
Thank you, and God Bless America.
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