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The 5 Biggest Lies Conservative “Christians” Tell About Themselves

June 14, 2015 By Allen Clifton



While I disagree with Republicans on most things, I will admit that they damn sure know how to play people for fools. One of the most brilliant moves they ever made was realizing that if they could somehow get people to mix their religion in with their politics, they could get tens of millions of people to believe damn near anything - and it worked .. http://www.forwardprogressives.com/introducing-republicanity-the-real-religion-conservatives-worship/ . For the most part, conservatives view their religion and their politics as one in the same. To them, being a Republican is every bit as important as being a Christian and vice versa.

But there’s just one problem: The Republican party doesn’t represent true Christian values – not even close.

In fact, I thought I’d list 5 of the biggest lies these conservative “Christians” often tell about themselves.

1. They support freedom: This one has always confounded me a bit. You can’t say you want a nation built on both freedom and religion – that doesn’t make any sense. Being that religion by its very nature is predicated upon rules and control, you can’t logically claim to be the “party for freedom and liberty” while also trying to base large portions of your political ideology on religious principles that literally millions of people don’t share.

2. They’re pro-life: For some reason these people have equated opposing abortion to being “pro-life.” Here’s my rule: When you’re constantly pushing for more war, while supporting the death penalty and often vilifying the poor .. http://www.forwardprogressives.com/indiana-republican-one-guts-let-poor-wither-die/ .. and needy, you lose all right to call yourselves “pro-life.”

3. They care about the poor and income inequality: This one might be my favorite. Republicans are constantly trying to gut programs that help the most needy among us, while simultaneously painting them as “lazy moochers,” while also opposing raising the minimum wage .. https://www.facebook.com/allencliftonROC/posts/729055467205569?pnref=story – yet they’re unapologetic about their support for massive tax breaks for the richest among us. They’re literally trying to convince us that the “solution” to income inequality is more of the same policies that caused it to begin with .. http://www.forwardprogressives.com/who-the-hell-is-still-buying-into-the-scam-of-trickle-down-economics/ . And what are those polices? The ones that make the rich even richer at the expense of everyone else.

4. They respect religious freedom: This is one of the biggest lies there is. Sure, they want Christians (or at least their brand of Christianity) to have unlimited ability to say and do whatever they want. But that’s where their love for “religious freedom .. http://www.forwardprogressives.com/5-examples-showing-difference-liberals-conservatives-religious-freedom/ ” stops. When it comes to any other religions, or those who choose to follow no religion, that’s when many of these people typically lose it. While these so-called “religious freedom” advocates want the ability for a Christian-owned business to be able to deny service to homosexuals, could you imagine if some businesses began denying service to Christians? Many of these same “religious freedom” folks would absolutely lose their minds.

5. They’re Christians: I thought I’d save the best for last. The fact that many of these people call themselves Christians to begin with is comical .. http://www.forwardprogressives.com/its-time-to-tell-the-truth-republicans-arent-christians/ . Jesus Christ, whether you believe he was real or not, symbolizes love, acceptance, tolerance, hope, generosity and compassion – which is pretty much the antithesis to what the Republican party represents. Forgive me if I have trouble envisioning Jesus Christ as someone who’d be a gun-loving, anti-immigrant, poor hating advocate for unregulated capitalism and greed, who felt it was acceptable to judge and discriminate against homosexuals. You know, your typical conservative.

Well, there are my “top 5,” though there are clearly more. Feel free to hit me up on Twitter .. http://www.twitter.com/Allen_Clifton .. or Facebook .. https://www.facebook.com/allencliftonROC and let me know what you think.

http://www.forwardprogressives.com/5-biggest-lies-conservative-christians-tell/#disqus_thread

See also:

Radio Wingnut Says The Beatles Are Satan
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Race has no biological or genetic basis:
http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=94841717

Put simply race is a social construct. It's simple, yet sadly too many conservative Christians racists are too insecure to accept the fact.

Your top Bertrand Russell video explains why he and so many of the rest of us reject Christianity, and all of the other human-mind created religions, very well. Here it is again.