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Tell Me Your Views on the Tea Party
I would like to do a piece on my blog, Releasing Religion, regarding mixing God & government. And I'd like to know what opinions people have here about doing such a thing. Some points to mention are:
Glenn Beck is well known for arguing that we have misunderstood that founding fathers & their desire to keep church & state separate. Holding his rally on 8/28, he gathered 150.000 people to hear him talk about bringing out country "back to God". What do you think it would do to our country to "get back to God"?
The Tea Party has been called racist Chrisotcrats. In their recent convention, most conference sessions began with prayers. What do you think of the Tea Party? Do you know very little about them? Do you know a lot? Please share your thoughts here.
The piece will be posted on www.releasingreligion.blogspot.com
Glenn Beck is well known for arguing that we have misunderstood that founding fathers & their desire to keep church & state separate. Holding his rally on 8/28, he gathered 150.000 people to hear him talk about bringing out country "back to God". What do you think it would do to our country to "get back to God"?
The Tea Party has been called racist Chrisotcrats. In their recent convention, most conference sessions began with prayers. What do you think of the Tea Party? Do you know very little about them? Do you know a lot? Please share your thoughts here.
The piece will be posted on www.releasingreligion.blogspot.com
Tags: 8/28, Beck, Christocrats, Glenn, Honor, Party, Rally, Restoring, Tea
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Permalink Reply by LarryL on -
Hey Maia, check out this discussion thread re "Anti-Vaxxers ate my brain - a tourist's diary". It's a real hoot!
http://www.atheistnexus.org/forum/topics/antivaxxers-ate-my-brain-a
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Permalink Reply by Maia Rodriguez on -
Oh my goodness. Gonna have to sit down tonight and sift through all those comments. I caught the first few pages. Wow!
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Permalink Reply by Linda on -
The Tea Party is essentially the political arm of the KKK.
WHAT?
Oh wow, that's too much for me.
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Permalink Reply by LarryL on
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we laugh, but is there a modicum of truth to this statement? Is it not true that the KKK was also a god-fearing right-wing political fringe group?
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Permalink Reply by Susan Stanko on -
Not all tp'ers are racist.
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Permalink Reply by LarryL on
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I didn't say that ALL tp'ers were racist.
I did ask of the KKK was a God Fearing right-wing fringe group - with similiar characteristics as the TP. Are they?
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Permalink Reply by Park Bierbower on -
honestly, maybe a MODICUM of truth, but thats where it would end. I'd love to compare them to something with a hated history, but the truth is the KKK became established with a well defined structure and organization, based on religious beliefs. I think the opposite is true with the TP, they are loosely organized and religion was a secondary factor~ might we remember that nearly 87% of americans are christian, so a religious factor in any random sample of americans will be high to begin with.. I think the organization of the KKK would be the defining factor in the difference, it was steeped in tradition and ritual, based on the religion (baptist I believe) which led to the racism as well. Loosly baptist, more aryan(?) and believing in white superiority. I should probably just look it up before I make any more assumptions.
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Permalink Reply by Susan Stanko on
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How are they similar? Besides being a right wing fringe group. I don't see the similarity.
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