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The Spectacle Blog
Ben Smith of Politico suggests that Christian conservatives don’t support the Tea Party movement:
The rise of a new conservative grass-roots fueled by a secular revulsion at government spending is stirring fears among leaders of the old conservative grass-roots, the evangelical Christian right.
“There’s a libertarian streak in the tea party movement that concerns me as a cultural conservative,” said Bryan Fischer, director of Issue Analysis for Government and Public Policy at the American Family Association. “The tea party movement needs to insist that candidates believe in the sanctity of life and the sanctity of marriage.”
Perhaps Mr. Fischer should direct his insistence at the more foolish members of his own flock who fall for liberal propaganda:
“As far as I can tell [the tea party movement] has a politics that’s irreligious. I can’t see how some of my fellow conservatives identify with it,” said Richard Cizik, who broke with a major evangelical group over his support for government action on climate change, but who remains largely in line with the Christian right on social issues. “The younger Evangelicals who I interact with are largely turned off by the tea party movement - by the incivility, the name-calling, the pathos of politics.”
Who are these “younger Evangelicals” who share Mr. Cizik’s global-warming gullibiity and his neurasthenic horror of “incivility”? These fools evidently overlook the moral argument for economic freedom, which I explained in October 2008:
Some years ago, I was asked to speak to a Christian homeschooling conference — my wife and I have homeschooled our six children — and during the question-and-answer session after the speech, I faced a question for which I was unprepared.
“How has your Christian faith influenced your political beliefs?”
This stunned me into silence for a second. Then I answered: “Well, I guess it comes down to that part about ‘Thou shalt not steal.’”
From there I proceeded to discuss the basic immorality of the welfare state, how it is wrong for government to take money that one man has worked for and give it to someone who hasn’t earned it… .
Read the whole thing, Mr. Cizik. I hestitate to counsel you further, lest I violate the Solomonic wisdom of Proverbs 23:9.
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Progressives can take their simpering cries for civility and shove them up their hind quarters.
They have been a wholly uncivil lot for over a decade. Now, when they see just how overwhelming the Tea Party is to them, they are trying to make it seem like WE'RE the brutish lot?
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Becky| 3.12.10 @ 12:49PM
As a conservative lutheran, I always chuckle when I think of what Luther was purported to say about the Vatican. "I suppose they'll ban shitting next."
The tea party is right up conservative christian's alley.
Becky| 3.12.10 @ 12:49PM
As a conservative lutheran, I always chuckle when I think of what Luther was purported to say about the Vatican. "I suppose they'll ban shitting next."
The tea party is right up conservative christian's alley.
DrTomVoter| 3.12.10 @ 1:05PM
And I chuckle about the vast majority of media "experts" who bloviate about the tea party movement. From my involvement, both in person and virtually, I have meet hundreds of other activists across the country, and can say with confidence that the media doesn't have a clue about us. Get off your lazy butts, talk to us, and get the facts. Otherwise, please retreat to that the global warming paradise, where the sun does not shine.
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I agree how it is wrong for government to take money that one man has worked for and give it to someone who hasn't earned it. but that does not appear to be the thinking of today. Sad state of affairs!
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Isreal Evanchyk | 4.8.10 @ 9:48PM
"The younger Evangelicals who I interact with are largely turned off by the tea party movement - by the incivility, the name-calling, the pathos of politics." Very well put! Keep starting from the ground up and people will definitely follow!
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Very well said! Harsh but true... :\
Susan Jones | 7.29.10 @ 1:45PM
"From there I proceeded to discuss the basic immorality of the welfare state, how it is wrong for government to take money that one man has worked for and give it to someone who hasn't earned it. . . . " i totally agree with this!!
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Thank you, It is unfortunate that people don't realize the 10 commandments are for our own good.
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Your article got me to thinking, "shall not steal", a thought, an idea, a job, anothers husband or wife, or even the Glory of God.
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