Democratic Candidates for President Can't Name a Single Bible Verse

I'm not a big Bible memorization guy. But it does strike me a little funny with as much time as Obama and Hillary have spent talking about their faith that they weren't able to come up with something. Even if it was John 3:16.

Was Edwards in the debate??

 

Are you folks serious about wanting candidates to quote the "vengeance" and violent anger types of verses?

I do wish some candidate had gone revelations on Russert's ass!
Can you see the awkward pause after some long ramble about multi-headed monsters and what-have-you?

 

I didn't quote anything. I was replying to the title because it implies a lot of things including the piont I raised.

But you need to be able to quote the bible to be a christian, much more to be a good christian. But you don't need to know the bible to be a GOOD man.

 

I think they're quoting Samuel L. Jackson in Pulp Fiction quoting incorrectly from the Bible. The last part of that statement is in Ezekiel. The rest is made up. But it's all good because it's Jules, one of the greatest characters in cinematic history!

 

1) Not arguing your first point, just saying that wasn't the point of this thread

2) I see your point

 

No question about it. I agree entirely.

I still can't believe they couldn't come up with something.

 

(undercover in Burma)


Decker? Who the hell is that?? True, I've been pondering a new deck behind Blade Runner Central, and might like to deck a member or two (or three), but I'm too nice a guy, when not offing replicants, and it's hard to do through cyberspace. Really, at least get the moniker right, giddy!

You are being watched.



(and what are these jackals of which you speak, Republicans??)




D&D. Join Friends of the Owls Against Bushism!

 

D'oh! I had largely forgotten that movie.

 

I lost my contributing member status in the crash. Never mind, though. I've sent another donation, I just send checks now since my PayPal was hacked once.

 

The thing that just blows my mind about religion and politics in America is how conservatives always evoke their Christianity while the very tenets of their political policy is the antithesis of the philosophy of Jesus Christ.

Love, tolerance and understanding for those who are different; selflessness and communal effort, sacrificing to help those who are less fortunate; passivity, turning the other cheek to one's enemies; how are these ideals projected by the conservative movement in America?

A 'Christian' party would be a socialist democratic, isolationist, conservationist party with universal health care, no standing army and no death penalty.

Maybe they have the tax cut thing right because a Christian party could run the government on voluntary tithing.

Most Christians I see are like, Christian lites. They talk about Jesus but they don't really live his teachings. If they did, Mother Theresa wouldn't be extraordinary there would be millions of her.

Conservative Christian is an oxymoron.

 

I don't think the message of Jesus was to ask the government to do the work of His Kingdom for us.

 

I was making a post similar to this one. The stance of a conservative isn't that those things are necessarily wrong or evil, but that it isn't government's job to compel us to do such things.

 

Speaking of liberals, Rudy knows at least one Bible verse.

http://www.centredaily.com/news/politics/story/219471.html

 

No it was to live his philosophy in all phases of your life.

You just can't curry political favor by claiming to love Jesus and then turn around and give tax money to lobbyist and deny health care to the children of the poor. That's just hypocrisy.

I think the founding fathers established their capitalist (now socialist) democracy specifically emphasizing religious freedom. I'm pointing out that the litmus test of quoting bible verses is the kind of smokescreen that yields endemically corrupt and incompetent governance. (in my mind virtually all professed Christians already compromise their philosophy)

We would be a lot better off if a man could get up and say I'm an agnostic or atheist but if elected I will do this, this and this; and if that's what we want government to do, we vote for him

 

I understand jorge's point also. but its a shame this is where we have come to in american politics. the sad part is there are some people who don't care about what these guys' plans are for Iraq or healthcare, or energy, they want them to prove their faith.

i went to catholic school for 12 years and when i graduated h.s. if you asked me to quote a bible verse i probably would have been stumped although i thought i was a good catholic at the time.

the whole issue from the candidates having to say their christian, to having to prove their christianity is beyond stupid given the problems that need to be fixed in this country.

 

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This fellow asked people coming out of church to list the ten commandments.

 

That's how I do it. As a matter of fact (I'm not kidding), I have a $50 check, still in my wallet, dated 9/11/06, and made out to Clutch. I've intended to send it, obviously, and have never managed to put it in an envelope, stick on a stamp, and send the damn thing. (the date is pure coincidence) Is a check, now over a year old, still good? I want to send it, just so Clutch can see it's really been parked in my wallet for that long. He'll probably think it's funny. God knows, he deserves it. Too strange. As you can tell, I am capable of forgetting about things.



D&D. Impeach the Guy in the White House!

 

I'd right another check. A lot of banks won't deposit a check dated longer than 6 months.

 

Why is that?

Quoting scripture (or even having Jesus candle in the house) is not proof of one's Christianity.

Republicans are considered pro-business hawks and Democrats are considered pro-poor peace-lovers.... but you're not saved unless you can quote a verse or two? I think I know who Jesus would vote for.