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Voltaire2

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16. The "concern" about effectiveness was spelled out clearly

Sat Jan 26, 2019, 05:29 PM

Jan 2019

in the article. It isn’t “my” criteria. I didn’t write the article. The article, again not written by me, clearly notes that the current religious left is not an effective counter force to the religious right because it is not even involved in electoral politics.

My concern, not the article’s, is indeed about the role of religious based political activism in a secular society. You appear, through your comment that we “Have to start somewhere“, to believe that religious based political activism is required. I not only disagree, but think it is dangerous and wrong.

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Provoked By Trump, The Religious Left Is Finding Its Voice [View all] guillaumeb Jan 2019 OP

Since you neglected to name or link to this group, I will: MineralMan Jan 2019 #1

It was in the next paragraph, guillaumeb Jan 2019 #2

Not everyone cares to click links. MineralMan Jan 2019 #3

I prefer to encourage exploration. guillaumeb Jan 2019 #4

Who? Major Nikon Jan 2019 #5

Neither had I heard of them. MineralMan Jan 2019 #6

Typically the links lead to appalling Voltaire2 Jan 2019 #7

That's true. This group is waffling on reproductive choice, MineralMan Jan 2019 #9

It's worse than that, they have no clue Voltaire2 Jan 2019 #11

The Right has the 24/7 Fox media outlet; that dwarfs any left output Bretton Garcia Jan 2019 #26

It's good to have a counterweight to the religious right marylandblue Jan 2019 #8

And it broadens the dialogue. guillaumeb Jan 2019 #10

Read the article. Voltaire2 Jan 2019 #12

I read it, mass is small but non-zero marylandblue Jan 2019 #13

Zero. Voltaire2 Jan 2019 #14

So your entire objection is just that this group only organizes protests marylandblue Jan 2019 #15

The "concern" about effectiveness was spelled out clearly Voltaire2 Jan 2019 #16

We just need more gun nuts to keep us safe from the gun nuts Major Nikon Jan 2019 #17

People are irrational marylandblue Jan 2019 #19

You have this exactly backwards Major Nikon Jan 2019 #20

Not really looking to reach the unreachable marylandblue Jan 2019 #21

They aren't going to reach the reachable either Major Nikon Jan 2019 #22

If not this group, then there are others I heard of marylandblue Jan 2019 #23

I have no doubt it's being felt in churches Major Nikon Jan 2019 #24

Yes, I think having a religious leftism is beneficial marylandblue Jan 2019 #18

The "religious left" is often overlooked Igel Jan 2019 #25

Newsflash: Act_of_Reparation Jan 2019 #27

Shh, that doesn't fit the preferred narrative. trotsky Jan 2019 #28