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marylandblue

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18. Yes, I think having a religious leftism is beneficial

Reply to Voltaire2 (Reply #16)

Sat Jan 26, 2019, 06:01 PM

Jan 2019

Many people aren't giving up religion any time soon. There are more atheists than there used to be, but still not many. For religious people, most of the religion-based political messaging comes from the right. I think if there were more such messages coming from the religious left, it would attract some people away from the right.

My position has always been that progressive religion is not harmful. Most of the harm from religion comes from conservative and fundamentalist religion.

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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