PoliticalChic
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Ronald Reagan was deeply religious.
This, of course, marked him as the antithesis of the communists.
Yet...one of those bizarre facts, based on the ...confusion...of certain simple-thinking folks, was this: some of the animosity that Reagan faced was from folks who had 'misguided' understanding of both their religion, and of communism
Those who fail to understand human nature fall into Leftist beliefs.
Many who should have been Ronald Reagan's firmest allies were enemies because the had they subscribed to wish fulfillment, 'can't we all just get along,' rather than a study of history and the facts.
They sided with beliefs that starved their citizens to death to impost their objectives.
1. From the start of the 20th century, communism made dramatic inroads with mainline Protestants. The Social Gospel enthusiasts switched the aim from labor rights to attacks on the “profit motive,”…capitalism.
a. “The church, therefore, in the opinion of the federation, must accept
the Marxist point of view…The federation, therefore, wants the religious leaders to preach a religious creed, not based upon the Bible and in defense of the American way of life, but one that is based upon the atheistic foundations of the philosophy of Marx. The federation wants the ministers to declare their judgment against the social economic system under which Americans live and prosper today in favor of the Socialist system, which in Russia and the satellite countries has brought the peoples.”
Read the eBook Investigation of Communist activities in the New York City area. Hearings (Volume pt. 5-6, pp. 1969-2143) by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Un-Am online for free (page 22 of 24)
b. "Big Peace: Where did they have their best success?
Kengor: That's easy. The mainline Protestant denominations: Episcopal Church, Presbyterian Church USA, and Methodist Church.
Herb Romerstein, the veteran investigator of the communist movement, and himself an ex-communst, told me that communists found progressive pastors to be "the biggest suckers of them all."
'Communists found progressive pastors to be "the biggest suckers of them all."' (Wizbang)
And to this day, the most vociferous haters of religion often claim that the Bible supports their Leftist views.
Strange, because there is no support for socialism, communism or Liberalism in the Bible.
This, of course, marked him as the antithesis of the communists.
Yet...one of those bizarre facts, based on the ...confusion...of certain simple-thinking folks, was this: some of the animosity that Reagan faced was from folks who had 'misguided' understanding of both their religion, and of communism
Those who fail to understand human nature fall into Leftist beliefs.
Many who should have been Ronald Reagan's firmest allies were enemies because the had they subscribed to wish fulfillment, 'can't we all just get along,' rather than a study of history and the facts.
They sided with beliefs that starved their citizens to death to impost their objectives.
1. From the start of the 20th century, communism made dramatic inroads with mainline Protestants. The Social Gospel enthusiasts switched the aim from labor rights to attacks on the “profit motive,”…capitalism.
a. “The church, therefore, in the opinion of the federation, must accept
the Marxist point of view…The federation, therefore, wants the religious leaders to preach a religious creed, not based upon the Bible and in defense of the American way of life, but one that is based upon the atheistic foundations of the philosophy of Marx. The federation wants the ministers to declare their judgment against the social economic system under which Americans live and prosper today in favor of the Socialist system, which in Russia and the satellite countries has brought the peoples.”
Read the eBook Investigation of Communist activities in the New York City area. Hearings (Volume pt. 5-6, pp. 1969-2143) by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Un-Am online for free (page 22 of 24)
b. "Big Peace: Where did they have their best success?
Kengor: That's easy. The mainline Protestant denominations: Episcopal Church, Presbyterian Church USA, and Methodist Church.
Herb Romerstein, the veteran investigator of the communist movement, and himself an ex-communst, told me that communists found progressive pastors to be "the biggest suckers of them all."
'Communists found progressive pastors to be "the biggest suckers of them all."' (Wizbang)
And to this day, the most vociferous haters of religion often claim that the Bible supports their Leftist views.
Strange, because there is no support for socialism, communism or Liberalism in the Bible.