Why are Leftists mostly atheists?

[Slade3200]

Do you think Bulldog actually needs free college? Like you think he is in high school looking for a free ticket or do you think if he supports that policy he might have other reasoning?

Giving "free" things away is just a little game we play at election time. The GOP then counters with lower taxes, etc.

That's why the US has the largest debt in human history.

What makes sheep like Bulldog pull the lever come election time is anyone's guess, but guessing it has to do with giving away free stuff is a pretty good assumption.

As for giving away free college, make no mistake, Dims are not going to give away free college to Harvard. No, that is for their children to get really good jobs. What will be offered is community college that might buy you a cup of coffee to keep the little guy in his place.



Could this be Bulldog?

Is the idea of providing free or subsidized community college, like a high school extension that crazy?

Do you see value in a better educated youth?

I see the value of education.

Unfortunately, in public funded education US children rank about 48th in the world, even though they spend the most.

As for college, the thing that drives up costs are lower student loan rates and government money. Subsidizing only increases the supply and demand.

I think there needs to be a lot of reform and improvement with our education system. I don’t think providing higher education for our poor is a bad idea but I’d have to see the plan. Y’all seem so quick to dismiss it as another leach program. It’s a shame

Did I dismiss it? No, but I would like to see more competition with a voucher program.

What say you?

I’d like to see more trade schools teaching technical and practical skills

 

[ScorpioRising007]

American Creation: Thomas Paine's Common Sense, as heard by the American Colonists

I was reading Thomas Paines "Common Sense", when it all hit me as to why Leftists are mostly atheists.

Thomas discusses the scripture 1 Samuel 8 in his pamphlet Common Sense that was instrumental in gaining support for the American Revolution. Why? Because Thomas was telling people that rejecting a human king, like the Kind of England, had a Biblical basis. The chapter has to do with the people of Israel demanding a king. Up until that time, the Hebrew nation was only held together via judges that maintained peace in society. However, some of these judges became corrupt and the people tired of enemies with kings and armies constantly at their heels, so they wanted a king of their own to fight them off.

Samuel is upset by their request as he goes before God and discusses the situation with him. God tells him that the people are rejecting him as their king, and tells Samuel to give them a warning of what will happen to them if a sinful man becomes their king by giving them example after example of how they will be abused and mistreated. However, the people will not be swayed and demand their king, so God gives them Saul their first king.

From then on, the Hebrew nation spirals downward into oblivion until the Hebrew people become swallowed up by the Gentile nations and eventually into the ovens of Europe because they did not heed the warnings.

At our core we all demand a king, well, at least most of us. We all have an innate need to look to a higher power for help in a world that is dark and unjust with the knowledge that we can't do it alone.

So those of faith who choose God as their king and atheists choose a human king, or the state.

It's just that simple.

I know a lot of Catholics who are strong democrats. In a way cathlocism encourages socialism and helping out the poor and redistributing the wealth. I grew up Catholic I am a Democrat most my family are Catholics and democrats. I have lost my faith and get skeptical of religion but Catholic and Democrat was my background.

 

[Votto]

American Creation: Thomas Paine's Common Sense, as heard by the American Colonists

I was reading Thomas Paines "Common Sense", when it all hit me as to why Leftists are mostly atheists.

Thomas discusses the scripture 1 Samuel 8 in his pamphlet Common Sense that was instrumental in gaining support for the American Revolution. Why? Because Thomas was telling people that rejecting a human king, like the Kind of England, had a Biblical basis. The chapter has to do with the people of Israel demanding a king. Up until that time, the Hebrew nation was only held together via judges that maintained peace in society. However, some of these judges became corrupt and the people tired of enemies with kings and armies constantly at their heels, so they wanted a king of their own to fight them off.

Samuel is upset by their request as he goes before God and discusses the situation with him. God tells him that the people are rejecting him as their king, and tells Samuel to give them a warning of what will happen to them if a sinful man becomes their king by giving them example after example of how they will be abused and mistreated. However, the people will not be swayed and demand their king, so God gives them Saul their first king.

From then on, the Hebrew nation spirals downward into oblivion until the Hebrew people become swallowed up by the Gentile nations and eventually into the ovens of Europe because they did not heed the warnings.

At our core we all demand a king, well, at least most of us. We all have an innate need to look to a higher power for help in a world that is dark and unjust with the knowledge that we can't do it alone.

So those of faith who choose God as their king and atheists choose a human king, or the state.

It's just that simple.

I know a lot of Catholics who are strong democrats. In a way cathlocism encourages socialism and helping out the poor and redistributing the wealth. I grew up Catholic I am a Democrat most my family are Catholics and democrats. I have lost my faith and get skeptical of religion but Catholic and Democrat was my background.

I understand, and there were many Catholics who voted for Hitler in Germany because of his fabulous social programs as well. He ended the economy spiraling out of control and put food on the table. They had free health care and education and free everything!

However, there was that pesky thing about genocide. Recently, the Pope compared abortionists to Nazis since it is the church's stance that abortion is murder. Unfortunately, many Catholics, like your family, opt to ignore things like genocide in favor of their material needs.

More is the pity.

 

[Fort Fun Indiana]

No, but I would like to see more competition with a voucher program.

No, that's an absolutely horrible idea.