PoliticalChic
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Low Information Voter:
in 1991 Linguist George Lakoff wrote that the term is a pejorative mainly used by American liberals to refer to people who vote conservative against their own interests, and assumes they do it because they lack sufficient information. Liberals, attribute the problem in part to deliberate Republican efforts at misinforming voters
Christian persecution
Christians cannot deal with the fact that people today aren't as gullible and ignorant as in the past and thus they can't push their outdated beliefs on others or use religion to control other people.And when spoiled,immature children can't have their way they scream persecution!
"The government of the United States is not in any sense founded on the Christian religion."
..........From the "Treaty of Tripoli" which was signed during the term of George Washington
and ratified by congress during the term of John Adams.
In 1776 our fathers endeavored to retire the gods from politics. They declared that "all
governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed." This was a
contradiction of the then political ideas of the world; it was, as many believed, an act of pure
blasphemy a renunciation of the Deity. ...It was a notice to all churches and priests that
thereafter mankind would govern and protect themselves. Politically it tore down every altar
and denied the authority of every "sacred book" and appealed from the Providence of God to
the Providence of man.
1. You misunderstand the work of Lakoff.
His import is about controlling the language, not whether it is used for liberals or conservatives.
In his book 'Why We're Liberals," Eric Alterman says: "Of course, liberal linguist Professor George Lakoff compunds the problem, in his book Don't Think of an Elephant!, when he speaks of progressives framing policy in a nurturing and cooperative manner, as opposed to those mean conservatives who rely on a more competitive, strict father rendition." See pages 73-74.
The the suprmemacy of the Liberals/Democrats/Progressives is because of the folks that control of education and media has been able to influence.....the 'low information voter.'
Judging by your post,.....that would include you.
2. Persecution?
The OP makes the case that secularists attack religion and religious folks.
3. Your quotes....?
How about this one:
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."
Know it's source?
It's author?
Good.
It should hardly come as a surprise that the more devout Christians in America (evangelicals and fundamentalists) want to claim religious freedom for themselves while denying it to all others. Many of the early settlers came here because they were persecuted in England, only to institute their own brand of religious persecution upon arrival or shortly thereafter. (Consider the history of the Quakers, and the biography of Roger Williams, that early advocate of religious freedom.)
If freedom of religion is threatened at all in the western world, the main threat comes not from outside the Christian religion. It comes from those who are convinced that their way of understanding the divine is the only correct way--a common ailment amongst pious people.
As to the creator most of the founding fathers were deists not christers. the deist view of a god is total different then yours
One of the embarrassing problems for the early nineteenth-century
champions of the Christian faith was that not one of the first six
Presidents of the United States was an orthodox Christian.
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1. " NPR Reporter Apologizes for Saying Christmas On Air | The Blaze
"Well, these agencies, including the Defense Department, dont know how much money theyve got and for what. And I was at forgive the expression a Christmas party at the Department of Justice and people actually were really worried about this."
Graham also strongly chastised the U.S. military, which has restricted Christians displays of faith.
Chaplains in the United States military are not allowed to pray in the name of Jesus Christ. Isnt that a shame that a chaplain in the Christian faith is not allowed to pray in the name of Christ? So yes, there is a war, no question about it.
Read more: As America Celebrates Christmas, Rev. Franklin Graham Says Secular 'War' Rages Against Christians
2. VA Forbids Mention of God at Funerals for Veterans and Requires Families to Submit Prayer for Approval to the Government: For 30 years, the VFW District 4 burial team, at the request of the family of the deceased, has honored veterans by performing the VFW burial ritual during private burial services at the Houston National Cemetery. For 20 years, The American Legion Post 586 has honored our veterans by performing its burial ritual for fallen veterans. On at least four separate occasions, government officials told the burial teams that prayer and religious speech could no longer be included in the burial ritual unless the family submits a specific prayer or message in writing to Director Ocasio for her approval. Government official Jose Henriquez also told the VFW Honor Guard Commander, Junior Vice Commander and Chaplain that the word "God" is forbidden.
VA instructs the VFW and a Private Funeral Home that they may not present the option of prayer to families:
VA Tells Volunteers to Remove "God Bless" from Condolence Cards to Grieving Families:
VA Closes Cemetery Chapel; Uses it for Storage:
Stay up to date on this case at Home - Liberty Institute.
http://news.yahoo.com/veterans-affairs-bans-mention-god-funerals-vets-232205629.html
3. On January 30, 2007, the John Edwards 2008 presidential campaign hired [Amanda] Marcotte to act as the campaign's blogmaster.[3] Soon afterward, many bloggers began to quote Marcotte's blog, especially posts in which she attacked the Catholic Church's position on birth control and access to abortion, writing, "What if Mary had taken Plan B after the Lord filled her with his hot, white, sticky Holy Spirit?"[4] Columnist Kathryn Jean Lopez wrote, "Her hostility to religion and in particular the Catholic Church should alarm Edwards."[5] Journalist Terry Moran wrote, on an ABC News blog, "her comments about other people's faiths could well be construed as hate speech. Amanda Marcotte - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
4. Six-year-old Zachary Hood was happy at this chance to be recognized for his good reading performance. He and the other students in the first-grade class at Haines School in Medford, New Jersey, would be allowed to read a story to their classmates. Zachary initially selected Dr. Suess's The Cat in the Hat, but decided that it was too long and picked a story about Jacob and Esau from The Beginner's Bible instead. Unfortunately teacher Grace Oliva decided the story was inappropriate, since it has based on the Bible. She would not allow Zachary to read it to the students. Liberty Magazine | Once Upon a First Amendment
5. A Lewis-Palmer High School student who was told she must apologize for mentioning Jesus in a valedictorian speech or not receive a diploma Monument teen appeals over Jesus graduation speech - The Denver Post