Why do Progressives Hate Religion?

[Rikurzhen]

Thread after thread after thread started by USMB Libs and their socks has made me ask Why do Progressives Hate Religion?

Because religion makes people ignorant

See The Religion of Liberalism.

You were saying something about religion making people ignorant. Quod erat demonstrandum

 

[Agit8r]

I don't think that most do, but those of us who have an understanding of history do.

 

[Mr Natural]

Religion is without a doubt the all-time undisputed champion of ridiculous things that pit humans against other humans.

 

[Delta4Embassy]

Thread after thread after thread started by USMB Libs and their socks has made me ask Why do Progressives Hate Religion?

I don't hate religion. Don't identify as a progressive though. I just hate how some use it like a club to beat those they disagree with about things over the head. So long as we eagerly welcome religion in politics, criticism's fair.

 

[MaxGrit]

Progressives do NOT hate religion.

Progressivism IS their religion and they love it.

You nailed it right on the bullseye.

 

[idb]

Rev Jesse Jackson

 

[Vigilante]

 

[Agit8r]

Both are "OK" in a secular society, even when they are contrary to the dictates of the religion they suppose they are practicing:

"And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward."
-- Matthew 6:5

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[sealybobo]

Thread after thread after thread started by USMB Libs and their socks has made me ask Why do Progressives Hate Religion?

Because religion makes people ignorant

See The Religion of Liberalism.

You were saying something about religion making people ignorant. Quod erat demonstrandum

Whatever buddy. Because we have talking points just like you, that makes it a religion?

I hope you aren't denying that there is a Religion of Conservativism, are you?

And our religions says feed the poor, don't be greedy, don't go to war for oil, don't give the rich more tax breaks and the middle class' life harder, make energy, college and healthcare affordable, etc.

You righties talk about how you'd be fine on your own and we need big government. You are wrong. You do need a good government. Great example is Mexico. They have a bad government and good luck being successful there.

It turns out America is no longer the greatest place on the planet. All over the world other countries are now better places to live. Vancouver vs. Seattle for example. 30 years ago they wanted to come here. Now we want to go there and live. They're booming, we are not. Upward mobility, affordable healthcare, standard of living, savings, jobs.

America was the shining example and the rich undid half of what made us great.

Half? Yes half. It is still the best country if you are rich. They didn't undo that, YET. Because their way doesn't work and can't last. They put 90% of the money in 10% of the people's hand. The 90% with no money will revolt or at least unionize, organize and vote...I hope. I wish actually, because American's aren't even smart enough to vote in midterms. That's how the rich keep in power. They win ever 4 years because voters only show up for General elections. Hell, not even enough Americans vote in the General Elections. So they get what they deserve. Unfortunately they're dragging me with them.

Anyone who says "you need government and I don't" obviously already has his and isn't worried that the system is broke. As long as it's working for them. And many of "them" it isn't working for but they are brainwashed so they'll never vote for a "LIBERAL".

 

[CrusaderFrank]

Thread after thread after thread started by USMB Libs and their socks has made me ask Why do Progressives Hate Religion?

Because religion makes people ignorant

See The Religion of Liberalism.

You were saying something about religion making people ignorant. Quod erat demonstrandum

/thread

 

[JoeB131]

Who said that "Tebowing" wasn't okay?

I mean, I don't care, but I'd have serious reservations about a God who won't end famine but has a vested interest in how football games turn out.

 

[sealybobo]

Who said that "Tebowing" wasn't okay?

I mean, I don't care, but I'd have serious reservations about a God who won't end famine but has a vested interest in how football games turn out.

My brother believes Tebow was picked on and not playing because of his Christianity.

He says, "he got Denver into the playoffs and even won a playoff game and they still got rid of him?"

So basically no matter how good Tebow did, it was never going to be good enough.

I can see his point. I don't think they picked on him because of his religion seeing as how 90% of the NFL are religious and so is the country, but I can see Tebow supporters points on why they think he's being picked on. I too think he proved his critics wrong but they still say he is not built for being a QB in the NFL. Sure seemed to do alright as far as I could tell.

Matthew Stafford has yet to win a playoff game in Detroit yet he is still starting.

 

[JoeB131]

I think you totally missed my point.

 

[Rikurzhen]

Thread after thread after thread started by USMB Libs and their socks has made me ask Why do Progressives Hate Religion?

Because religion makes people ignorant

See The Religion of Liberalism.

You were saying something about religion making people ignorant. Quod erat demonstrandum

Whatever buddy. Because we have talking points just like you, that makes it a religion?

I hope you aren't denying that there is a Religion of Conservativism, are you?

Yeah, there is no Religion of Conservatism. This isn't a tit for tat kind of thing. Most conservatives are religiious and focus their faith-based inclinations towards God and Angels and Saints and the Virgin Mary.

Most liberals apply their faith based feelings towards political positions. Actually, it's baked into the cake. Conservatives favor policies that exist and work well. This is a direct appeal to reality. Liberals favor policies based on a dreamt of model of something better - this is pure faith. You can't know that your policy which only exists in dreams is going to turn out better than the reality you want to replace.

Liberalism is built on a foundation of faith. Conservatism is built on a foundation of reason. Faith is what defines religion. Liberalism is religion and Conservatism is not. Conservatives seek their religious fix elsewhere, not in politics.

It turns out America is no longer the greatest place on the planet. All over the world other countries are now better places to live.

And we can thank the Religion of Liberalism for this. Liberals got it into their head that they could make America better by replacing it's white population with a rainbow population. They didn't care that history showed, over and over again, that multicultural societies are always disasters in the making and lead to grief and decline. That didn't matter because liberals had faith and faith would overcome and make America great by importing poor dumb peasants from around the world. Total faith in a failed concept has destroyed America's greatness. It's no coincidence that America reached greatness when it was a racially and culturally unified nation where patriotism ran hot.

Vancouver vs. Seattle for example. 30 years ago they wanted to come here. Now we want to go there and live. They're booming, we are not. Upward mobility, affordable healthcare, standard of living, savings, jobs.

Amazing what importing smart Asians rather than dumb Hispanics can do for a nation when combined with tax coffers overflowing from Oil Sands taxes. Canada's immigrants contribute to their nation, ours bleed us dry. Canada's immigrants are intelligent and so help to improve the nation, ours are dumb and cause us all sorts of social problems.

 

[guno]

Progressives do NOT hate religion.

Progressivism IS their religion and they love it.

religion particularly christerism is a sub retarded fairy-tail

 

[Samson]

Progressives do NOT hate religion.

Progressivism IS their religion and they love it.

You nailed it right on the bullseye.

Well, This is probably true, but the question still begs to be asked: Why do they hate OTHER religions?

My theory is they are jealous of the revenues the church generates (for simplicity, I'm only considering Christian Religions, particularly in the USA, where revenue is tax exempt)

They drool away thinking of all the government bureaucrats that could be employed by levying a 50% corporate income tax on every church in the USA.

 

[Moonglow]

The Religion of Liberalism:

On the other side, liberalism is now not merely a political philosophy compatible with many kinds of religion but has itself become a religion. Although the social sciences have long defined religion in very broad terms, it is expedient for liberals that their movement not be seen as a religion, since it thereby escapes the accusations of dogmatism and intolerance that are routinely made against conventional religions. Liberalism is a religion because, for liberals, ultimate meaning lies in a commitment both to the ever-expanding welfare state, which is the fulfillment of the ideal of justice, and to the continuing liberation of individuals from all binding authority, which is the key to personal happiness.
 Liberal ideology ultimately rests on an act of faith.

It can never be discredited by historical events, because the believer simply knows it to be right. Liberal ideas are considered self-evidently true, and, in their present ascendancy, liberals prefer merely to assert those ideas rather than discuss them. The religion of liberalism makes demands on the individual that traditional religion is no longer allowed to make.

The principal religious divide in America cuts across denominational lines on a diagonal, so that the religion of liberalism encompasses most “mainline” Protestants, many Catholics, most Jews, and (most significantly) those who are categorized as non-church-members or unbelievers.

The history of liberal Christianity and Reform Judaism is essentially the story of progressive emancipation from the binding authority of creeds, so that those movements have finally become anti-credal, thereby enabling the new religion of liberalism to encompass people who are agnostics and even atheists. Conversely, orthodox Christians and Jews are necessarily regarded by liberals with a high degree of suspicion, because they threaten a reversion to credal dogmatism.​

^ Infidel/gentile nonsense

And he did it all without a God sent link...

 

[C_Clayton_Jones]

Thread after thread after thread started by USMB Libs and their socks has made me ask Why do Progressives Hate Religion?

Muhammed Ali is a progressive and Muslim.
Your premise is wrong.

He's consistent at being wrong.

 

[MaxGrit]

Progressives do NOT hate religion.

Progressivism IS their religion and they love it.

You nailed it right on the bullseye.

Well, This is probably true, but the question still begs to be asked: Why do they hate OTHER religions?

They hate having to compete in the marketplace of ideas. If they had free reign they would kill any believers that dare to oppose their rule.

Progressives = Fascists = National Socialists = Marxists = Authoritarian Statists

They are all variations of social systems. All are based on the premise that man are inherently good in nature. They also believe that human nature is malleable, and that society somehow corrupted man into having an evil nature. Thus they seek to change society by removing the corruption.

The goal is to create the perfect man living in a perfect society known as utopia.

 

[JakeStarkey]

Why do Progressives Hate Religion?

I know conservatives and libertarians who are atheists and some of them really, really despise religion and religionists.