How Are You Different?

[edie19]

As for myself, I simply don't think there is a "Christian" party. I think politics have a lack of morals no matter what the party is, and there isn't a politician around who's completely lily-white. What I do believe, however, is that all politicians need our prayers.

agree totally about there being no "Christian party" - sadly I know both Democrats and Republicans who have said that a person can't be a Christian if they vote whichever the opposite party is (don't know how else to word that, hope it makes sense)

While I know my pastor's political leanings because we've discussed them on occasion, he never talks politics in the pulpit other than to routinely pray for all government officials - from local politicians to the occupant of the White House along with other world leaders

 

[Nadiine]

I don't believe either party is "Christian"... but one party does tend to have the majority of conservative Christians that find those morals closer to scripture principles from God.

Starting with being anti abortion just for starters - and very importantly.

IF the republican party candidates were all republican and all of them were anti abortion, and put anti abortion judges on the benches, I doubt we'd have mass infanticide going on.

I start there becuz life should be the most important value to a nation; if the infant / life isn't seen as sacred, then I have less hope in other values & standards people hold.

Outside of moral laws, I'd have less of an issue against liberalism - a little less.

 

[Simon_Templar]

I would not call the republicans a Christian party. There are many many problems with the republican party. The biggest problem with them in my opinion, is that they are too much like the democrats

Honestly though.. there was a time when a Christian could in good conscience belong to either party. I think in the last ten years maybe twenty.. the democratic party has become so dominated by radicals that it has become essentially anti-christ.

Don't get me wrong.. I know good people, good christians who are democrats.. but for the most part they believe in a democratic party that no longer exists.

I agree with the Catholic Bishop who recently said that the Democratic party has become the party of death. In addition to that they have become the party of sexual immorality and to a large degree what I would consider anti-freedom. In addition to that, it is a party that is defined by religious pluralism and moral relativism.

Again, there are plenty of immoral and perverted republicans.. but the party platform hasn't made justifying that a part of its agenda.

The irony is that while the agenda of the democratic party on one hand seems tailor made to remove people's ability to run their own lives, on the other hand the areas where it does stress personal freedoms.. its almost always freedom to do evil.

 

[Nadiine]

Don't get me wrong.. I know good people, good christians who are democrats.. but for the most part they believe in a democratic party that no longer exists.

yep, I've said this for a long time

 

[WannaWitness]

I personally think a person with true Biblical morals can be of any political party. I just can't make myself believe that all Democrats (and other non-Republican parties) are "immoral" and all Republicans are "moral". The way I see it, there are skeletons in the closets of all of them, regardless of party affiliation.

Just my two cents.

 

[Nadiine]

I personally think a person with true Biblical morals can be of any political party. I just can't make myself believe that all Democrats (and other non-Republican parties) are "immoral" and all Republicans are "moral". The way I see it, there are skeletons in the closets of all of them, regardless of party affiliation.

Just my two cents.

I wasn't saying ALL democrats are immoral & repubs. moral.

Many are unsaved in both parties for starters. But there are alot of unsaved conservatives also.

What I was saying is that republicans support more conservative moral values that are more consistent with scripture. I do not at all believe that absent liberalism, that republicans would be pushing for gay rights & gay marriage or abortion

 

[WannaWitness]

I wasn't saying ALL democrats are immoral & repubs. moral.

Many are unsaved in both parties for starters. But there are alot of unsaved conservatives also.

What I was saying is that republicans support more conservative moral values that are more consistent with scripture. I do not at all believe that absent liberalism, that republicans would be pushing for gay rights & gay marriage or abortion

I see.

 

[Simon_Templar]

I wasn't saying ALL democrats are immoral & repubs. moral.

Many are unsaved in both parties for starters. But there are alot of unsaved conservatives also.

What I was saying is that republicans support more conservative moral values that are more consistent with scripture. I do not at all believe that absent liberalism, that republicans would be pushing for gay rights & gay marriage or abortion

Right, this is my point as well.. its not that there aren't immoral republicans and moral democrats. There are plenty of each. In fact one of the reasons the republican party has taken such a hit in the last few years is because of scandals due to the gross immorality of some republicans.

What I'm talking about is the platform and agenda of the parties. There may be many good and moral democrats but they apparently don't control the democratic party because the agenda of the party itself is not moral and not good. The democratic party is not catering to its moral members.. it is catering to the radical and in many cases wicked members.

Honestly, for the most part, when I vote republican it is entirely by default. I'm not a big pro-republican guy. I would say that in some ways the republican party's agenda is more moral, simply because it tends to be more traditional.. but the reality is there are plenty of things about the republican party I don't like either. In the end the republican party like any major political group is about power... however, they tend to cater to people who are more moral.

Many Christians do get really hypocritical about this stuff too because they are bandwagon jumpers... like Christians who in the primaries publically vowed that they wouldn't support McCain.. but now are jumping on the bandwagon and basically declaring the McCain Palin ticket to be God's ticket.
I'm going to vote for McCain because I think it is the best option available... but I make no bones about the fact that I don't particularly think he is a good option. I just think he's a little better than the other guy.

 

[ZiggyShrugged]

HI Everyone,

Hi there!

I figured that a good question to start off while I'm feeling my way around here would be this:

How are you, as a conservative Christian, different from others?

I think of myself as a conservative Christian because I feel strongly conservative, both fiscally and socially.

What do you consider to be a big part of why you call yourself a CC?

The fact that I refuse to compromise my conservative stance just because "the other side" is so bad.

Do you find it hard in today's very liberal world..?

Most especially right now, seeing as how we have a Liberal and a Liberal-Lite to choose from in the upcoming presidential election. The pressure to compromise with evil for the sake of keeping another evil out of the big chair is quite great.

Blessings and Love,
Sarah

Many blessings to you too, Sarah!
Ziggy

 

[GQ Chris]

I am a Conservative Christian Man; both theologically and politically... BUT... I do not wear pleated Dockers pants. I don't even own pleated pants, I have since thrown them all out. That's how I'm different... GQ.

 

[Nadiine]

I am a Conservative Christian Man; both theologically and politically... BUT... I do not wear pleated Dockers pants. I don't even own pleated pants, I have since thrown them all out. That's how I'm different... GQ.

(but you DID own a pair!!!)

yer still guilty lol

*tsk tsk*

 

[Nadiine]

Most especially right now, seeing as how we have a Liberal and a Liberal-Lite to choose from in the upcoming presidential election. The pressure to compromise with evil for the sake of keeping another evil out of the big chair is quite great

Well when you only have 2 options... it isn't compromise - it's all you have to work with.

The man got boo'd at his own stinking rally - I mean......... please.
I heard his comment & couldn't believe he said that!
People keep asking him to take his gloves off - but that isn't who he is.
He doesn't see the other side as "ebil" or dangerous (shows me how far left of center/right he is)

Look, who got him elected as our Candidate in the first place?
I sure didn't. My pick was Fred Thompson, 2nd was Romney - not happy about his religion, but hey, it's all there is to pick from.
Huckabee's voting record looks as liberal as Obama's w/ his overtaxing & spending & welcoming illegal aliens in with a red carpet; which is why I wouldn't vote for him. Christian or not. (who can even trust that these days? We were told Clinton is Christian...& others)

 

[Nadiine]

to Ziggy -
I just saw your join date, welcome

 

[Apollo Celestio]

I wear all black usually(not like a goth, just normal black clothes) and play lots of video games and live in my own dream fantasy world of swords and magic...

 

[MrJim]

I wear all black usually(not like a goth, just normal black clothes) and play lots of video games and live in my own dream fantasy world of swords and magic...

Sounds like it's time for an intervention

 

[Apollo Celestio]

>_>..

 

[AnneSally]

HI Everyone,

I figured that a good question to start off while I'm feeling my way around here would be this:

How are you, as a conservative Christian, different from others? What do you consider to be a big part of why you call yourself a CC? Do you find it hard in today's very liberal world..?

Blessings and Love,
Sarah

Wow! What a timely question which must have been written especially for yours truly.

Firstly, I still don't really understand what a Conservative Christian is. Does that mean a political Christian? Because if it does then I am not one. If it means that one believes in the Bible and takes a more conservative stance on issues such as gay marriage and abortion (which have been politicised) then yes I guess I am.

Secondly, I am not American and in the societies I have lived in religon and politics are very much separate entities, they rarely mix, so it is a very different climate to what you experience in the States.

I am not of the far left so don't fully agree with the ideology in its entirety and when all is said and done I try to keep spiritual truth and this world (such as the political systems and their agendas) separate. I understand that there is a tendancy to merge these concepts in America? (from my outside impression, it certainly seems that way anyway). But I do not believe that they are one and the same, meaning, I don't believe that politics is how the Kingdom of God is being established here on earth.

Commence throwing of rotten tomatoes.

 

[Nadiine]

Wow! What a timely question which must have been written especially for yours truly.

Firstly, I still don't really understand what a Conservative Christian is. Does that mean a political Christian? Because if it does then I am not one. If it means that one believes in the Bible and takes a more conservative stance on issues such as gay marriage and abortion (which have been politicised) then yes I guess I am.

Secondly, I am not American and in the societies I have lived in religon and politics are very much separate entities, they rarely mix, so it is a very different climate to what you experience in the States.

I am not of the far left so don't fully agree with the ideology in its entirety and when all is said and done I try to keep spiritual truth and this world (such as the political systems and their agendas) separate. I understand that there is a tendancy to merge these concepts in America? (from my outside impression, it certainly seems that way anyway). But I do not believe that they are one and the same.

Commence throwing of rotten tomatoes.

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[MrJim]

Wow! What a timely question which must have been written especially for yours truly.

Firstly, I still don't really understand what a Conservative Christian is. Does that mean a political Christian? Because if it does then I am not one. If it means that one believes in the Bible and takes a more conservative stance on issues such as gay marriage and abortion (which have been politicised) then yes I guess I am.

Secondly, I am not American and in the societies I have lived in religon and politics are very much separate entities, they rarely mix, so it is a very different climate to what you experience in the States.

I am not of the far left so don't fully agree with the ideology in its entirety and when all is said and done I try to keep spiritual truth and this world (such as the political systems and their agendas) separate. I understand that there is a tendancy to merge these concepts in America? (from my outside impression, it certainly seems that way anyway). But I do not believe that they are one and the same, meaning, I don't believe that politics is how the Kingdom of God is being established here on earth.

Commence throwing of rotten tomatoes.

Here the idea is that you can't separate faith from any aspect of your life though it's mostly a talk idea~folks do it all the time...me included. I watched Iron Man last night; not a program reflecting Christian faith and principles, so there's a case where I compartmentalized my Christian beliefs, boxed 'em up and set them on a shelf till it was over..man I suck..

 

[AnneSally]

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