Which political party is more consistent with scriptural teaching?

[RDKirk]

Getting back to the OP, the Republican party does not support:
1. Killing babies.
2. Killing full term babies.
3. Killing babies after birth.

Just to name one thing.

Unless they're brown, in which case they're just collateral damage.

 

[Shiloh Raven]

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And the Republican President tries to convince the American people that the country has WMDs.

 

[Shiloh Raven]

Getting back to the OP, the Republican party does not support:
1. Killing babies.
2. Killing full term babies.
3. Killing babies after birth.

Just to name one thing.

I would say that a lot of Republicans are pro-birth and not pro-life.

 

[Ringo84]

The Democratic Socialists.
Ringo

 

[jmldn2]

I would say that a lot of Republicans are pro-birth and not pro-life.

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So this "sister" does not speak for most Republicans.

 

[jmldn2]

Unless they're brown, in which case they're just collateral damage.

Typical liberal

 

[jmldn2]

I wouldn't say that at all.

I don't know why you wouldn't. There is no comparison

 

[zelosravioli]

Democrats are now the party of big Govt and socialism, they deny it and yet here we have many Democratic voters, representatives and senators falling instep with ideas such as 'The New Green Deal' it is just blatant socialism, more govt take over of industry, more spending, and more taxes.
This is no surprise to conservatives - THIS is exactly why conservatives ended up voting for Trump. It is because they had no hope that 'neither' Dems or Republicans were going to do anything to stop the increasingly growing Govt waste, spending, regulations, and debt.
Instead, since party Democrat's won't admit to their socialism, they accuse all conservatives of racism... that is such freaking BS. Now that their Green deal' proves just what Conservatives have been warning of, the Democrats are embracing full Socialism.

America has always been a free enterprise form of Capitalism - it was never socialism - that would be to change the basic framework of American and the exact thing our country formed together to oppose and prevent.

Oppressive govt, high taxes, high debt - not only are these the antithesis to freedom, it leads directly to Communism and the end of freedom, and end of freedom of religion and speech altogether.
How can a Christian not see where Socialism goes??

 

[Christopher0121]

We only have one model for Christian Govt since Christianity is essentially the antithesis of politics - other than morals and diplomacy - our principal ideal is to govern our 'own' behavior in relation to God. The Mosaic Law lays out the tribal law with judges, and the Law serves as our 'example' but it is not our law, or our Govt.
Just as the Hebrew Law was specifically for the Hebrew, the Christian ideals are for the 'believer' only because 'we' are 'governed' by the Holy Spirit. Nothing in scripture implies we are to impose our 'laws' on the world around us.

It would be one thing if we want to setup a commune and establish our own theocracy (and we can see that this has been tryed, see Rome, Vatican, Amish, etc) but we cannot assume we will ever live in a community where 100% of everyone is a believer. And then you would have to assume every believer agrees and believes just as you or I do. And that all in your commune are trustworthy. So this is not possible till Jesus returns.

The founding fathers knew this, they write about this very problem, and so their solution was to secure a Govt that secured the freedom and liberty for self governing. The inevitable tyrannical big Govt should not have ultimate control over the rights of individual citizens and their independent states and communitys.

Well that 'was' the idea. Hence the original importance of our Constitution, that it was written to ensure the 'freedom' to self govern. The Construction is not so much a law but order, or an ideal. All laws take away freedoms - that is the freedom the believer has, we are not under the Law. Yet to form a more perfect society - we have to submit to an agreement of some sort in order to work together as a society, believers with non believers and all those in between.

Christian Anarchism doesn't advocate abolishing civil governments or the installation of a theocracy. A Christian Anarchist would reject the authority of any theocracy as much as they reject the authority of any secular civil government.

Christian Anarchists desire separation, to be left alone and to be as unentangled with any form of human government as much as possible to allow for self-governing community, family, and personal living. Of course, the Christian Anarchist would see to abide by or live by Christian principles as it relates to community, family, and personal living.

The Christian Anarchist is an "off the grid" kinda Christian.

 

[Christopher0121]

America has always been a free enterprise form of Capitalism - it was never socialism - that would be to change the basic framework of American and the exact thing our country formed together to oppose and prevent.

Hmmm...

Would the following be classified as socialism or a threat to this free market enterprise you're talking about?

• Corporate charters (licenses to exist) only granted for a limited time and can be revoked promptly for violating laws.
• Corporations can engage only in activities necessary to fulfill their chartered purpose.
• Corporations cannot not own stock in other corporations nor own any property that is not essential to fulfilling their chartered purpose.
• Corporations can be terminated if they exceed their authority or caused public harm.
• Owners and managers are responsible for criminal acts committed on the job.
• Corporations cannot make any political or charitable contributions nor spend money to influence law-making.

I ask this because the above laws represent the standard legal statutes governing corporations in early America. Those laws were not challenged until the mid 1800's when corporations hired attorneys to try to liberate them from these statutes. What followed was the grave error that has shaped the American landscape of unbridled corporate power today. After the SCOTUS ruling on Santa Clara County v. Southern Pacific Railroad, corporations used the Constitution to secure what is now know as "corporate personhood", meaning that corporations are given the very same rights as a natural born citizen... even though they are government chartered entities that only exist on paper. This allows corporations to through as much money into the political arena as they desire, buy politicians, craft legislation, and even make financial arrangements to help ensure that legislation that is in their favor passes. In short... corporations now actually run the nation. Not, "We the people".

 

[Christopher0121]

8 years Army here. My MOS was 91B10. I believe they reclassified it as 68W.

Nice to see fellow vets.

 

[RDKirk]

Democrats are now the party of big Govt and socialism, they deny it and yet here we have many Democratic voters, representatives and senators falling instep with ideas such as 'The New Green Deal' it is just blatant socialism, more govt take over of industry, more spending, and more taxes.
This is no surprise to conservatives - THIS is exactly why conservatives ended up voting for Trump. It is because they had no hope that 'neither' Dems or Republicans were going to do anything to stop the increasingly growing Govt waste, spending, regulations, and debt.
Instead, since party Democrat's won't admit to their socialism, they accuse all conservatives of racism... that is such freaking BS. Now that their Green deal' proves just what Conservatives have been warning of, the Democrats are embracing full Socialism.

America has always been a free enterprise form of Capitalism - it was never socialism - that would be to change the basic framework of American and the exact thing our country formed together to oppose and prevent.

Oppressive govt, high taxes, high debt - not only are these the antithesis to freedom, it leads directly to Communism and the end of freedom, and end of freedom of religion and speech altogether.
How can a Christian not see where Socialism goes??

Conservatives seem to think that in the new Guilded Age they'll all get to be robber barons.

 

[createdtoworship]

The American Solidarity party is the most Christian party. Neither major party is Christian, one is based on the belief that you can serve God and mammon, and that you don’t have to love your neighbor if he wasn’t born in the USA, while the other calls people bigots just because they believe the Bible.

If we voted for the solidarity party, Hillary for sure would have won, and america would be in shambles. We had to vote for the most moral person, who actually had the republican nomination. Because that is the strongest group available (as imperfect as they are), that would beat a truly evil person. I wish we lived in a day where we could simply vote for the most moral. I wanted rubio, or cruz myself. But after the republican nomination I knew Trump was all we had at that point.

 

[tulc]

If we voted for the solidarity part, Hillary for sure would have won, and america would be in shambles.

Oh yeah, imagine what would happen if a candidate won who lost the popular vote? that would be...uhmmm...huh...

We had to vote for the most moral person, who actually had the republican nomination.

, oh wait...you're serious?

Because that is the strongest group available (as imperfect as they are), that would beat a truly evil person.

Wow...still being serious?

I wish we lived in a day where we could simply vote for the most moral. I wanted rubio, or cruz myself. But after the republican nomination I knew Trump was all we had at that point.

You know, you could always have just voted for either of them, right? Instead, you chose to vote for the serial adulterer.
tulc(is just sayn')

 

[createdtoworship]

Republicans need abortion as a campaign issue. They talk a lot about it, but they never do anything of consequence. So I doubt it.

People working at the grass-roots level have done far more to stop abortions than all the politicians combined.

UNREAL: House Democrats are refusing to even consider a bill aimed at providing medical care to newborns who survive abortions. Republicans push legislation four times, each time rejected by democrats, and stalled. https://t.co/sWqxHZSm6q

 

[Shiloh Raven]

Oh yeah, imagine what would happen if a candidate won who lost the popular vote? that would be...uhmmm...huh...


, oh wait...you're serious?


Wow...still being serious?



You know, you could always have just voted for either of them, right? Instead, you chose to vote for the serial adulterer.
tulc(is just sayn')

These Christians voted for a serial adulterer after spending years condemning Bill Clinton for being a serial adulterer. They condemned him for his sexual scandals when he was still the President.

 

[brinny]

Which political party is more consistent with scriptural teaching?

What stands out glaringly is who defends the most helpless amongst us, and speaks out on their behalf, is the Republican party, which is in sync with what God Himself abhors, and that is the shedding of innocent blood.

 

[The Barbarian]

Which political party is more consistent with scriptural teaching?

What stands out glaringly is who defends the most helpless amongst us, and speaks out on their behalf, is the Republican party, which is in sync with what God Himself abhors, and that is the shedding of innocent blood.

And yet, when they controlled the WH and Congress, they did less than millions of ordinary Americans have done to save the unborn. Democrats are at least honest about it.

 

[brinny]

And yet, when they controlled the WH and Congress, they did less than millions of ordinary Americans have done to save the unborn. Democrats are at least honest about it.

i was responding to the OP and i cast my vote.

Your response changes none of that.

 

[Earth18]

I would have to go with neither. Both are worshipers of money.