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Shellfishisasin

Do extreme republican conservatives ever find their own agendas contradicting with the bible?

Such as the fact that they refuse universal healthcare because they feel like it should be their choice not to help others (or actually themselves in the long run), when in the bible it preaches about giving to the poor? Please, I know that the bible is filled with BS already. I KNOW THIS ALREADY. I am talking in terms of a hypothetical "let's take all the BS out of the bible-- more than 50% of it -- and leave the good stuff." I also could care less on your economic views. Whether or not universal healthcare is a good thing is not important.

So do you think they ever realize that by not wanting to pay taxes to help the general good, they are contradicting the teachings of helping the general good in the bible? Has there ever been any incidents where something similar has been brought up? How can a group who promotes such self-interest, can also contradict their "magic teacher's" preachings?

Posted Feb 15, 2011, 5:39 AM UTC

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I think they just rearrange reality and history while ignoring or emphasizing whichever parts of the Bible suit them at that time.

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Everyone picks and chooses what they want. The fact that they are republican doesn't change that.

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r/politics is that-a-way

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ChicagoPat•

You're giving them way to much credit for introspection. They believe it, therefore its in the Bible. If it's not in the Bible, you're not reading the right passage in the right way, etc.

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skylane•

I can only speak from my experience with the unfortunately large number of them I have interacted with...

No, simply because most of them have not read the bible and only been taught about the bible. Because they have trained and brainwashed not with any form of true Christianity, but instead with some form of bigotry and political rhetoric from the mouth of a 'preacher' and hidden behind the name of the bible.

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wonderfuldog•

Do you mean like "Would a rational person notice that they're contradicting themselves", or "Would a right-winger or conservative Christian notice"?

'Cause "Yes" to the first question and "No" to the second.

How can a group who promotes such self-interest, can also contradict their "magic teacher's" preachings?

"God loves me and thinks that I should get whatever I want. I want X. Therefore, it's the government's responsibility to see to it that I get X."

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paraedolia•

of course not. They've never read the bible or the constitution for that matter.

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ButthurtMuslim•

curious.... how many "extreme" republican conservatives lurk the atheist subreddit? And how many of the atheist ones that do contradict the bible?

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jablair51Ignostic•

No matter what, God always ends up believing the exact same thing as his followers. It's like magic.

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