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Douglas Carpenter (18,785 posts) http://www.democraticunderground.com/10025649758Should religious people whether Christian, Muslim, Jewish or whatever be welcome in the DemocraticLast edited Fri Oct 10, 2014, 09:10 PM - Edit history (1)Party and the progressive movement? 117 votes, 3 passes | Time left: Unlimited 9 (8%) ---No, sky fairy worshippers an impediment to progress - we don't need them and we don't want them. 2 (2%)---Christian and Jewish believers should be welcomed - but Islam is so reactionary and illiberal - they have no place in the Democratic Party or the progressive movement. 88 (75%)---Religious believers whether Christian, Muslim, Jewish or whatever should be welcomed in the Democratic Party and the progressive movement. 18 (15%)---I could really enjoy right now some hard bread or crackers served with a puree made from artichoke hearts and fresh crab meat. 3 DU members did not wish to select any of the options provided.
surrealAmerican (8,958 posts) 1. odd questionThere has never been a time when they weren't, and there is no risk of such a time coming to pass in the foreseeable future. In fact they were always made to feel far more welcome than atheists.
Douglas Carpenter (18,785 posts) 4. perhaps some place, but not always here on DU
Mariana (3,343 posts) 37. DU is not the Democratic Party nor is it the progressive movement. What happens here on DU isn't relevant to the question in the poll.
Response to Douglas Carpenter (Original post)Fri Oct 10, 2014, 08:02 PM JI7 (48,504 posts) 6. depends on what their views are, if they are opposed to teaching evolution like most republicans are and ISIS, i would not care to appeal to those views .
LawDeeDah (332 posts) 28. If an athiest government is best, which it is. Athieism is best for all.
bobclark86 (1,076 posts) 17. Ugh... are you high, or just stupid? That's the dumbest poll I've ever seen. You do know about 2 percent of the US is atheist, with another 16 percent are non-religious, right? If not, Google it. Good job trying to alienate more than 80 percent of the population. I'd love to see what 18 percent can accomplish at the polls.
Oktober (235 posts) 19. 2‰ admit their atheism... Common sense would suggest the numbers are higher...... As the religious whackadoodles have gone out of their way to make folks uncomfortable with open atheism. Don't believe me? Imagine what would happen if a presidential candidate dropped that bomb on either side of the parties...
jen63 (250 posts) 66. Yeah, the fundies on the right make the more liberal religions look bad. Most Protestant and Catholic churches are more into social justice. I was raised in a Methodist church and most sermons were about WWJD, not the old testament that the fundies run on about. They didn't force creationism on us and I don't remember ever being taught that evolution was "bad." Science and the Bible weren't mutually exclusive. I've become more agnostic as I get older, my 20 year old son just converted to Catholicism and he definitely leans to the left, as most of his cohort do.
Generic Other (22,190 posts) 25. This sounds offensive to me Much like if you asked whether people of color were welcome.
sarisataka (4,102 posts) 39. Prehaps the question should be is a person progressive if they are intolerant of those who have different beliefs. It is one thing if a person is a fundamental Christian, Muslim or Atheist who is trying to force their belief system down everyone's throat but an entirely different if a person is respectful of others and can compromise, not forcing their own beliefs as the basis of all policy. For example, a Christian can be morally opposed to abortion but be pro-choice in law knowing the majority do not have such opposition. The Christian will then make their own choice based on belief, allowing others to choose as they believe. Unfortunately very many of all beliefs think they own the One True Moral Compass that all should follow...
Lars39 (19,134 posts) 46. Depends....Are they working to ensure equality for everyone? Or are they working to relegate women, gay people, the non-religious, etc to second class citizens? <--- You mean Muslims?Do they believe that government and public spaces should be secular, ie neutral so that everyone is on an equal footing? Or are they trying to replace our government with a theocracy? <--- You mean Muslims?Are they working towards improving and creating programs that help everyone in the country? Or are they trying to gut what social netting is left so that their pet faith-based charity can proselytize and decide who gets the services?
Booing God at the last Democrat convention revealed all the welcome the liberals have in store.
Fri Oct 10, 2014, 07:52 PMStar Member Douglas Carpenter (18,785 posts) Should religious people whether Christian, Muslim, Jewish or whatever be welcome in the DemocraticParty and the progressive movement?
The democrat party will welcome religious people as long as they are hypocrites like Stretch Pelosi and Ted the swimmer Kennedy, who have both claimed to be practicing Catholics.
Harry 'the pederast" Reid claims to be Mormon, I believe.
