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[hectorberlioz]

Originally Posted by Insidious Rex

I think the catholic church SHOULD declare pollution and crass capitalism at the expense of the poor sins. Would make them more consistent with their doctrine...

Its nice to actually see religious people in THIS country finally diverging from the closed minded inconsistent selective view of Christianity as right wing radicalism. Despite what weve been brain washed to believe for the past 25 years, Christianity is NOT = to the Republican party and Christian values are NOT = to the republican political platform. And I guess we are finally seeing the schism between the so called "religious right" and the religiously conscious in this country. The religious community is finally no longer being defined as a monolithic entity focused on just a few issues.

Yes Christians SHOULD care about the environment. Yes Christians SHOULD take global warming seriously and not write it off from the start simply for purely political reasons. Yes Christians SHOULD care about the fate of the poor and the neglected and the needy and not simply scream about gay marriage and abortion and turn around and support tax breaks for the rich and cut backs in care programs for those in need. Yes Christians SHOULD voice concern about wars and foreign activity that certainly don’t jive with Christian ideology. Lets hope this phenomenon continues to grow…

For someone who doesn't believe in Christianity, you sure have high standards for us.

I can agree with most (certainly not all, or even the way you phrase it) of that...especially the part about religion not being owned by the Republican Party. There's a book by E.J. Dionne on this subject, and he's doing an eight part interview with Hugh Hewitt. Dionne is a religious lefty, and he wrote a book called "Souled Out: Reclaiming Relgion After The Religious Right. You can listen to each installment every Thursday: http://ksky.townhall.com/