Can someone please explain to me the war on religion that Dems are waging?

[jillan]

Last edited Sat Feb 4, 2012, 07:20 PM - Edit history (1)

I scratch my head and say wtf everytime I hear this talking point.

Are there any examples? Is it because there will be a public outcry when there are religious displays on public property because that is against the first amendment?

I really don't understand this talking point especially when it comes to President Obama's war on religion?
I haven't seen this from him or heard his say anything derogatory about religion.

The only person I can think of that has a war on religion is Bill Maher, and he is proud to own it.

Please enlighten me on what the rw wackos are talking about! As usual, I have no clue when it comes to rw talking points

edit for typo - I have become one big typo

[appleannie1]

1. There is no war on religion, just on bigotry.

[whistler162]

12. So there are some who are at war with themselves!

[JoePhilly]

2. When you don't believe exactly what they want you to believe ... YOU have attacked THEM!!

In their minds, that's how it works.

[SomethingFishy]

5. Wow.. that reminds me of something else..

but I can't quite put my finger on it...

[justiceischeap]

3. People are questioning their biblical statements, which puts them on the defensive

because they haven't actually read the bible. 'Cause if they had read the bible, they wouldn't act the way they act. So, yeah, they don't like it being pointed out to them that they aren't actually following scripture. Hence, the war on religion.

[jillan]

8. Seriously - it is liberals that should be saying that the repugs have a war on religion.

They are the ones that have thrown away scripture for capitalism!

[jwirr]

9. Bingo.

[Skittles]

4. so-called "faith" is VERY easily threatened

if you're not swooning over religious nonsense you are attacking religion

[whathehell]

17. On DU at least,

so is so called "atheism".

[Skittles]

19. naw

not even CLOSE in comparison

[whathehell]

20. On this board

I'd say it's QUITE close, but being uninterested, at this point,

in starting a flame fest, I'll leave it there

[Angry Dragon]

6. I guess their god isn't as powerful as they think he/she is

[southernyankeebelle]

7. It's the victim card they are always playing. They want to claim Jesus. We don't have family

family values. Yet they speak it but don't walk it. They will forgive their sinners for the same things that democrat sinners do. They are jut phonies. That is why you are seeing people moving away from organized religion. They still believe in god but they are fed up with the shit from the right.

[MADem]

10. The Catholic church is angry because they are being told they must comply with the law in providing

medical care and services. Google can fill you in.

[TBF]

11. I'm not waging war on them, in fact I'm more concerned with taking back Christianity

and getting it out of their grubby little hands.

Here is a website, not my own, that I absolutely love: http://www.thechristianleft.org/

[CBHagman]

13. There's been some rather heated rhetoric about contraception coverage in the Affordable Care Act.

Here's the story:

http://www.startribune.com/local/138538089.html

The new regulations were announced last month by the Department of Health and Human Services as part of an effort to guarantee that women receive free "preventive" healthcare services, including cervical cancer screening, breast pumps — and contraception. They require employers to include those services in their employee health insurance plans by August.

Religious institutions can qualify for an exemption if the services violate their beliefs, but not if they employ large numbers of people who do not share those beliefs. Thus, a Catholic hospital or university that employs largely non-Catholic workers must provide free contraception in its employees' health insurance, even though birth control violates Catholic doctrine.

The announcement of the rule change provoked outrage from evangelical Christians, Orthodox Jews and other religious denominations. No voice was louder than that of the Catholic bishops, whose president, Cardinal-designate Timothy Dolan of New York, called the rules "un-American" and a "violation of conscience."

Full disclosure: I'm a Catholic, the powers that be in my diocese are making a huge stink about this, and I feel betrayed because they only summon their moral outrage selectively -- to oppose gay marriage and abortion, for instance, but not to advocate for, say, universal health care, though the Catholic Church's position is that health care is a right, not a privilege.

[jillan]

16. I will never understand why birth control is a no-no, but a man who leaves 2 of his wives while they

are ill is fine.

I just don't understand their values!!!!

[immoderate]

14. It's a lie that works.

--imm

[brewens]

15. If you try and stop someone from forcing their religious beliefs on you, they are being persecuted.

I wish I was being sarcastic. Christians LOVE to be persecuted! It keeps them all fired up and gives them a boogieman to fight.

[renie408]

23. Bingo.

[Marnie]

18. Can you prove that the Democrats are actually making you not believe in what or who ever you believe

in?

If you can't than your premise is a load of crap.

[B Calm]

21. It's just another made up WEDGE ISSUE

the cons came up with to get the uninformed dumb asses to vote for the 1%.

[Zalatix]

26. Bingo. When Christian liberals finally flex their muscle and show their numbers

it'll be the end times for GOP dominance.

There are more Christian liberals than anyone really realizes.

[dimbear]

22. The worst offense is President Obama giving a passing nod to a tiny splinter sect, Islam.

Imagine giving some respect to a little group which has only 2/3 the number of members a real religion like Christianity has.



Let's don't get started on any others.

[baldguy]

24. "At prayer breakfast, Obama says Christian faith guides his policies"

http://www.democraticunderground.com/101442318

Do you think Obama is lying?

[underpants]

25. They (we) aren't. Playing victim AND claiming victory is the right's playbook

Fox News cries about the mainstream media and then tells their viewers that they are NUMBER 1!!! in the next commercial.

[GoneOffShore]

27. What are you talking about?

People of conscience are opposing the move to turn this country into a theocracy.

There is no "War On Religion".