Why is it only Fundamentalist Republicans are allowed to declare who is a Christian or not?

[rustydog]

Who in Gawd's green Earth died and left that awesome responsibility to Ricky "man on dog" Sanitarium?

[HillWilliam]

1. Or Franklin Graham for that matter

if there's a bigger bunch of crooks on earth than the Grahams, I've yet to hear of them.

[roguevalley]

12. because no one else has kicked them in the balls yet

[cherokeeprogressive]

14. I think it's cool that President Obama prayed with his Daddy, Billy.

Yes I do.

[mucifer]

2. Not true. I declare that I'm not Christian. I'm Jewish!

[jberryhill]

3. It's like one of their clubs

You don't get in without references

[Curmudgeoness]

4. The more self-righteous you are, the more

that you believe you are right. I wish I believed there was a god, so I could know they were all going to be surprised to find themselves in hell for their actions.

[frogmarch]

5. Santorum thinks he's The Decider.

If he and his fellow republicans had their way, the old colonial American religious heresy laws would be brought back, and... well, it's just too awful to contemplate.

[Boojatta]

6. They're the only ones who

fully understand Robert Ludlum's novels. They know that some believers are working so deep under cover that even they don't know what they believe.

George Herbert Walker Bush (a Republican) used to be the Director of the CIA, the organization that employed amnesiac super-agent Jason Bourne. Bourne was working for the CIA without even knowing it. Lots of people could be working for mosques without knowing it. The only people who know for sure are the people who have access to the CIA's files.

To people who understand how deluded the general public is, and how much information the government has, there's nothing surprising about any of this. For example, author James Baldwin wrote a book that he thought was entitled Go Tell It on the Mountain. What did he know? According to the FBI's files, the title of the novel was actually Go Tell It to the Mountains.*

*Source:
page 173 of Talking at the Gates, A Life of James Baldwin
by James Campbell

[mick063]

7. They are not

They are only aware of the universe that resides in their head. In this universe, FOX News is the real "creator".

They are in for a big shock when they realize that not only are there multiple universes, but the are some universes much larger than theirs.

Translation: They will ultimately lose big with such "vision".

They are not mainstream. Hence, they are not "allowed" to declare who is "Christian."

[Mumble]

8. All Christians should carry a sign where ever they go...

...so they can recognize each other.

SIGN:
"I AM A CHRISTIAN."

[Tabasco_Dave]

13. They do

It's called a Jesus fish bumper sticker.

[Major Nikon]

9. Because you're not going to get a provocative answer from a moderate Christian

If you're the media and looking for a provocative answer to a stupid fucking question, just ask a religious bigot like Franklin Graham and you're guaranteed to get one.

[murielm99]

10. Because moderate and liberal Christians know better

than to think that is their call. They know that they do not get to pass judgement.

[Ecumenist]

11. amen, MurielM99!