5 faith facts about Doug Jones: Quiet Christian

[guillaumeb]

From the article:

1. “I am a Christian.”
2. He’s Methodist.
3. Jones’ most famous case involved a notorious attack on a church.

To read the article:

http://religionnews.com/2017/12/12/5-faith-facts-about-doug-moore-quiet-christian/

[Cuthbert Allgood]

1. Who gives a shit about his religion?

Really. He is a politician. Can we PLEASE--at least on a liberal website--keep religion out of government/ PLEASE?

[trotsky]

2. This is where some liberal Christians show they have a lot in common...

with their conservative brethren. It's more important to promote their religion than it is the policies.

[guillaumeb]

3. Why did you not point out that this is the Religion group?

To help CA I mean.

[trotsky]

5. Because that's not the point.

That you had to promote his religion at all is the problem. Not that you did it in the Religion group.

Do keep up, gilly.

[guillaumeb]

6. Once again you exhibit the double standard.

Thank you for your consistency.

[trotsky]

7. Um, sure.

Whatever you say, gil.

[guillaumeb]

4. Note: this is actually the Religion group.

Perhaps you would prefer General Discussion or another group?

[MineralMan]

8. What is the relevance of that?

I mean, why should anyone care. Most politicians are putative Christians. Most can name a denomination they belong to. It's difficult to get elected if you are unchurched, frankly.

So, pretty much any politician, Democratic or Republican will have that characteristic. Why does that matter?

Democrats are most likely members of some mainline denomination. Republicans are more likely to be members of some fundamentalist type of church.

Of course, there are a few Jewish politicians, along with a few Muslims. There are also a few who are atheists or just don't belong to any church at all, but those are rare, as well.

So, why is Doug Jones' religious affiliation of interest, even in the Religion Group on DU?

[guillaumeb]

9. Well, considering that this is the Religion group,

and considering that Doug Jones identifies as a Christian,

and considering the enormous quantity of posts in this group that attempt to frame religion as an enormous problem,

I felt that a full description of this fairly progressive Alabama politician could include the fact that he is a Christian.

You may disagree, of course, and I respect that right.

[MineralMan]

10. That doesn't answer my question, though.

What is the relevance of his being a Christian in a field where almost everyone is a Christian?

It's just a point of information that tells us nothing about him, really, that distinguishes him from every other politician.

See if you can name elected officials who have no religious affiliations. I'll bet you can't name more than one or two. Having a religious affiliation is a requirement for running for office almost everywhere in the USA.

I don't care if Doug Jones is a Methodist, Presbyterian, Episcopalian or anything else. It's irrelevant. Tell me what his political positions are on issues. That's relevant.

I have no problem with your posting that he's a Christian in the Religion Group. I just don't see any way that it matters.

[trotsky]

11. DOUBLE STANDARD!! DOUBLE STANDARD!!

Oh, sorry, just predicting a response you might get.

[MineralMan]

12. :shrug:

[guillaumeb]

13. If it matters to some here, that is reason enough.

And the fact that there are other groups here dealing with religion shows that DU members do feel that it is important.