<p>catera, I had a similar experience, but with Catholicism. We couldn’t even step foot in a Baptist church for a wedding! The term ‘Protestant’ was deemed ugly. All Christian churches outside of the Catholic church were called ‘Protestant’ and that was the ultimate insult. And the non-Christian (Buddhist, etc) were all lumped in under ‘pagan’ as though they were Godless, immoral, lu****l, sinful creatures destined for ‘hell.’</p>
<p>All very amusing, now, that people actually believe that crap.</p>
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<p>I don’t believe that for an instant. His remark about Jesus and the ‘devil’ seemed very calculated. He knew exactly what he was doing.</p>
<p>I think growing up in that close minded, conservative environment made me the bleeding heart liberal that I am today. I think my mother secretly thinks there was a mixup in the hospital and she came home with the little socialist.</p>
<p>leal - you’re probably right. He knows better, but the audience to which he is playing does not.</p>
<p>Cartera, Catholics (as per vatican council) DO NOT worship Mary, thank you.</p>
<p>Yeah, exactly.</p>
<p>Funny, I’ve always considered myself quite the liberal, too.</p>
<p>I really like this site:</p>
<p>[Jesus</a> Is A Liberal - Home Page](<a href=“http://www.jesusisaliberal.org/]Jesus”>http://www.jesusisaliberal.org/)</p>
<p>Did you see how they all squirmed when they got asked ‘would Jesus start a war?’ and huckabee made some flippant joke to distract everyone away from the fact that he promotes starting WWIII to orchestrate the return of Jesus.</p>
<p>Would Jesus start a war to bring about the return of Jesus???</p>
<p>My brother’s a Mormon and he believes all that biblical prophecy stuff too and he thinks events MUST unfold a certain way…I think Romeny & Huckabee are pretty much interchangeable in that respect…though Huckabee is more blatant about it, at least among his own.</p>
<p>lealdragon, I am very sorry that that was your experience in the Catholic Church. (unfortunately, yet unsurpriseingly for a church of its size) there is much old-school-radicalism… I was brought up with a ver “Vatican II” picture of my Catholisim. Hopefully, the positive changes continue.</p>
<p>tdanielle: Of course Catholics don’t worship Mary. (I grew up Catholic.) But the new evangelicals are fond of saying they do, in a justification for their claim that they’re really not Christian.</p>
<p>“he promotes starting WWIII to orchestrate the return of Jesus”
Wait, what?!
Haha, I believe it.</p>
<p>Haha, ya I read that afterward… I get told I worship mary all the time.
Hehe, usually my reponse is “Oh, really?”</p>
<p>Not that Id try to explain the feast day of the virgin of guadelupe to the baptists on the play ground, lol</p>
<p>“he promotes starting WWIII to orchestrate the return of Jesus”
I must have missed that, leal. Got a link? </p>
<p>Is that going to be a party plank for the GOP’s this year?</p>
<p>[Scoop:</a> Michael Collins: Mike Huckabee - Minister of Death](<a href=“http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0712/S00059.htm]Scoop:”>Michael Collins: Mike Huckabee - Minister of Death | Scoop News)</p>
<p>Scroll down to the part about hagee…then do some research on hagee…yeah he is promoting STARTING war to bring about Armageddon, basically.</p>
<p>nasty vile violent stuff…in the guise of ‘Christianity.’</p>
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<p>Hopefully they won’t fall for it AGAIN.</p>
<p>tdanielle: I have recovered from the negative aspects of being raised by a fire-and-brimstone tyrant psychologically messed-up dad. I now am able to recognize the good and the beauty in the Catholic church. So no hard feelings. I just no longer resonate with organized religion of any sort. But I respect others who find spiritual growth in whatever religion they choose. I’m glad to hear that the Catholic church has grown out of its former strictures. I’ll take Catholicism any day over some of the newer, more radical and more judgmental forms of ‘Christianity.’</p>
<p>Amen to that. Just as bad as the vile violent stuff that is passed off as Muslim. People just love using religion to kill people. You dont really have to explain yourself other than “God told me too”. (ie Jim Jones).</p>
<p>Agreed. To varying degrees, but the essence is the same.</p>
<p>Aww, thats so awesome. I have a friend whose Mommy was once Catholic and decided that it was all heresy and wont let her apply to Colleges I applied too becaus eof their Catholicness (Thank God her MOm got to know and like me before finding out I was Catholic). They are evangelist now and I have heard that her Mom prays for my soul (which Im down with, one can use all the good thoughts they can get)</p>
<p>I find it really amusing…with all the true evil in the world, they are worried about other good people who happen to follow a different religion??</p>
<p>(gotta go…nite nite)</p>
<p>Welcome to non denominatioal school. Lol, also I am foolish to spend my time at the Homeless shelter where I volunteer (boardering on Calvinism, I do believe)</p>
<p>why bother if you’re going to ‘hell’ anyway…like most of the human race! <chuckle></chuckle></p>