>>True maturity is the understanding that we all are different and while we may all have different backgrounds, culture and religious traditions we all must repect this freedom and individuality.
Yes, absolutely. Private citizens are free to believe in anything they want, be it astrology, an allmighty god, flying pigs, whatever. However, I think that people who hold a public office should not promote those beliefs and assume that everyone shares them.
I certainly wouldn't want a president who made constant references to astrology, would you?
It's amazing how you could miss the fact that the correspondent lives in the US while so thoroughly analyzing this 'load of crap'.
He lives in Washington DC as a correspondant for a foreign media outlet and uses polls to back his points. I am in a much better position to make this evaluation. I don't believe in Jesus and I dislike Christian domination of politics (where it exists). However, I'm not dumb enough to imagine it being where it is not.
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And since the article is talking about how the US is more religious than the UK/Europe that makes him, by your own criteria, far more qualified to judge as he has lived at least in the UK, Brussels and the US.
The article is about how US politics are supposedly dominated by religion.
The first line of the article: Our correspondent gives a personal view on the importance of faith and religious belief in American life.
You can't make the article what it is not, sorry.
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Finally, you live in an area widely known as 'The Bible Belt' and yet when someone, quite correctly, claims that the US is more serious about religion than Europe you lose it and go off on a xenophobic/ignorant rant about how no-one can comment on the US but Americans? How does that make sense?
He can comment all he likes but I can also say he's full of crap (and he is). He can write 18 articles a day about how Christians are controlling everything in America, I'm not trying to stop him.
The author provides a window into the thinking of many in europe of Christian Americans. Sadly it demonstrates a lack of understanding. The tone of the story the author pens does not do much to advocate understanding but rather to ridicule.
The author provides a window into the thinking of many in europe of Christian Americans. Sadly it demonstrates a lack of understanding. The tone of the story the author pens does not do much to advocate understanding but rather to ridicule.
Again, this is not professional
Fellowship
Everyone across the world needs to work on understanding instead of ridicule. Those that insist that god should be in the pledge and our motto need to learn to work on understanding. Those that blow up abortion clinics need to work on understanding. American Christians aren't so damn innocent.
The article is about how US politics are supposedly dominated by religion.
The first line of the article: Our correspondent gives a personal view on the importance of faith and religious belief in American life.
You can't make the article what it is not, sorry.
That's funny because you're doing exactly that.
He talks about Tony Blair's strong faith, something that he only has to touch on as his audience already knows about it, and compares it with Bush's. Is he mocking Blair's faith too?
He talks about ordinary people including churchgoers in the UK and Brussels and compares them with American believers. Is he mocking the English churchgoers?
I've read articles by British journalists openly sneering at the Bush administration for being fundamentalists. This is not one of them.
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Yes, absolutely. Private citizens are free to believe in anything they want, be it astrology, an allmighty god, flying pigs, whatever. However, I think that people who hold a public office should not promote those beliefs and assume that everyone shares them.
I certainly wouldn't want a president who made constant references to astrology, would you?
Originally posted by stupider...likeafox
It's amazing how you could miss the fact that the correspondent lives in the US while so thoroughly analyzing this 'load of crap'.
He lives in Washington DC as a correspondant for a foreign media outlet and uses polls to back his points. I am in a much better position to make this evaluation. I don't believe in Jesus and I dislike Christian domination of politics (where it exists). However, I'm not dumb enough to imagine it being where it is not.
And since the article is talking about how the US is more religious than the UK/Europe that makes him, by your own criteria, far more qualified to judge as he has lived at least in the UK, Brussels and the US.
The article is about how US politics are supposedly dominated by religion.
The first line of the article: Our correspondent gives a personal view on the importance of faith and religious belief in American life.
You can't make the article what it is not, sorry.
Finally, you live in an area widely known as 'The Bible Belt' and yet when someone, quite correctly, claims that the US is more serious about religion than Europe you lose it and go off on a xenophobic/ignorant rant about how no-one can comment on the US but Americans? How does that make sense?
He can comment all he likes but I can also say he's full of crap (and he is). He can write 18 articles a day about how Christians are controlling everything in America, I'm not trying to stop him.
I'm just saying that he's dead wrong.
Again, this is not professional
Fellowship
Originally posted by FellowshipChurch iBook
The author provides a window into the thinking of many in europe of Christian Americans. Sadly it demonstrates a lack of understanding. The tone of the story the author pens does not do much to advocate understanding but rather to ridicule.
Again, this is not professional
Fellowship
Everyone across the world needs to work on understanding instead of ridicule. Those that insist that god should be in the pledge and our motto need to learn to work on understanding. Those that blow up abortion clinics need to work on understanding. American Christians aren't so damn innocent.
I along with many others take offense to his constant godifying and moralising.
What about the separation of church and state?
There is definately an issue in that area.
Originally posted by groverat
The article is about how US politics are supposedly dominated by religion.
The first line of the article: Our correspondent gives a personal view on the importance of faith and religious belief in American life.
You can't make the article what it is not, sorry.
That's funny because you're doing exactly that.
He talks about Tony Blair's strong faith, something that he only has to touch on as his audience already knows about it, and compares it with Bush's. Is he mocking Blair's faith too?
He talks about ordinary people including churchgoers in the UK and Brussels and compares them with American believers. Is he mocking the English churchgoers?
I've read articles by British journalists openly sneering at the Bush administration for being fundamentalists. This is not one of them.