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September 7th, 2009
When it’s the left that promotes social institutions such as welfare, education, and affordable healthcare. whereas the right seems to focus more energy on letting people keep the money that they make.
And yes, I know that not all christians are right wing. But anyone who hasn’t heard the term christian/religious right before shouldn’t be answering this question.
I think it is basically because of human life issues. Abortion, euthanaia, stem cell research, and also working for yourself are all things the right stands for. And so do Christians. If they have to choose between education or protecting the unborn, they vote for the candidate that protects life.
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September 7th, 2009
Well, it’s part of the religion. A lot of Christians feel entitled to things: Heaven, for example. Why shouldn’t they feel entitled to other things, like money?
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September 7th, 2009
They have to find their imaginary gods in real persons. Since someone of no special talent being born rich and able to rule others for no reason could be interpreted as only justified because of God’s will, which can’t be questioned, natural they become right-wing, or slaves to the status quo.
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September 8th, 2009
I think it is basically because of human life issues. Abortion, euthanaia, stem cell research, and also working for yourself are all things the right stands for. And so do Christians. If they have to choose between education or protecting the unborn, they vote for the candidate that protects life.
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September 8th, 2009
Actually it’s just the opposite of the first answer. Christians have an overwhelming sense of personal responsibility. The right wing tends to cater more to that than the welfare hippies on the left.
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September 8th, 2009
I think the right wing Christians are just more vocal. 10 people screaming are a lot more attention-getting than 100 people just standing there.
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September 8th, 2009
Being self righteous seems to be a facet of the right wing. Having the only answer, being dogmatic are all character traits of right wing demigods.
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September 8th, 2009
because conservatives tend to like rules (therefore probably doctrine) whereas liberals tend to say (more of the time) "do whatever you like. whatever you feel is right."
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September 8th, 2009
Because the left has proven openly hostile to Christian sentiment.
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September 8th, 2009
Conservativism is about maintining the status quo…usually. Since Christianity is currently prosperous and strong, it stands to reason that many Christians will gravitate towards the conservative perspective.
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September 8th, 2009
it’s funny you should ask this. I read yesterday that televengelists got people to think this way. Looking at this answer, it looks ridiculous, but it made sense when it was all explained.
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Tony Campolo "20 Hot Potatoes Christians Are Afraid to Touch" (not the greatest book, but this part made sense. He is left wing, btw)
September 8th, 2009
I think it is because liberal churches tend to suffer more membership erosion.
An unhappy liberal Christian is more likely to simply stop going to church when church authorities upset him/her. A conservative sublimates the anger and turns it against outsiders.
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September 8th, 2009
Because the left naturally oposes anything moral or has a screwed up version of it.
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September 8th, 2009
Because right-wing conservatives hold similar ideals to that of the bible, family, hetero relationships, etc… Liberals tend to be more open minded, and accepting of things like abortion, gay rights, etc.
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September 8th, 2009
Know your God first…….God is prime element which is converted into cretion.In other word in the sky of infinity this infinitely existing one is called god,who is associated with all visible and invisible.God is an existence . we are part of it .Like a molecule in a stone.The molecule of infinity as a whole is called a stone.Likewise a small existence of god in every molecule is a prime truth. Effect of creation is called nature and being self processed.The procedure of processing is nature which is created by effect of creation. Now god is an existence and every part of god is managed by automatic system of nature .We are being managed by nature which is called “shakti”(almighty )and whole existece is called “shiva” .Respectively territorial parts of nature are called bhagwan\ deities.The prime soul of whole existing is “Ishwar”,which at present is in salvation position .Ishwar was and will be almighty at the time of starting conversion of element into creation and end of creation(kayamat). Then after he will be new creator of new creation .It is endless process and continuous process.Molecules of creation are being transformed into “Atma”by it”s nature.At present nature is almighty .All molecules of creation are self managed and effected (controlled) by automatic system of nature.Nature is effect of co-existence of molecules.Now we are under control of territorial bhagwans\deities(Teritorial nature).keeping in view to above facts it is clear that at present god is an existence and being self processed by it”s nature.
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September 8th, 2009
Because they’re stupid, contradictory, ignorant, uneducated, and primitive. Even in today’s modern world they are primitive; They are desperate and have nothing better to rely on than religion.
They just can’t accept the fact that one day they will die. They believe themselves to be superior and need to find a way to survive forever–Heaven is their foolish, unrealistic way.
Christians are morons, let’s just leave it at that.
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September 8th, 2009
Christians are often the most bigoted, closed-minded, unfair, judgmental, unloving, hostile self-righteous people I’ve ever met. They are quick to dump on anything that they’re not used to being brainwashed on! They are soooo worried about gay people being around their children, when it’s the chistians who are teaching kids the damaging things. …Believing in your bible is one thing, but you shouldn’t impose it on the world. It drives people apart and it doesn’t work well when we should all be trying to love and accept one another without judgment or opinions. Why can’t christians live and let live? Gays can do it!
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September 8th, 2009
Because we are guided by our morals. And for the record, I don’t have money. Not all Republicans are rich. Social institutions are all well and good, but I’ll never go against my values to placate society.
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September 8th, 2009
You are right, they make up the Bush administration. It should be called Bush’s Ministers. Lol. Anyway, they are the ones that are passionate and vote, that is why things are the way they are. The Left wing is mostly atheist and democrats, strangely enough, the Republicans are suppose to be for increasing the budget and not federal funding on programs, yet they have been the biggest spenders out of all the parties. War, going to Mars? How is that saving money? Bush funds Churches and abstance only programs, totally inaffective also, and he lies about it too. God is on the right wing, but on the wrong side in reality. Extreme left wings aren’t much better, well, yes they are. Still, I hope this whole plane of polictics would fall and crash already.
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September 8th, 2009
Christians do fall in all classifications, as you indicated, but yes favor the right (conservative) side more. The reasons are varied but a lot of it has to do with the more vocal left Representatives that tend to be more outspoken against Christianity and seem Godless and to support more Anti-christian positions. Therefore Christians tend to back whom they perceive to be more understanding of their Faith and positions with regards to moral issues. Naturally there are some very moral and Christian people on the Left side of politics but by and large the Left seems, and is perceived more, to be anti-christian. Just my perception and opinion.
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September 8th, 2009
We fish from the right side of our boat!
Don’t care what xhristians do!
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