Because the Democratic Party tent is wide, there's, of course, a wealth of commentary this morning from all different angles about the opening night of the DNC. But one theme seems to tie much of the commentary together: as Brian Beutler notes, it's th...
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to JustRosy last edited by
@JustRosy Absolutely!
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to Americanist4U last edited by
@Americanist4u I agree. The speech showcased something that is a powerful, rich gift to American culture at large, the rhetoric of the Black church as they engage the public square on behalf of justice and compassion. We saw this on full display with Martin Luther King. It's on display with William J. Barber. And people like Raphael Warnock exemplify the best of this tradition, too — which is sadly overlooked when we decide to turn our eyes away from matters of racial justice and inclusion.
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to EarthMomma last edited by
@LaNaehForaday I'm going to give Biden credit for following faithfully the best path of his religious tradition, something that, to my view, clearly grounds him and shapes his strong moral outlook. I understand that some people want to attack religion for a variety of reasons, and there are on full display applications of religion all around us that are toxic. But other applications are on display out there, too, as Raphael Warnock has just reminded us.
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
@LaNaehForaday I think the attacks by some Democrats and leftists on the authentic religious faith of folks like Biden and Warnock and many others are really sad, self-defeating, an attack on the solidarity progressive people sorely need to turn back the tide of fascism.
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EarthMommareplied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
@wdlindsy
Churches being directly involved in politics make churches a joke. You cant fault people, specifically younger people, from seeing the joke that the church has become. If the church wanted to remain holier than thou, they should have remained holier than thou.
They did not.
Of course the few ruined it for the vast majority, but when you have LITERALLY, the biggest church of all time, the Catholics, coming out on a purely regular basis with how their priests are pedophiles and have been for centauries--------and they do NOTHING about it, fuck them.Churches and religion have a huge INTERANAL problem but they want to help you become more holy? As a child, you have a huge possibility of coming out of that arrangement raped.
Until churches fix their own internal SINS, they should not be attempting to help others become sin free.
Yes, some of this utter bullshit is good at keeping people in control in society by making them feel guilty for doing things that are bad.
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to EarthMomma last edited by
@LaNaehForaday Neither Biden nor Warnock is directly involving churches in politics. Taht's what the Republicans want to do with their Christian nationalist agenda, and Biden and Warnock are opposing them — as, I'd note, people of faith motivated by a faith that runs directly counter to Christian nationalism. I think it's tragic and really dumb for some of us on the left to imagine we have the right to slander and slam and pick at these allies rather than welcoming them and their contributions.
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Americanist4Ureplied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
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..and after this national cleansing speech, we had the ones last night, most notably by Barak Obama and wife-I pray people are listening, really listening. -
William Lindsey :toad:replied to Americanist4U last edited by
@Americanist4u I pray so, too.
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Georg Tuparevreplied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
The same is in The Netherlands. One cannot claim Netherlands is not democratic... at least compared to US.
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to Georg Tuparev last edited by
@tuparev @inthehands Democracy is a yet-to-be-realized ideal in many places, isn't it — and perhaps notably in the US.