Is This What We've Come To?

[bloop]

Seems more and more that way.

[adriftconscious]

I totally agree with you. Now, I'm not a democrat, and I'm not a republican. I'm 17, and turn 18 in June. When I register, I will register independent. However, the notion that some preachers perpetuate that you can only be a good Christian if you're a republican and vote that way is ridiculous. Now, it goes both ways, too. Remember, two Democratic presidential candidate in recent times have been ministers (Sharpton and Jackson) so neither side is innocent of this.
Really, the bumper stickers that I saw on the internet: God is not a Republican, OR a Democrat say it all, even if they're a little cliched now.

[bloop]

Yes.  And God is definitely not a poorly-spoken Texan President as this design suggests (it's a wonder he got into an ivy league school when you really think about it.  Sorry, but it is).

(btw, I know it isn't the intended purpose of the design, but the place where "Bush" is should be reserved for one and only one thing, if you must have a fish)

[Vlad!]

That is indeed highly disturbing.

[Wildcatblue7]

I'm going to register as a Republican when I turn eighteen, and that sticker is a little odd.

[Josh]

Putting Bush's name in the spot usually reserved for the name of Christ does indeed seem idolatrous.

And so closely aligning your religion with any fallen man-- especially someone as dishonest as a politician-- is asking for trouble.

[dgp11776]

I'm going to register as a Republican when I turn eighteen, and that sticker is a little odd.

I second that as a registed Republican.

[Brenden]

I didn't register as anything, just the ability to vote.

And that sticker is something I must use when I argue human stupidity.

[Aaron]

I registered to vote as an unaffiliated voter

[Brenden]

I registered to vote as an unaffiliated voter

Yeah, that was what I did. That's a better phrasing of it.

[Guest]

i've been proclaiming the ills of republichristianity for a long time now.

and that symbol is indeed disturbing and indicative of just how far off the mark of true Christianity republichristians are. they scare me.

i'll admit that i voted for Bush, but only because i found Kerry to be the bigger phony.

i'm hoping in the next election we'll separate the wheat from the chaff and that true Christians will wake up and re-pledge their allegiance to God and stop serving two masters: God & The Republican Party. seems i recall something about "render unto Caesar what is Caesar's and to God what is God's." to me that means only give Caesar what is your lawful obligation, and not an ounce more. yes, we should be exemplary citizens; but we should never drag a flawed earthly system into our heritage of true faith in God.

 

[Tom]

i've been proclaiming the ills of republichristianity for a long time now.

and that symbol is indeed disturbing and indicative of just how far off the mark of true Christianity republichristians are. they scare me.

i'll admit that i voted for Bush, but only because i found Kerry to be the bigger phony.

i'm hoping in the next election we'll separate the wheat from the chaff and that true Christians will wake up and re-pledge their allegiance to God and stop serving two masters: God & The Republican Party. seems i recall something about "render unto Caesar what is Caesar's and to God what is God's." to me that means only give Caesar what is your lawful obligation, and not an ounce more. yes, we should be exemplary citizens; but we should never drag a flawed earthly system into our heritage of true faith in God.

oops, that was me. forgot to log in.

[Silvah]

That's pretty wack sticker. I'm so over the evangelical christians and their bush-loving. I mean, I like the president, but they jsut take it waaaaaaaay overboard.

Sometimes I think I'll register democrat just to tick my parents off...

[standmanelsr]

My dad is a protestant pastor and openly Republican. He will never preach from the pulpit nor lecture any Bible study who to vote for or which party to support, BUT he will insist that one take his moral views to the polls - and let's face it, in recent years, due to the sad evolution of the Democratic party leadership, that often means to lean Republican (Of course there is plenty of moral Democrats and plenty of immoral Republicans). I personally think that the offensive and incorrect emblem is just poking fun at one who takes the right to vote as not only a citizen's obligation but a moral responsibility.

[danny316]

My dad is a protestant pastor and openly Republican. He will never preach from the pulpit nor lecture any Bible study who to vote for or which party to support, BUT he will insist that one take his moral views to the polls - and let's face it, in recent years, due to the sad evolution of the Democratic party leadership, that often means to lean Republican (Of course there is plenty of moral Democrats and plenty of immoral Republicans).

I hate to sound like Jim Wallis, but that's only if you pick a certain set of issues. Frankly, civil liberties, war, poverty, starvation, and other things the lefties are more concerned with strike me as most pressing moral issues.

Besides, I think the fact that such bumper stickers as the one mentioned in this thread even exist is a major moral issue. What could possibly be more immoral to a Christian than seeing their faith regularly turned into a cheap political propaganda device? Many of the party stances even run contrary to the bible (How does "Thou shalt not kill" end up being an excuse for war, less gun control, and the death penalty? If we weren't trying to explain the bible away to fit pre-existing views, we'd end up with a very different face of Christianity in America today).

I'm all for ribbing democratic leadership though. What were they thinking when they put Dean in charge? Yeesh. The last thing they need is an idiot who can compete with Bush in the dumb-soundbyte category.  

[starhawk]

I received a few emails from Christian sites before last year's election that stated that not voting is a sin, and voting for Kerry is a bigger sin.  I couldn't believe it.  It was the first election I could actually get involved in finally being old enough, but the pressure I received from some people and sources was pretty amazing.