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Jefferson City, Mo. » A Republican congressman from Missouri is catching flak from some liberal religious leaders for saying last week that “at the heart of liberalism really is a hatred for God.”
U.S. Rep. Todd Akin made the comments during a radio interview Friday with Tony Perkins, president of the Washington-based Family Research Council.
Perkins asked Akin why he thought NBC cut the words “under God” from a pre-taped clip of the Pledge of Allegiance that aired during NBC’s coverage of the U.S. Open.
“Well, I think NBC has a long record of being very liberal,” Akin said, “and at the heart of liberalism really is a hatred for God and a belief that government should replace God.”
Akin went on to say that the move was part of “a systematic effort to try to separate our faith and God, which is a source in our belief in individual liberties, from our country. And when you do that, you tear the heart out of our country.”
The comments made their way around the Internet, and the Rev. Krista Taves, of Emerson Unitarian Universalist Chapel, in Ellisville, Mo., said Akin’s comment “shows how very little he knows about liberals, and how very little he knows about God.”
“I’m a liberal because I love God and all God’s creation,” said Taves, whose church is in Akin’s district. “I value equality, fairness and compassionate justice because my faith informs my politics.”
Rabbi Jim Bennett, of Congregation Shaare Emeth, in St. Louis, which is just outside Akin’s district, said he was “deeply disturbed” by the congressman’s statement, which he characterized as a “grotesque politicized attack.”
Akin spokesman Steve Taylor said the point his boss was trying to make was that conservatives believe rights are granted by God, and it is the responsibility of government to aid in protecting them.
“Liberals believe rights are granted by government,” he said. “Congressman Akin believes those two concepts define the basic debate between the two ideologies.”
Akin’s comments were off the cuff, Taylor said, and with more time to articulate his point he could have “provided a more artful answer.” [/quote]
Source: [URL]http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/politics/52100139-90/god-akin-congressman-faith.html.csp[/URL]
Missouri please stop making the south look bad
I don't 'hate' god, I just don't give a 'flying fuck' about him. What I don't believe in, isn't my business.
it's hard to hate something we don't believe in now innit
[QUOTE=BrickInHead;30839299]it's hard to hate something we don't believe in now innit[/QUOTE]
quoted for truth
If your god hates who I am so much, then why not hate him? :colbert:
Conservatives got something right about us for once.
[QUOTE=staticman;30839325]If your god hates who I am so much, then why not hate him? :colbert:[/QUOTE]
How many more gay people does God have to create before we ask ourselves whether or not God actually wants them around?
and
How many more liberal people does God have to create before we ask ourselves whether or not God actually wants them around?
Honestly, if it was MY world, I would WANT gay men, and liberals. Why? because who gives a shit!?
Who's god and why do we hate him?
this is just your average god fearing republican being republican
not news
[QUOTE=AngryToad;30839284]Missouri please stop making the south look bad[/QUOTE]
Sorry, Angry. The South doesn't exactly have a reputation for championing progress and intellectual achievement anyway. Just another drop of piss in the stinking ocean, I'm afraid.
Now don't get all butthurt about this, Southerners. A good number of you are thinking people. But sadly, your governments sure as hell aren't.
I hate this state.:smith:
Jesus was the biggest hippie in history, I guess that was just teenage rebellion then
[QUOTE=J!NX;30839340]How many more gay people does God have to create before we ask ourselves whether or not God actually wants them around?
and
How many more liberal people does God have to create before we ask ourselves whether or not God actually wants them around?
Honestly, if it was MY world, I would WANT gay men, and liberals. Why? because who gives a shit!?[/QUOTE]t too.
If I were god I'd not only have gay guys but I would make them all ho
Nonsense I love the flying spaghetti monster
Conservatives hate God.
There I said it it now must be true.
[QUOTE=lulzbocksV2;30839700]Conservatives hate God.
There I said it it now must be true.[/QUOTE]
I agree, now lets put this up on Sensationalist Headlines.
Uh, I hate any god who says I have to believe in him in order to get eternal peace. What about that is so hard to understand for religious headcases? Even my open minded religious friends understand my gripe with it.
Oh wait, I know. It's "what if you're wrong?". ugh.
Bringing this into partisan politics is good for no one.
[QUOTE=lulzbocksV2;30839700]Conservatives hate God.
There I said it it now must be true.[/QUOTE]
I wouldn't be surprised if they actually did.
You know, the leaders paying lip service to the idealogy while bending it to their own purposes.
[QUOTE=AngryToad;30839284]South, please quit making all of the U.S.A look bad.[/QUOTE]
Fix'd
[QUOTE=lulzbocksV2;30839700]Conservatives hate God.
There I said it it now must be true.[/QUOTE]
just about everything that conservatives (social and economical) stand for goes against the teaching of Jesus and his disciples so yeah I guess you could say that conservatives hate God
jesus was pretty communist
Wasn't Jesus the one that said it's our duty to help the poor and rich people can't get into heaven?
again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of god
[QUOTE=Used Car Salesman;30840590]Wasn't Jesus the one that said it's our duty to help the poor and rich people can't get into heaven?[/QUOTE]
"Yer readin' it outa context, God bless 'Murrica!"
[QUOTE=Used Car Salesman;30840590]Wasn't Jesus the one that said it's our duty to help the poor and rich people can't get into heaven?[/QUOTE]
"Blessed be ye poor, for yours is the kingdom of God." [Luke vi. 20.] But woe unto you that are rich, for ye have received your consolation." [Luke vi. 24.]
tldr jesus was a communist
all these threads I have read today about stupid, stupid people...
I need to lie down for a minute and let my brain recover
Why the fuck do I even live in this country.
Missouri/the south, please stop making us non-crazy Christians look bad, or fuck off
Hugs and kisses,
sane people
I am a [sp]socialist[/sp]-liberal and I do hate god.
I'm also friends with several muslims. What now motherfuckers? [IMG]http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c29/kalamari13/emot-smugbert.gif[/IMG]
[editline]2nd July 2011[/editline]
also, nuke the south, kill all old people who vote republican, eat the rich
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