Please let me know when its ok to talk about religion again -

[Selwynn]

When ever its ok again, I have some things to say about the subject of religion as it relates to politics.

[Walt Starr]

1. I think I shouldn't ever participate in another religion thread

I tend to rub people the wrong way.

[Selwynn]

4. I love you anyway :)

[wuushew]

10. Please don't throw in the towel

Your contributions are valuable. Its not your fault some people do not except certain definitions on what the term "cult" means.

[Muddleoftheroad]

13. Yeah, funny us

We take pejorative attacks personally.

[Walt Starr]

14. Nope, because some people choose to ignore valid definitions

I'm done with any discussion of religion on DU.

[Racenut20]

2. I'm listening

I haven't been looking. Did you get pounced on???

[Kanary]

3. I'm very disappointed

You had a lot of important things to say, and I hope that the time comes soon when you can say them.

I just don't get this system at all.

Thanks for trying!

Kanary

[ProdigalJunkMail]

5. you got about a 65% chance of the thread being locked...

on any day about religious issues, so I say go ahead and shoot and take your chances. Of course, I'm no mod so my say doesn't count for much!

TheProdigal

[papau]

6. The DU Lounge is open - just don't pretend it is about Democratic Party

politics or elections.

Go to the lounge and let the world hear your opinion of whatever you like or dislike about anything - including religion.

The GOP has a fun time telling folks that the Democratic Party is anti-God - or at least full of anti-God types - where the reality is that you do not get 50% of the votes from a crowd that 90% believers in God if most of those voting for you are not also believers in God.

The Democratic Party is a big tent - tolerant of all views that are respectful of other folks rights -

and discussions of religion, or the religion of not believing for certain, can be intellectually deep and interesting.

Have at it!

[Selwynn]

7. That's actually a good idea (nt)

[Terwilliger]

9. you don't think religion plays a role in party politics?

are you mad?

[papau]

11. Tollerance level plays a role in which party you join.

I have never been with a religious group that was even near 75% one party or the other.

[Terwilliger]

12. Your post doesn't address my question

religion is all over party politics and political realities

not to mention the prayer that opens Congress every day

[damnraddem]

20. The Religious Right has made certain that it IS about politics ...

and elections.

Religion MUST be talked about because of the roles into which it has been thrust.

[Selwynn]

22. Agreed (nt)

[onebigbadwulf]

8. You can talk about religion

but if you want it to influence politics... look out.

[Kanary]

15. or, you can talk about religion

if you just limit it to comments about how religious people dress.

Kanary

[sweetheart]

16. what would you say about religion?

I love religion and politics. I am very religious in my own life, meditation... ecstatic love, divine compassion and all those beautiful things.

Religion is totally private. Given that, it is a fallacy to presume the public fact is anything but a distortion of the reality that we all face god and death alone. Why is it not OK?

[mmonk]

17. How about

December 5th, 2004? Just kidding.

[damnraddem]

18. You wanna talk religion -- then talk religion.

Who says it's 'not OK'?

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

19. I recommend posting it in the Civil Rights etc forum

where it may stand a snowball's chance in hell of surviving. The thread that was started last night (by Pasadena Boy) remained quite civil until this AM when a few posters who can always be counted on to fuck it up arrived.

[Selwynn]

21. My post was moved to the Editorials boards...

Thank you for finding it a home. Although it is not the revised version I posted later, its still good enough.

Its unfortunate that its such a pain trying to post stuff like this, but I guess that's the price you pay for being a huge community of people with diverse points of view. :)

Price well worth it in my estimation...