“If enough people respect a religion they make it respectable.”
Anon.
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It’s the same thing as the answer to the question: “What’s the difference between a cult and a religion?” Answer: “A cult is a religion without enough converts.”
And now for the question that will blow up the forum: What’s the difference between the Talliban and the Tea Party? Answer: The Tea Party is made up of Christian Americans.
R j I think Jeff has it: Cult? Small, unknown, scary. Religion? Big, we know lots of these folks, the seem OK/approachable.
As for the Tea Party? The disaffected Tea Party, along with their opposites the Occupy people, may not have a unified voice to speak their frustrations in a particularly compelling manner, but I don’t think that is reason enough to dismiss them out of hand. Rather we should try to grasp or interpret the truths that swim around in what often seems a sea of nonsense.
The same perhaps could be said of the Taliban, that we just need to understand their frustrations, except that they are fairly clear about their agenda. That agenda not being compatible with other human beings.
American Christians, particularly Tea Party Republicans, by and large don’t understand their frustrations well. They struggle, as do the Occupy folks, with any real clarity of purpose.
I think there is a way to reconcile both groups as they have more similarities than either would admit. Wasn’t it unnerving to see the religiosity on display at the DNC?
I went to a tea party meeting once. A guy started saying how we needed to put god back into school….I knew I had to get out of there before they figured me out….
Good thing I had a proper christian upbringing – I knew exactly how to act to get out of there safely… I have never gone back.
September 7th, 2012 at 13:25
That’s the only thing that can explain the tepid acceptance of Mormonism today.
September 7th, 2012 at 17:01
electra…………..
somehow i find this statement really creepy…….(( THE QUOTE ))
but i cant quite put my finger on why.
can you elaborate ????
same for SINJIN.
September 7th, 2012 at 17:32
Hogwash, if enough respect religion it goes berserk.
September 7th, 2012 at 18:34
It’s the same thing as the answer to the question: “What’s the difference between a cult and a religion?” Answer: “A cult is a religion without enough converts.”
And now for the question that will blow up the forum: What’s the difference between the Talliban and the Tea Party? Answer: The Tea Party is made up of Christian Americans.
September 7th, 2012 at 18:50
An example of how the number of people holding an opinion says nothing about whether the opinion is factual.
Corollary: If enough people hate you for your religion, they will ship you to extermination camps.
September 7th, 2012 at 18:51
P.S. That was an awesome observation, Jeff.
September 7th, 2012 at 20:20
R j I think Jeff has it: Cult? Small, unknown, scary. Religion? Big, we know lots of these folks, the seem OK/approachable.
As for the Tea Party? The disaffected Tea Party, along with their opposites the Occupy people, may not have a unified voice to speak their frustrations in a particularly compelling manner, but I don’t think that is reason enough to dismiss them out of hand. Rather we should try to grasp or interpret the truths that swim around in what often seems a sea of nonsense.
The same perhaps could be said of the Taliban, that we just need to understand their frustrations, except that they are fairly clear about their agenda. That agenda not being compatible with other human beings.
American Christians, particularly Tea Party Republicans, by and large don’t understand their frustrations well. They struggle, as do the Occupy folks, with any real clarity of purpose.
I think there is a way to reconcile both groups as they have more similarities than either would admit. Wasn’t it unnerving to see the religiosity on display at the DNC?
September 8th, 2012 at 3:54
Magical thinking, no matter how many are infected, is still a cognitive mistake/illness/thought process immaturity with harmful consequences.
September 8th, 2012 at 5:43
I went to a tea party meeting once. A guy started saying how we needed to put god back into school….I knew I had to get out of there before they figured me out….
Good thing I had a proper christian upbringing – I knew exactly how to act to get out of there safely… I have never gone back.