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I was going to ask what that

cmaukonen — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 01:43:17 +0000

I was going to ask what that is exactly, but I changed my mind.

Maybe we should let the

Beetlejuice — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 01:36:27 +0000

In reply to Beetle, we spend a great deal

Maybe we should let the GOPer's in Congress know they could save the taxpayers tons of money if they'd stop validating what everyone already knows.

Beetle, we spend a great deal

cmaukonen — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 01:21:13 +0000

In reply to I wonder how much money they

Beetle, we spend a great deal of money and time and energy validating the obvious.

I wonder how much money they

Beetlejuice — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 01:13:40 +0000

In reply to Why Evangelicals Hate Jesus

I wonder how much money they spent to validate the obvious?

Before attempting an answer,

cmaukonen — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 01:10:50 +0000

In reply to I have always thought

Before attempting an answer, allow a quick clarification. Evangelicals don't exactly hate Jesus -- as we've provocatively asserted in the title of this piece. They do love him dearly. But not because of what he tried to teach humanity. Rather, Evangelicals love Jesus for what he does for them. Through his magical grace, and by shedding his precious blood, Jesus saves Evangelicals from everlasting torture in hell, and guarantees them a premium, luxury villa in heaven. For this, and this only, they love him. They can't stop thanking him. And yet, as for Jesus himself -- his core values of peace, his core teachings of social justice, his core commandments of goodwill -- most Evangelicals seem to have nothing but disdain.

In other words, what they really like about their religion - maybe the ONLY thing they like - is the Get Out Of Jail Free Card it gives them.

Hey...I just report 'em. I

cmaukonen — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 01:06:20 +0000

In reply to I have always thought

Hey...I just report 'em. I don't explain 'em.

I have always thought

EmmaZahn — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 00:59:09 +0000

In reply to Why Evangelicals Hate Jesus

I have always thought evangelicals more Paulian than Christian but....

....since when did Pew start evangelizing its own interpretation of Christianity?