Political Prejudice: Gay, Black, Or Atheist Republicans

[Spider-Bite]

For some reason I always feel bothered or offended when I hear about or meet a black, gay, or atheist republican. I just feel like WTF is wrong with you? How could you? How dare you?

I know it isn't right for me to feel that way. Those things shouldn't even matter.

I look at black republicans and say "How can you not be liberal after what happened to your grandfather. And gays? I say the same thing. Look at what's happening. And atheists, I feel like they just don't have any excuse. I don't really feel like that towards Hippie Hunter though.

When I see this black political analyst on MSNBC a lot, who's name I can't remember, defending republicans on everything I just feel so angry. I feel like he's a traitor to his own race. That's kind of how I feel about black, gay, or atheist republicans. I feel like they are traitors.

Am I the only person that feels this way?

 

[Kritish]

Atheists are the repressed minority that doesn't get any attention. There's actually laws in Oklahoma and Texas that say an atheist can't run for office.

 

[Speedball]

Well...
The Republicans DID free the slaves...

 

[Kritish]

Well...
The Republicans DID free the slaves...

The political parties have changed a lot since then, the republicans used to be the more social and liberal of the two. Back then it was the democrats that were conservatives.

 

[The Question]

For some reason I always feel bothered or offended when I hear about or meet a black, gay, or atheist republican. I just feel like WTF is wrong with you? How could you? How dare you?

I know it isn't right for me to feel that way. Those things shouldn't even matter.

I look at black republicans and say "How can you not be liberal after what happened to your grandfather. And gays? I say the same thing. Look at what's happening. And atheists, I feel like they are just blind. I don't really feel like that towards Hippie Hunter though.

When I see this black political analyst on MSNBC a lot, who's name I can't remember, defending republicans on everything I just feel so angry. I feel like he's a traitor to his own race. That's kind of how I feel about black, gay, or atheist republicans. I feel like they are traitors.

Am I the only person that feels this way?

Yeah, probably. If someone is conservative, someone is conservative. It doesn't make them a traitor to anything.

 

[The Chairman]

I don't see the big deal. If I can be a Christian and consider myself a Democrat, than I don't see the problem with an atheist Republican. Not all people vote based on religion when it comes to Republican.

 

[Kritish]

Article IX, Sec. 2, of the Tennessee constitution ("No Atheist shall hold a civil office") states: "No person who denies the being of God, or a future state of rewards and punishments shall hold any office in the civil department of this state." Arkansas, Maryland, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Texas have similar laws.

 

[Kritish]

I don't see the big deal. If I can be a Christian and consider myself a Democrat, than I don't see the problem with an atheist Republican. Not all people vote based on religion when it comes to Republican.

Well, Christians do tend to lean towards the right...

 

[Spider-Bite]

Well...
The Republicans DID free the slaves...

Back then republicans were liberals and democrats were conservative. Abraham LIncoln was actually a libertarian and the founding father of the republican party. As the parties traded values they also traded electoral maps. Back then the north was liberal and the south was conservative. That's why the north freed the slaves. And today the north is still liberal and the south is conservative.

 

[The Chairman]

Well, Christians do tend to lean towards the right...

Th extremely conservative ones, yes.

I myself am more liberal with my belief in the Christian faith, and I tend to have a leftist view on issues like gay marriage and abortion.

And I think the only state to elect an atheist to public office is Minnesota.

 

[Spider-Bite]

Article IX, Sec. 2, of the Tennessee constitution ("No Atheist shall hold a civil office") states: "No person who denies the being of God, or a future state of rewards and punishments shall hold any office in the civil department of this state." Arkansas, Maryland, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Texas have similar laws.

I'm sure if it ever becomes an issue the supreme court will strike it down.

 

[Speedball]

Back then republicans were liberals and democrats were conservative. Abraham LIncoln was actually a libertarian and the founding father of the republican party. As the parties traded values they also traded electoral maps. Back then the north was liberal and the south was conservative. That's why the north freed the slaves. And today the north is still liberal and the south is conservative.

I knew that...
I was trying to be funny...which I guess doesn't go off so well in thread like this.

 

[Kritish]

I'm sure if it ever becomes an issue the supreme court will strike it down.

I don't know that atheists should be considered as citizens, nor should they be considered patriots. This is one nation under God. -- George Herbert Walker Bush

 

[The Question]

Article IX, Sec. 2, of the Tennessee constitution ("No Atheist shall hold a civil office") states: "No person who denies the being of God, or a future state of rewards and punishments shall hold any office in the civil department of this state." Arkansas, Maryland, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Texas have similar laws.

While that is fascinating, and is a law that certainly should be changed, I don't really see what it has to do with the topic at hand.

 

[Spider-Bite]

Th extremely conservative ones, yes.

I myself am more liberal with my belief in the Christian faith, and I tend to have a leftist view on issues like gay marriage and abortion.

And I think the only state to elect an atheist to public office is Minnesota.

I personally feel that religion discourages free thought, so in some ways I feel like Christains who are republican at least have an excuse. They are conservative for the same reason they are christain, and that is that they are bound and confined by tradition.

I know that sounds offensive to you, and it's regrettable because with you being a liberal Christain your clearly not the enemy, or the problem.

 

[Kritish]

While that is fascinating, and is a law that certainly should be changed, I don't really see what it has to do with the topic at hand.

No, it's very valid, blacks can run for office, gays can run for office but atheists can't.

 

[Sloth7d]

My friend once voted for Bush.

 

[Spider-Bite]

I don't know that atheists should be considered as citizens, nor should they be considered patriots. This is one nation under God. -- George Herbert Walker Bush

I hate that man. Like father like son!

 

[The Chairman]

I personally feel that religion discourages free thought, so in some ways I feel like Christains who are republican at least have an excuse.

I know that sounds offensive to you, and it's regrettable because with you being a liberal Christain your clearly not the enemy, or the problem.

Christianity is not even a religion for me. I see it as a lifestyle. I feel that it only discourages free thought if you take everything in The Bible blindly without putting some things in perspective.

Since the people who wrote it were flawed men, I do not hold the belief that The Bible is infallible, because I honestly can't believe that God would condemn and support certain things. My belief that is man is flawed, and men have temptations, and prejudices, and some are in The Bible.

 

[Spider-Bite]

Christianity is not even a religion for me. I see it as a lifestyle. I feel that it only discourages free thought if you take everything in The Bible blindly without putting some things in perspective.

Since the people who wrote it were flawed men, I do not hold the belief that The Bible is infallible, because I honestly can't believe that God would condemn and support certain things. My belief that is man is flawed, and men have temptations, and prejudices, and some are in The Bible.

See I feel that their inability to realize those things is the very reason they believe in God in the first place. Obviously that's not the reason you believe in God, because your not like that. I couldn't say what your reason is for believing in God.

But when I meet an athest republican I feel like they've already overcome the confines of thought, in order to break free of thousands of years of traditional belief, yet they can't break free of other tradtional beliefs such as supporting war, hating gays, and trying to keep society the way it is.

 

[AhabTheArab]

My friend once voted for Bush.

so hes not your friend anymore right....?

 

[The Chairman]

See I feel that their inability to realize those things is the very reason they believe in God in the first place. Obviously that's not the reason you believe in God, because your not like that. I couldn't say what your reason is for believing in God.

But when I meet an athest republican I feel like they've already overcome the confines of thought, in order to break free of thousands of years of traditional belief, yet they can't break free of other tradtional beliefs such as supporting war, hating gays, and trying to keep society the way it is.

I see your point. Oddly enough, one of Bush's closest cabinet members is an atheist...well, almost (agnostic).

 

[Spider-Bite]

so hes not your friend anymore right....?

LOL

 

[Addendum]

If someone has a different political ideology than me, I don't see the big deal.

Only thing I don't get is joining a political party

 

[The Question]

I personally feel that religion discourages free thought, so in some ways I feel like Christains who are republican at least have an excuse. They are conservative for the same reason they are christain, and that is that they are bound and confined by tradition.

I know that sounds offensive to you, and it's regrettable because with you being a liberal Christain your clearly not the enemy, or the problem.

I don't really think anyone can say that religion does any one thing. Yes, religion can discourage free thought. But it can also encourage it. Religion's alot lite a swis army knife. Yeah, it's a knife. But there's a screwdriver and a melon baller in there too.

See I feel that their inability to realize those things is the very reason they believe in God in the first place. Obviously that's not the reason you believe in God, because your not like that. I couldn't say what your reason is for believing in God.



But when I meet an athest republican I feel like they've already overcome the confines of thought, in order to break free of thousands of years of traditional belief, yet they can't break free of other tradtional beliefs such as supporting war, hating gays, and trying to keep society the way it is.

I don't think there's anything to break free from. I think their minds are perfectly free. The catch with someone having a free mind is that it's free to think in ways that you don't.