Republican Congressional Delegation now 100% Christian

[The world will shine with light in our nightmare]

The ultimate aim of the Republican Party is to Christianize the entire nation, by force if necessary. I can guarantee you there will come a day when atheists and religious minorities have guns trained on them by the followers of the Lamb of God.

I can guarantee you that you are living in a fantasy world. Ironically, your own ideology has been the most successful implementer of this policy.

Seriously.  Why is a self-proclaimed fascist, of all people, lecturing people on the use of force?

[The Mikado]

Then there must not have been a single Christian in Europe for the duration of the Crusades.

Quite a few people in Europe were quite skeptical of the (radically new in the 11th century) idea of an armed pilgrimage as a penance, and the Church held fast to its doctrine opposing conversion at swordpoint in most encounters with Muslims and Jews in the Crusades (and, usually, after initial slaughter, they the Crusader states in the Levant didn't make any attempt to convert local Jews or Muslims at all, though they did try to bring local Christians into communion with Rome).  Exceptions of course include some elements in the Baltic Crusades (against pagans who were neither Jewish nor Muslim), and of course the Albigensian Crusade (except the victim in this case were heretical schismatic Christians, not pagans, so bringing them "back into the fold" was considered far more acceptable).

Been reading Jonathan Riley-Smith's Crusades: A History.  Fascinating stuff, just got through the chapter administration in the Crusader Levant, discussing how the Crusader states of the Levant tended to have a confessional legal structure where Muslims and Jews were tried under their own laws, and how they tended to simply reverse the already-established jizya to apply to Muslims and Jews rather than Jews and Christians.  Highly recommended.

[Miles]

I'm sure David Duke was so happy Cantor lost...

[justfollowingtheelections]

You know how some countries have Islamist parties?  Well the Republicans are the Christian version of those parties.

The Democrats look more and more like America, the Republicans look more and more stuck in 1950.

It's an embarrassment that a far-right, extremist party like the GOP still has so much support.

[Heimdal]

You know how some countries have Islamist parties?  Well the Republicans are the Christian version of those parties.

The Democrats look more and more like America, the Republicans look more and more stuck in 1950.

It's an embarrassment that a far-right, extremist party like the GOP still has so much support.

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

Of course, this may not be applicable for the New England churches, where I get the impression that things are (at least nominally) more Christian. There are also Christian Unitarians and Universalists (in the traditional sense of those terms), some of whom work from within the UU hierarchy. I believe Ernest goes to such a church.

Yes and no.  I consider myself a Christian Universalist and I go to a UU church that historically was a Unitarian church and that still retains a healthy respect for Christians, but by no means are Christians a majority of the congregants there.  Still, considering that there are some UU churches that are not particularly friendly to Christians (not too surprising since quite a few UU members are ex-Christians who hold some resentment to their former church) I would say the one I go to is fairly welcoming to Christians.

[Sol]

Of course, this may not be applicable for the New England churches, where I get the impression that things are (at least nominally) more Christian. There are also Christian Unitarians and Universalists (in the traditional sense of those terms), some of whom work from within the UU hierarchy. I believe Ernest goes to such a church.

Yes and no.  I consider myself a Christian Universalist and I go to a UU church that historically was a Unitarian church and that still retains a healthy respect for Christians, but by no means are Christians a majority of the congregants there.  Still, considering that there are some UU churches that are not particularly friendly to Christians (not too surprising since quite a few UU members are ex-Christians who hold some resentment to their former church) I would say the one I go to is fairly welcoming to Christians.

Oh, really? Cool beans.

[Oldiesfreak1854]

Democrats do have one Buddhist in the Senate (Mazie Hirono).  And the Republican that won California's blanket primary for governor with Moonbeam is a Hindu.

[H. Ross Peron]

Then there must not have been a single Christian in Europe for the duration of the Crusades.

I warn you again: even attempting to 'merely' impose Christianity by making life unpleasant for the rest of us will not end well for you. I'd advise against it.

muh crusades lol

[pbrower2a]

What about the Mammon-worshipers in all but name? 

[free my dawg]

The ultimate aim of the Republican Party is to Christianize the entire nation, by force if necessary. I can guarantee you there will come a day when atheists and religious minorities have guns trained on them by the followers of the Lamb of God.

[Joe Republic]

You know how some countries have Islamist parties?  Well the Republicans are the Christian version of those parties.

The Democrats look more and more like America, the Republicans look more and more stuck in 1950.

It's an embarrassment that a far-right, extremist party like the GOP still has so much support.

That certainly does resemble a group of Republicans (except for the two Jews, of course.)

[H. Ross Peron]

You know how some countries have Islamist parties?  Well the Republicans are the Christian version of those parties.

The Democrats look more and more like America, the Republicans look more and more stuck in 1950.

It's an embarrassment that a far-right, extremist party like the GOP still has so much support.

That certainly does resemble a group of Republicans (except for the two Jews, of course.)

And the one black guy

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

You know how some countries have Islamist parties?  Well the Republicans are the Christian version of those parties.

The Democrats look more and more like America, the Republicans look more and more stuck in 1950.

It's an embarrassment that a far-right, extremist party like the GOP still has so much support.

That certainly does resemble a group of Republicans (except for the two Jews, of course.)

And the one black guy

Mr. Black, father of Token Black...South Park is one hell of a show.

[PiMp DaDdy FitzGerald]

You know how some countries have Islamist parties?  Well the Republicans are the Christian version of those parties.

The Democrats look more and more like America, the Republicans look more and more stuck in 1950.

It's an embarrassment that a far-right, extremist party like the GOP still has so much support.

That certainly does resemble a group of Republicans (except for the two Jews, of course.)

And the one black guy

Mr. Black, father of Token Black...South Park is one hell of a show.

It is libertarian propaganda of the best kind.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

In all fairness the headline is incorrect as Cantor's still in Congress. In January 2015 it might be true but theoretically another non-Christian Republican could be elected this year. I don't know of any candidates running though at least viable ones so perhaps it's an almost certainty ut will be the case but it's not now.

But I'd still count the Mormons as non-Christians anyway.

[Brittain33]

It looks like one of the potential R candidates in NY-1 is Jewish.

[TheDeadFlagBlues]

If Mormonism is Christianity, North Korea is a democracy.

[Okay, maybe Mike Johnson is a competent parliamentarian.]

If Mormonism is Christianity, North Korea is a democracy.

Its Christology is basically Arian. How is that less any Christian than, say, Jehovah's Witnesses or Oneness Pentecostalism?

[nclib]

(Re: topic) Hopefully the Dems could use this to their advantage...

It would be interesting to see the white Protestant and white Catholic numbers. I bet there would be more white Catholic Dems than white Protestant Dems.

[Joe Biden 2020]

If Mormonism is Christianity, North Korea is a democracy.

Its Christology is basically Arian. How is that less any Christian than, say, Jehovah's Witnesses or Oneness Pentecostalism?

Jehovah's Witnesses are not Christian, either.  I've never heard of Oneness Pentecostalism, but I would assume they are not, either.

[Matty]

Not really surprising. The republican party is a christian party. It was founded as such, too.

[eric82oslo]

Not really surprising. The republican party is a christian party. It was founded as such, too.

Poor Libertarians though.
They're obviously in the wrong party.

[DC Al Fine]

But I'd still count the Mormons as non-Christians anyway.

Regardless of what you think of them (not that I disagree),  Mainline v Catholic v Evangelical is still the most relevant divider since that covers a large majority of Congress.

[bedstuy]

If Mormonism is Christianity, North Korea is a democracy.

Its Christology is basically Arian. How is that less any Christian than, say, Jehovah's Witnesses or Oneness Pentecostalism?

Jehovah's Witnesses are not Christian, either.  I've never heard of Oneness Pentecostalism, but I would assume they are not, either.

How are Mormons and Jehovah's Witnesses not Christian?  Is it just because they created their doctrines and made up their beliefs more recently than other Christian denominations?