“When we talk about values, I think of rationality in solving problems. That's something I value. Fairness, kindness, generosity, tolerance. That's different. When they [Conservative right wing Republicans] talk about values, they're talking about things like going to church, voting for Bush, being loyal to Jesus, praying. These are not values.” ThinkingProblemValuesJesusChurchTalkingKindnessPrayingRepublicanWingsConservativeToleranceGenerosityVotingLoyalFairnessProblem SolvingRationalityRight WingKindness GenerosityGoing To Church Author:Bill Maher
“Perhaps the most radical thing we followers of Jesus can do in the information age is treat each other like humans-not heroes, not villains, not avatars, not statuses, not Republicans, not Democrats, not Calvinists, not Emergents-just humans. This wouldn't mean we would stop disagreeing, but I think it would mean we would disagree well.” ThinkingHumansWellsMeanAgeJesusCan DoInformationHeroRepublicanTreatsDemocratRadicalFollowersDisagreeVillainInformation Age Author:Rachel Held Evans
“Ohio Governor John Kasich became the 16th Republican to announce that he is running for president. During his speech he referred to Jesus Christ, which is ironic because so did Americans when they heard another Republican was running for president.” RunningJesusPresidentChristHeardRepublicanSpeechJesus ChristIronicGovernorsOhio Author:Jimmy Fallon
“One of the problems with evangelicalism is that it has allowed itself to be married to the Republican party... Jesus is not a Republican. Nor is he a Democrat.” ProblemJesusPartyRepublicanMarriedDemocratRepublican PartyBeing Married Author:Tony Campolo
“Teachings and ideologies subversive to the fundamental principles of this great Republic, which are contrary to the Constitution of the United States, or which are detrimental to the progress of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, will be condemned, whether advocated by Republicans or Democrats.” StatesJesusChristChurchUnitedPrinciplesUnited StatesProgressTeachingRepublicanJesus ChristConstitutionFundamentalsDemocratSaintContraryIdeologyLatterRepublicSubversiveConstitution Of The United StatesFundamental PrinciplesLatter DaysDetrimentalLatter Day Saints Author:David O. McKay
“It is impossible to follow the teachings of Jesus Christ and be a Republican. It's philosophically absolutely opposed - if they could only think about what they were saying for a minute. That's when you get caught up in the webs of what people call themselves and how they behave.” PeopleIfsThinkingJesusChristImpossibleTeachingMinutesRepublicanJesus ChristCaughtBehaveCaught Up Author:Neil Peart
“It is interesting that liberals don't mind a strong faith at all. When it's their guy with a strong faith - whether it's Jimmy Carter or Woodrow Wilson or Harry Truman - that's just great. FDR inscribing Bibles and sending them to the troops. God bless him! But when a Republican president cites Jesus Christ as his favorite philosopher, as George W. Bush did on a famous occasion, then, well, the liberals cry out that [Tomás de] Torquemada is on the loose and warn gravely of the coming Inquisition.” MindWellsGuyJesusStrongPresidentChristInterestingCryRepublicanJesus ChristPhilosopherOccasionsBlessTomsTroopsJimmyCarterGod BlessWilsonInquisitionCitingTrumanStrong FaithHarry Truman Author:Paul Kengor
“There's this notion that Republicans are the party of Jesus and the Democrats are the Godless party. Let's be clear for a minute. One party wants to give health insurance to the poor and the weak and the dispossessed, and one party wants to take away that health insurance and give tax breaks to rich people. You tell me: which side would Jesus fall on that argument?” PeopleWantGivingFallJesusSidesPoorPartyBreakRichClearMinutesRepublicanTaxesArgumentWeakDemocratNotionRich PeopleTax Breaks Author:Reza Aslan