how can people be a christrian and be a demotratic?

Question

christians don't believe in abortion but dems do, christians don't like war dems are ok with it, christians don't like lying, stealing, cheating but dems do this, yes repulicans do some but we don't like war unless for a good reason, we don't like abortions at all, so how can dems call themseleves christians when they believe in somthing that goes against what the bible says?

Answer 1

You're stereotyping. Not all people fit into a box. If you would look at people as individuals you would know that each person has different beliefs. You can't lump them all together. Anyone can be Christian and have their own beliefs, and so can Republicans and Democrats.

Answer 2

Because religion and government/politics don't need to mix. There are always going to be certain things you don't agree with, no matter what party you are in, so you have to pick the candidate which is more aligned with your beliefs, values and agenda. It is silly to vote party-line, because the better man may be of the opposite party. There are Democrats who aren't for abortion, but may desire to leave it up to the various states, which is where those type of decisions typically lie. Republicans certainly aren't immune to lying, stealing or cheating. As far as war, it appears that the Republicans are more in support of war and spreading our influence then the Democrats are, who tend to be more into minding our own business and isolation, including being a little more strict on free trade, etc. You could argue that Democrats are very Christian in the sense that they believe in taking care of the needy and are more for socialized medicine/government mandated/sponsored health care, and lean more towards creating a welfare state. A person can be Christian and not impose their beliefs upon others. Meaning they leave the responsibility up to the individual to make the correct decisions (re: abortion, etc.). Anyway, there are many great Christians who are Democrat and Republican.

Answer 3

Ah, but some Christians are, in fact, pro-choice, and have many other differences of opinion from the Christian conservative right wing. Where did you get this notion that all Christians believe exactly the same thing? There are many hundreds of different Christian denominations. This is probably due to the fact that they don't all have the same beliefs. American Christians can be Democratic, Republican, third-party voters, or even abstain from the political process altogether (yes, there are some denominations that don't believe in holding office or engaging in worldly politics in any way). You might want to read up on Christianity sometime. The variations in Christian thought might just surprise you.

Answer 4

* I have no idea. I am pagan, but am a conservative Republican. I vote my conscience, but at the same time try to be tolerant of other beliefs.

I do have some problems wihth the Republican party, especially how they try to be the "Christian " party and how they treat us pagans and I know some homesexual Republicans that know how I feel due to the way they treat gays, but still all in all I cannot vote for a democrate.

I could be a libertarian, if they had a chance of winning, but as it stands now a vote for a third party is a vote for the party you do not want to win..

My views have changed over the last thirty years, as I am now pro abortion and wish the Republicans would ease up on some of their issues, but I am pro choice now because of the way my two children did me. If my second wife was to accidently get pregnant, I would ask her to get an abortion, but being the Christian lady she is that probably would not happen. I am just glad she uses all precautions she can to prevent it, but still all her methods are not 100 per cent successful.*

Answer 5

Some believe that the democratic party is the party for them because on the surface they seem to care about the poor and the environment and things of that nature. Many democrats also claim to be believers and are anti-abortion. The problem is, liberals do the best to HIDE what they are in order to fool people so they can get votes when Republicans are in a down cycle so they can sieze power and further whatever their agenda is that day. That is to say that the democratic party has become a party generally speaking of the UNPRINCIPLED.

You are correct though, Christian values are best represented in the form of Conservatism and the more people that we elect that are TRUE conservatives, the better. And no it is not about trying to make this a theocracy. Merely seeking to see that our principles and values are best represented in Washington and that our religion doesnt become a non-factor and something to be oppressed.

Answer 6

You're contradicting yourself....Take the president as an example. He's a Christian Republican. Yet, he started a war under false pretenses. He lied to the American and international public in order to gain support for a war that serves his own agenda. Yet he's a Christian.

Just because you are affiliated with a certain political party doesn't mean you agree with all of their ideas. Rudolph Giuliani is a Republican but he's pro-choice. Should he be kicked out of the party? President Bush started a war which has killed thousands of Americans and countless civilians, yet he's still considered a respected Christian. Belonging to a certain political party or religion doesn't mean you can't think for yourself and have your own opinions on certain issues. My mother goes to a Catholic church because my step-father is a devout Catholic, but she doesn't agree with quite a few of their beliefs and isn't planning to convert, she just likes the church she attends and choses to wroship there with her husband.....should she be asked to leave the church?

Answer 7

Your question needs to be deleted because it attacks and stereotypes a lot of good people who are nothing like those you describe. I should know I'm because I'm both a Christian and a Democrat and I do none of the those of things.

Furthermore, you should read the newspaper or watch the TV - "Scooter" Libby is on trial in the Valerie Plame case and a lot of other Republicans should be too.

Answer 8

The Bible shows that God does NOT consider human life to be precious. He kills OVER 2 million people, including babies, and that isn't counting fetuses or the number of men, women, children, and fetuses killed during the Flood or the Slaughter of the Firstborns, when we are not told how many people he killed.

The Bible clearly shows that God approves of abortion, and in many cases commands it:

The Bible approves of killing pregnant women: Genesis 38:24, Numbers 31:17

The Bible approves of abortion: 2 Kings 15:16

God approves of abortion: Hosea 13:15-16

People are not counted as persons until they are a month old: Numbers 3:15

The Bible contains directions on how to abort any pregnancy caused by adultery: Numbers 5:12-31

The Bible says that being aborted is better than living a bad life: Ecclesiastes 6:3-5, Matthew 26:24

The Bible says that a person becomes a living soul when he BREATHES the BREATH of life into his nostril (fetuses don't breathe): Genesis 2:7

Answer 9

Christians believe in helping the poor, equality for all, and an end to war. I think those are all stances that liberals/Democrats would agree on. Especially ending the war in Iraq.

Answer 10

Have you taken a look at the lying, cheating, war starting 'Christian' Republican in the White House?

Answer 11

Let's see... Democrats are for better health care (the system is really awful in America)
Health care is to take care of poor people, the sick and needy, the widows and orphans... which is very biblical.
Christians aren't only "anti-this" or "anti-that".
Democrats weren't the ones pushing to go to Iraq, BTW...