"The race to lead the Texas House of Representatives has taken a religious turn, with some conservatives in the state suggesting that the speaker of the House, who is a Jewish Republican, should be replaced by a "Christian conservative."
Over the past month, in a spate of e-mails and political pitches, conservative opponents of incumbent Speaker Joe Straus have said they want him replaced not because of his Jewish religion, but because of his betrayal of Republican principles.
But several of Straus' critics have noted how important it is that a Christian be named to take his place. These discussions have been made public by a series of media reports, drawing condemnation from some corners and making others in the GOP more than a bit uncomfortable.
In one e-mail conversation between two members of the State Republican Executive Committee, official John Cook stressed the need for a Christian to lead other Christians in the legislature.
"We elected a house with Christian, conservative values. We now want a true Christian, conservative running it," Cook said in the Nov. 30 e-mail, first published by the Texas Observer."
And black liberals think he should be replaced with a black liberal.
And Catholic independents think he should be replaced with a Catholic independent.
And Latino liberals think he should be replaced with a Latino liberal.
Bla bla bla....... What's your point?
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"The danger to America is not Barack Obama but a citizenry capable of entrusting a man like him with the Presidency........... Blaming the prince of the fools should not blind anyone to the vast confederacy of fools that made him their prince. The Republic can survive a Barack Obama, who is, after all, merely a fool. It is less likely to survive a multitude of fools such as those who made him their president."
It's the best slur against Christians he could come up with today. Maybe he can do better tomorrow.
I bet the congressional black caucus tries really hard to get Jewish leadership.....
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A wise man's heart is at his right hand; but a fool's heart at his left. Ecclesiasties 10:2
The last four letters in American..........I Can
The last four letters in Republican........I Can
The last four letters in Democrats.........Rats
This happens to be overt racial bigotry. Y'all OK with that?
I don't know, as LBR already point out. Are you ok with the congressional black caucus refusing to allow a white congressman to join their caucus despite representing a district with a very large black majority?
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Ronald Reagan: 'Everybody that is for abortion has already been born'
"I never said I was worth it. I only said I wouldn't do it for less " William F. Buckley Jr.
This happens to be overt racial bigotry. Y'all OK with that?
Not at all. I'm very offended that the cbc doesn't allow representation from all races. I bet you are too--right?
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"We can have no '50-50' allegiance in this country. Either a man is an American and nothing else, or he is not an American at all."-- Theodore Roosevelt
A wise man's heart is at his right hand; but a fool's heart at his left. Ecclesiasties 10:2
The last four letters in American..........I Can
The last four letters in Republican........I Can
The last four letters in Democrats.........Rats
I don't know why folks here cannot deal with the issue. We have overt, demonstrated religious bias and people are trying to make irrelevant allusions to the black caucus.
It seems that folks cannot be just upfront. Wrong is wrong.
It seems that folks cannot be just upfront. Wrong is wrong.
It sure is...so why aren't you offended by the cbc?
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"We can have no '50-50' allegiance in this country. Either a man is an American and nothing else, or he is not an American at all."-- Theodore Roosevelt
A wise man's heart is at his right hand; but a fool's heart at his left. Ecclesiasties 10:2
The last four letters in American..........I Can
The last four letters in Republican........I Can
The last four letters in Democrats.........Rats
I don't know why folks here cannot deal with the issue. We have overt, demonstrated religious bias and people are trying to make irrelevant allusions to the black caucus.
It seems that folks cannot be just upfront. Wrong is wrong.
Yes, I don't understand. The post that started this thread made no reference to the Congressional black caucus. How did that get into this discussion.
Regarding the original topic, I could see objecting to this guy because he's not conservative enough, but what's this nonsense about "Christian conservatives?" It's stuff like this that makes people nervous about politicians who make their religion a political issue.
Why does he have to be a Christian? And does he have to be the right kind of Christian. And what kind would be the "right" kind? Their have been so many different brands of Christian developed, some of them fairly recently, that it gets almost scary.
I think the guys who designed the Constitution had it right when they ruled out mixing government and religion.
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I heard Jesus He drank wine and I bet we'd get along just fine.
I don't know why folks here cannot deal with the issue. We have overt, demonstrated religious bias and people are trying to make irrelevant allusions to the black caucus.
It seems that folks cannot be just upfront. Wrong is wrong.
I gotta ask. is anyone else on here laughing outloud with beau saying this? Many people on here could say this, but this is just outright comical from beau.
"Christian' Conservatives Show Religious Bias
