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What's your take on this quote from Neil Peart, Rush's drummer?
In a June 2012 interview with Canadian newsmagazine Maclean's, Neil Peart, the drummer for the 1970's rock group Rush, which just released their 20th studio album "Clockwork Angels", stated: "It is impossible to follow the teachings of Jesus Christ and be a Republican. It's philosophically absolutely opposed." Considering that (from what I've heard) a majority of Republicans call themselves Christians, I find this interesting. What's your opinion?
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- Anonymous9 years agoFavorite Answer
I think it would be more accurate to replace "conservative" for "republican".
People forget that despite the GOP's surrender to the Teabagger and Xtian conservative nutcase factions in recent years, not all Republicans are selfish, greedy, heartless bastards--just like not all Democrats are touchy-feely hippie types .
- ?Lv 59 years ago
Even if a majority of Republicans call themselves Christians it still doesn't make Neil Peart's opinion correct or incorrect.
If a majority of Christians were Republicans it still wouldn't make his opinion true or false. Consider what once seemed like the majority opinion in Nazi Germany during those days. It certainly didn't make the majority correct. But it could mean that a majority of the people were misled in their thinking.
- nobudELv 79 years ago
make's sense to me.
the one major time jesus got really pissed off in the bible was when. At a line of poor people waiting for a bowl of rice? no. at a prostitute? no. at a bunch of dirty lepers/AIDS patients? nope.
At money changers. making bucks off the people at the temple.
Source(s): bible. - Anonymous9 years ago
He is wrong but probably not morally wrong. He might think Barbara Streisand is a good singer. It's the human condition.
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- 9 years ago
-I always thought Rush danced to a "Different Drummer..." This quote- PROVES it !! :)
Source(s): SOME Opinions- are wiser than Others. - ?Lv 59 years ago
There are a gazillion ways to interpret a religion and the Republican interpretation of Christianity is mixed with their political views, which makes it very hateful.
- ?Lv 79 years ago
http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2012/03/21/448820...
I couldn't agree more. The link is a little back-up for Neil from the head of the Episcopal Church in the U.S.
