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? asked in Politics & GovernmentPolitics · 8 years ago

Why can't Liberals be Christians?

I'm a Libertarian and grew up in a Liberal family. I am a very firm believer in Christ and have a relationship with the Lord... Yet, when I tell people my political party, I very regularly get a response that I am a bad Christian or not really a Christian. I do mission work regularly, I always try my hardest to forgive and to show Christ's love, I read my bible, I pray, I go to church, and most importantly, I have a relationship with Christ. So why do people keep telling me I can't be a Christian?

Update:

T R A, what is that even supposed to mean?

Update 2:

Antie Pantie, if you read the description you'll see that I do practice Christianity.

Update 3:

Jacara, oh I know that Libertarian's and Liberals aren't the same thing. I am a Libertarian Christian and I have Liberal family members who are Christian and I have told the same thing for both of these. I put Liberal in the title because more people recognize that party.

Update 4:

Obama Won America Lost, let me explain it this way. I believe in social freedom. What does this mean? I can personally say I will never have an abortion no matter the circumstance, but that does not mean that I believe I have to right to tell others what to believe. I am a Christian, no doubt... but I don't think that should mean I can't be a Liberal or a Libertarian, should it?

Update 5:

Obama Won America Lost, yes, I realize that and I do tell people that, sticking to the same example, I don't think that abortion is right and that I could never imagine even considering aborting my own child. However I also understand that I don't know what other people believe personally or what they've been through and that it is not up to my government to tell people, with the basis of a religion that not everyone in the country shares, that no matter the circumstance this course of action should be illegal. Will I try to talk anyone I personally meet out of it? Yes, I would rather the child be born and adopted... but is it my place to judge those who feel this is the only course of action? What about the cases where going through with the pregnancy can kill the mother? I think that that is a decision that needs to be left to her and her family to make, not the government.

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  • 8 years ago
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    Cause they both suck.

    Source(s): Taoist Libertarian
  • Anonymous
    8 years ago

    What you're doing is fine. The issue is how much of that Bible do you believe? The parts about loving your fellow man, and helping each other are easy to follow. But what about the parts that tell us homosexuality is wrong? Or not to kill, which includes abortion.

    You can be absolutely anything you want, and be any party you want-- or none at all. But if you want to call yourself a Christian, you must do as Jesus would do. It looks like you got some of that covered, so now you should learn to take it all the way.

    Contrary to popular belief, we are to get into politics and influence it for change. It is okay to preach politics from the pulpit. Manger scenes on public property are legal under the First Amendment, the right of expression and peaceful demonstration.

    Edit: like I said, you can be anything you want. It's not a matter of "having the right to tell someone

    what to believe." Jesus says we are obligated to say what we as Christians, believe.

  • 8 years ago

    They can. My parents are Christians. Conservatives are brainwashed by their media and to a certain extent churches to think that liberals are evil. To be fair, we do believe things that are contrary to the Bible. We also know that the Establishment Clause of the ruling document of this country exists, so we don't typically like religion and law fusing into one. In other words, because we're not religious tyrants, we are automatically evil (see the complete and total discrepancy there?).

  • Jacara
    Lv 7
    8 years ago

    Libertarian =/= Liberal

  • ?
    Lv 6
    8 years ago

    In fact, many Christians are liberals. The person who told you that you cannot be a Christian and a liberal at the same time is not a follower of Jesus.

  • 8 years ago

    Charity is not exclusive to Christianity

    You ever heard of Nuns on the Bus?

    http://nunsonthebus.com/

  • ?
    Lv 4
    8 years ago

    Why does it matter what other people think when it is between you and God? Jesus cared about the poor and the disenfranchised.

  • Anonymous
    8 years ago

    They've been brainwashed to believe there are no Democrat Christians...It's one more hate mongering fallacy.

  • 8 years ago

    They can be ... but you'll find they are most often what Jesus calls: lukewarm Christians - Christians who call themselves Christians and may even do nice things for their neighbour every once and a while, but who don't actually live a Christian life.

    Liberal Christians, like liberal Jews, are: "I don't preach what I practice" Jews and Christians.

  • ?
    Lv 4
    8 years ago

    thou shalt not steal, you vote other people's money away in forms of government aid. jesus told the people to give their own money to the poor, not force it out of other people's wallets.

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    8 years ago

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