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I understand that the only requirement for being an atheist is not having a belief in any deity. However how can a atheist be a Republican. The Republican party supports putting prayer back in schools and Republican Presidents favor justices that benefit Churches. Don't you believe it is idiotic to support the Republican party if you are an atheist?.

TomParos 4 Mar 18
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Well atheist or not after today anyone who still votes republican, supports them or defends them needs immediate mental health assessment

Here Are the 51 Republican Senators Who Just Voted Against Expanding Paid Sick Leave to All Workers

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How can you have Atheist Republican

well how come there are

Gay Christians
Jewish National Socialists
Black KKK supporters
Transgender Islamists

People are fucking stupid that is why

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I see a lot of different delineations here so I will offer one other - means/ends. Republicans seem to justify a lot of "bad" means as long as they feel the ends are good. Democrats try to justify the means as well as the ends.

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There are apparently a shitload of ‘Atheist descriptions & requirements’ 🙂 ..though I agree with yours. Most participants supporting Republicans no longer participate, too much reality around here.

Once registered as one, I came to the same conclusion (one can't be a Republican Atheist), it was Reagan Times. Republicans cultivate ignorance and greed, in that order. Religion cultivates ignorance, too … while it condones greed (same order).

Those I’d noticed around here promoting Republican stuff had been driven from the party … as it purged those not upholding every tenet, including religion. They, like most ‘Independents,’ are ‘conservative.’

Rancid, the Republican Party continues to use Religion as a tool, they’ve no morals. And as mentioned, have purged their ranks of ‘non believers,’ unless - said non believer has big bucks.. They’ve become pure evil

Varn Level 8 Mar 18, 2020

@Omnedon You got it, or some of it, “...in that order. Religion cultivates ignorance, too … while it condones greed (same order).” Not sure why it’s convenient to avoid the obvious.. Perhaps I should describe Republicans. There are two kinds; the bulk being the ignorant, often rural, deniers of reality, believers of myths and avoiders of fact. Easy to manipulate, after a Think-tank’s rendered their fears and phobias...

Kind two are the greedy, the owner class. They know better than religion, but feed it in order to continue cultivating the ignorant. Evil, but lucrative..

The Republican Party has become a combination of the two; lacking morals or ethics. Democrats, the Humanitarians, the thinkers, the Atheists.. attempt to educate, not manipulate. Given the hideous Republican ‘wins’ of my lifetime, Eisenhower, Nixon, Reagan, Bush Jr. and this.. Along with Congressional and Supreme Court control - fairness is gone, money rules, and their gloves are off..

There’s a contingent lacking the sense or integrity to admit this, but instead of taking on Republican power, they apparently scramble for crumbs, or eat their own. Which is your preference?

@Varn

“Perhaps I should describe Republicans. There are two kinds; the bulk being the ignorant, often rural, deniers of reality, believers of myths and avoiders of fact. Easy to manipulate, after a Think-tank’s rendered their fears and phobias...

“Kind two are the greedy, the owner class. They know better than religion, but feed it in order to continue cultivating the ignorant. Evil, but lucrative..”

Your words reek of ignorance, bigotry, hatred, elitism and condescension. It is this very attitude that turns voters away from the Democratic Party.

@WilliamFleming So you’re bored, thus targeting. No sale 😀

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No, it isn’t idiotic. The Republican Party doesn’t need to support putting prayer back into schools because under the constitution anyone can pray whenever and wherever he chooses. Government can not establish an official religion, and for that reason schools can not require or conduct prayers, but there is student-led prayer in schools right now.

Here is the GOP official platform for 2016, and I find no mention of reestablishing official school prayers:

[prod-cdn-static.gop.com]

There is that call to legalize the display of the Ten Commandments, and I oppose that part of the platform. If I were planning to vote Republican, that one issue would probably not deter me

So far as the appointment of conservative justices, the Republican stance is that the role of the judiciary is to faithfully interpret the constitution and the laws created by Congress. Under no circumstances should justices embark on partisan social campaigns based on personal opinion.

Sounds reasonable to me. One reason not to vote for Democrats is their tendency toward condescension and elitism, labeling citizens as “deplorable”, “racist”, “idiotic”, etc.

@OwlInASack There are plenty of appalling lies and disdain coming from both sides. Politicians will be politicians.

The bulk of American voters are fair-minded, intelligent and moderate, however they vote Have you lived amongst us?

How do you, as a British national living in Jersey justify such strong partisan opinions regarding politics in a foreign country?

@Omnedon
If it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck....

@Omnedon There are millions of people who like to join a club where they dress up in white sheets and silly masks who enjoy burning crosses, I don't need to know each one individually to know how complex they are.
They want to to belong to that organisation, they are filth.

@Omnedon just making the point that people tend to be judged as simpatico with those they choose to affiliate with and to be in line with the publicly declared objectives and opinions of the organisation they join voluntarily.

I know of no official connection between the KKK and the republican party, but circumstantially the KKK did endorse Trump and the republican party, indicating that many of their member are likely also republicans. However as we all know Correlation does not necessarily imply causation.

@Omnedon I deliberately did not name the KKK but used their identifiable traits for hate groups generally if you are determined to be pernickety and pedantic 🙂

@OwlInASack You have a right to say whatever you want and in no way have I denied that. It is you who are diverting, You present yourself as an authority on US politics and society but judging by your remarks you have but shallow and prejudiced knowledge, based on left-leaning news outlets and television shows.

You are thinking in absolutist, black and white terms, and that is irrational. Irrational rantings do nothing at all to promote fairness and harmony—it’s just the opposite. Honest and respectful criticism would be welcomed, but scathing, hateful, demonizing rants that slur half the population help matters about as much as a fart.

“Darkness cannot drive out darkness, only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.”

—Martin Luther King, Jr.

@Omnedon yawn, diversion and deviation is really pathetic

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Kind of like gay mormon republicans -- an oxymormon if I ever saw one 😮 😛

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