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Andrew Sullivan: There's so much bad religion right now
April 07, 2012
April 07, 2012
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with the Republican Party. They don't see it as the message of Jesus, they don't see it any more as a message of love and forgiveness. They see it as a bunch of people trying to control their lives through political mechanisms.
"Or, if they're in an evangelical church they're also susceptible to things like the 'prosperity gospel,' which is saying that Jesus told you to get rich.
"There's so much bad religion right now in this country that I felt it was important as a Christian to say, 'This is not what I believe. This is not what many
with the Republican Party. They don't see it as the message of Jesus, they don't see it any more as a message of love and forgiveness. They see it as a bunch of people trying to control their lives through political mechanisms.
"Or, if they're in an evangelical church they're also susceptible to things like the 'prosperity gospel,' which is saying that Jesus told you to get rich.
"There's so much bad religion right now in this country that I felt it was important as a Christian to say, 'This is not what I believe. This is not what many
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