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sailingaway
05-16-2011, 09:46 AM
http://www.nationalbroadside.com/?p=18104


Congressman and Presidential candidate Ron Paul doesn’t wear his faith on his sleeve the way many politicians do. While this, along with his libertarian positions on public policy, might make it seem like religion doesn’t figure very strongly into Ron Paul’s view of the world, in truth Ron Paul– an evangelical Christian and member of the Baptist Church– is a very quietly devout man with strong family values and an unquestionable faithfulness to his family and wife of over fifty years....

MelissaCato
05-16-2011, 10:24 AM
Ahhh given the way he votes NO all the time, I'd have to disagree with what is posted above. It doesn't make sense. He would almost have to be a Protestant.

Does anyone know for sure ?

rp08orbust
05-16-2011, 10:32 AM
Ahhh given the way he votes NO all the time, I'd have to disagree with what is posted above. It doesn't make sense. He would almost have to be a Protestant.

Does anyone know for sure ?

What are you talking about? Baptists are Protestants.

tangent4ronpaul
05-16-2011, 10:35 AM
ugh! - I thought this was RPF's - not bible thumper's incorporated.... :rolleyes:

MelissaCato
05-16-2011, 10:36 AM
What are you talking about? Baptists are Protestants.

Ohhh sorry I didn't know that. Just asking. Religion is complicated ya know.

specsaregood
05-16-2011, 10:43 AM
ugh! - I thought this was RPF's - not bible thumper's incorporated.... :rolleyes:

perhaps you should find somebody else to support if you have a problem with Dr. Paul talking about his faith.

wizardwatson
05-16-2011, 10:55 AM
RP can't be a follower of Christ, I have it on good authority that he takes his marching orders from Al Qaeda. ;)

Kregisen
05-16-2011, 11:00 AM
RP can't be a follower of Christ, I have it on good authority that he takes his marching orders from Al Qaeda. ;)

lol

Slutter McGee
05-16-2011, 11:03 AM
ugh! - I thought this was RPF's - not bible thumper's incorporated.... :rolleyes:

Haha. I am not a religious man, but we need to play up his faith to gain Christian votes. Have no problem with these threads.

Slutter McGee

RM918
05-16-2011, 11:04 AM
How long before someone swaggers in here blathering about sky men and noodle monsters?

Telkandore
05-16-2011, 11:11 AM
..You've seen the sky men too?

VIDEODROME
05-16-2011, 11:26 AM
I thought I heard he was Episcopal?

Sola_Fide
05-16-2011, 11:27 AM
How long before someone swaggers in here blathering about sky men and noodle monsters?


http://pw0nd.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/atheism.jpg

sailingaway
05-16-2011, 11:28 AM
ugh! - I thought this was RPF's - not bible thumper's incorporated.... :rolleyes:

This is his campaign subforum and this is an issue of interest to religious voters, so it belongs here.

I was thinking of it as kind of an outreach to those voters to let them get comfortable with Ron on an important point to them. I can't imagine why someone of faith, knowing the man's true qualities, would go to, say, Santorum or Bachmann over Ron. Whether those religious voters will have made it past some having the need to make fun of their faith and Ron's to read it, I don't know. :p

RonPaulVolunteer
05-16-2011, 11:34 AM
Wow, I see that Ron Paul Flix is really having an impact. I dug up that video yesterday and posted it, and it quickly went viral and is our most watched video. That's pretty exciting.

sailingaway
05-16-2011, 11:35 AM
Haha. I am not a religious man, but we need to play up his faith to gain Christian votes. Have no problem with these threads.

Slutter McGee


The thing is, while many fake faith, Ron really is a man of faith, and while he may not make a political point of it, it is important to many voters, so we need to get it out there.

outspoken
05-16-2011, 11:44 AM
Truest disciples of Christ know that God is a verb and present in all the actions that we choose in life. Unfortunately we have replaced our worship of God with that of money, sex, or govt.

ammorris
05-16-2011, 11:53 AM
ugh! - I thought this was RPF's - not bible thumper's incorporated.... :rolleyes:

That's funny. I also thought that this was a forum for people who support Ron Paul and would therefore be interested in talking about his ideas and positions. Apparently, I must have stumbled onto the forum for militant atheists determined to tank Ron Paul's candidacy.

PaulConventionWV
05-16-2011, 12:13 PM
ugh! - I thought this was RPF's - not bible thumper's incorporated.... :rolleyes:

Plurals don't require apostrophes.

Matt Collins
05-16-2011, 04:42 PM
Ron Paul's Statement of Faith:
http://www.covenantnews.com/ronpaul070721.htm

JCLibertarian
05-16-2011, 04:53 PM
ugh! - I thought this was RPF's - not bible thumper's incorporated.... :rolleyes:

I would thump several bibles if it got Ron Paul elected.

nolvorite
05-16-2011, 05:13 PM
Well he's not onee of those Buckle Of The Bible Belt kind of politician

TomtheTinker
05-16-2011, 05:25 PM
rp can't be a follower of christ, i have it on good authority that he takes his marching orders from al qaeda.


lmao

KramerDSP
05-16-2011, 05:28 PM
Not to sound sacreligious (sp) but Ron Paul is a true Christian.

As a Jewish person, I love Gandhi's famous quote of "I like your Christ, I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ". Ron Paul is the most purely Christian person that I know and admire, precisely because he does not wear his religion on his sleeve and does not seek to impose his values or beliefs upon others by force, only by example.

The "take care of yourself and take ownership of your life" message really has impacted me in many positive ways to improve my own life for the better.

TomtheTinker
05-16-2011, 05:31 PM
I'm no man of religion but frankly Ron Paul is. I am in the belief the atheist supporters he has and on this forum should probably chill out on all the anti religious rhetoric. If not for the sake of respect..how about for Ron Paul 2012.

Legend1104
05-16-2011, 06:03 PM
I'm no man of religion but frankly Ron Paul is. I am in the belief the atheist supporters he has and on this forum should probably chill out on all the anti religious rhetoric. If not for the sake of respect..how about for Ron Paul 2012.

Very true. I think Dr. Paul's chrisitanity is one of the most under estimated benefits of his person. I am personally going to send this info to many evangelicals I know because the evangelical christian block is a major part of the reps we can really benefit from if we emphasize it enough (though not using it as a tool because that is what Ron Paul is against).

Dr.3D
05-16-2011, 07:21 PM
Truest disciples of Christ know that God is a verb and present in all the actions that we choose in life. Unfortunately we have replaced our worship of God with that of money, sex, or govt.

Got a mouse in your pocket?

nullvalu
05-16-2011, 07:35 PM
How long before someone swaggers in here blathering about sky men and noodle monsters?

Actually I prefer to call them Space Wizards.. but to each his own.

However I know this is just one of many points that ought to help us win Christian Republican votes. For many, simple fact is if it comes down to a Mormon vs a Christian, the Christian will win every time.

BlackTerrel
05-16-2011, 09:24 PM
The thing is, while many fake faith, Ron really is a man of faith, and while he may not make a political point of it, it is important to many voters, so we need to get it out there.

+1. Religion IS a big issue to a lot of people. And the fact of the matter Ron Paul IS a devoted Christian. Why would anyone have an issue with that?

truthdivides
05-16-2011, 09:52 PM
Ron Paul does a great job of being a candidate who is also Christian, as opposed to a Christian candidate. You don't see people advertising themselves as Christian plumbers, but rather simply as plumbers, and you might find out they are Christian after you get to know them.

falconplayer11
05-18-2011, 06:50 PM
Ron Paul's "Christ" is so different from the "Christ" that so many religious-right American Christians seem to believe in.

BlackTerrel
05-18-2011, 08:36 PM
Ron Paul's "Christ" is so different from the "Christ" that so many religious-right American Christians seem to believe in.

Why would you say that?

VIDEODROME
05-18-2011, 08:53 PM
Ron Paul does a great job of being a candidate who is also Christian, as opposed to a Christian candidate. You don't see people advertising themselves as Christian plumbers, but rather simply as plumbers, and you might find out they are Christian after you get to know them.

Imagines a guy with a plunger over a toilet yelling "The power of Christ compels you!! Now flush damnit!".