Religion

guillaumeb

(42,649 posts) Fri Oct 26, 2018, 06:55 PM Oct 2018

Cory Booker could be a candidate for the 'religious left' [View all]

From the article:

Questions about religion can paralyze some politicians, but not Cory Booker.
If anything, the topic seems to relax him. …

“When I get up in the morning, I meditate,” the New Jersey Democrat said, a practice he has often linked to his spiritual health. He paused for a moment, then quickly corrected himself: “Actually, I pray on my knees, and then I meditate.”

Booker’s comfort with his faith is unusual for Democrats in Washington, but it’s standard fare for the 49-year-old former mayor of Newark and has even become a mainstay of his blossoming political persona: Even the hyperbole-averse Associated Press recently compared him to an “evangelical minister” after Booker addressed a group of Democrats in Iowa.

To read more:

https://religionnews.com/2018/10/24/cory-booker-fashions-himself-as-a-candidate-for-the-religious-left/

For much of the US corporate media, the words "religious left" rarely appear. The prevailing myth is that religious people are mainly conservative. And yet the message of Jesus is anything but conservative, anything but supportive of supply side economic theory.

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Cory Booker could be a candidate for the 'religious left' [View all] guillaumeb Oct 2018 OP

no thanks, not interested in a religionist of any persuasion nt msongs Oct 2018 #1

Intolerance? guillaumeb Oct 2018 #2

Respect for freedom of religion. trotsky Oct 2018 #9

And where did I insist what you claim? guillaumeb Oct 2018 #11

Why does your religion have to be shoved on everyone? trotsky Oct 2018 #15

Again, a very interesting viewpoint on your part. guillaumeb Oct 2018 #16

AHA! trotsky Nov 2018 #17

One might say much the same to you. guillaumeb Nov 2018 #28

Ah yes, it's always others to blame. trotsky Nov 2018 #39

Self knowledge is a good thing. guillaumeb Nov 2018 #41

What religion is that, anyhow? MineralMan Nov 2018 #35

I mean qazplm135 Nov 2018 #43

The election of Trump shows us edhopper Oct 2018 #3

Yes, some religious voters are like that. eom guillaumeb Oct 2018 #4

the polls show edhopper Oct 2018 #5

Most American politicians claim to be religious marylandblue Oct 2018 #6

We agree on these points. guillaumeb Oct 2018 #7

I'd rather the word "religious" were left out of that equation altogether. MineralMan Oct 2018 #8

The words are necessary because the US media insists on guillaumeb Oct 2018 #10

I did not say that. I said what my preferences are. MineralMan Oct 2018 #12

You misunderstood my response. guillaumeb Oct 2018 #13

Maybe you miscommunicated your response. Act_of_Reparation Nov 2018 #25

I regret that I am unable to read other posters' minds. MineralMan Nov 2018 #26

Have you tried praying? Act_of_Reparation Nov 2018 #37

I can't say I have. It would seem like talking in a place MineralMan Nov 2018 #38

So you're claiming "fake news" now? trotsky Nov 2018 #18

It's a burden to be a person of faith in this country. Cuthbert Allgood Nov 2018 #20

Indeed. trotsky Nov 2018 #21

Imagine if they were able to wear symbols of their faith openly. Cuthbert Allgood Nov 2018 #22

Dare we dream? trotsky Nov 2018 #27

It must be awful to endure such persecution Mariana Nov 2018 #31

Why shouldn't the US media view them that way? Mariana Nov 2018 #23

But, see, guillaumeb considers himself to be progressive. MineralMan Nov 2018 #24

Some are. some are not. guillaumeb Nov 2018 #29

You're full of it Gil. Mariana Nov 2018 #30

Yup. They do. MineralMan Nov 2018 #32

It's a ridiculous proposition on its face Mariana Nov 2018 #36

A totally unsupported claim. guillaumeb Nov 2018 #40

Which claim is unsupported? MineralMan Nov 2018 #42

Unlike others, eh, who think that religion is a good thing for society? MineralMan Nov 2018 #33

"The prevailing myth is that religious people are mainly conservative." trotsky Oct 2018 #14

Now they're going to blame atheists for "driving religious liberals" away from the Dems. Act_of_Reparation Nov 2018 #19

Truly! Our numbers are small, but: MineralMan Nov 2018 #34