Ben Carson is for a religious theocracy

Posted by dbhalling 9 years, 5 months ago to Politics
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Ben Carson is not for freedom, he is for enslaving people and he is not intellectually honest since he thinks "our founders were Christians."

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  • Posted by $ allosaur 9 years, 5 months ago
    I sincerely doubt Carson wants to oppress nonbelievers with a theocracy.
    I never met a Christian who wants to shred the Constitution.
    Though Carson is highly intelligent, his recent statement about Biblical Joseph building the pyramids to store grain is mentally way out there lost in wacko land.
    A couple of weeks previously, I received donation snail mail with a dollar in it and Carson stating that his campaigning team "think I am crazy for" sending the dollar to stress a need for contributions or whatever the heck he wrote exactly.
    I sent only the dollar back with a note that I resent being guilt manipulated even by charitable organizations and almost always keep the money.
    I added that I was going to vote for Carson but now that one dollar guilt trip ploy had me swinging back to Trump.
    That wacko statement about Joseph seals the deal.
    And I do still like a couple of other candidates who fail to climb up in the polls.
    That sure does not include weird-eyes Sir Jeb.of the Royal House of Bush.
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  • Posted by term2 9 years, 5 months ago in reply to this comment.
    I agree that the founding fathers were christians, and really just settled on the consitition to get rid of the tyranny of England and the relgion of England. BUT, religious freedom really meant the ability of the colonists to practice THEIR religion. But, what about other religions? The Mormons werent allowed to practice theirs. The Indians werent allowed to be "free". Cronyism was rampant and has lately gotten overwhelming in this country
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  • Posted by $ AJAshinoff 9 years, 5 months ago in reply to this comment.
    "I had about enough of beliefs in GODS", respectfully term2, good for you. Still, others aren't through with their beliefs and, for now anyway, there are more who believe in "more" than those who do not. In this country, be respectful as you expect others to be respectful of your right to believe in "self" or nothing at all.

    We, western civilization, owes much, its very existence, to Christianity. That is fact.
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  • Posted by term2 9 years, 5 months ago in reply to this comment.
    I had about enough of beliefs in GODS. There are so many GODS and they espouse different beliefs. They all cant be the "true god". Bush said when he went into IRAQ- "god is on our side". But so did Saddam Hussein- "god is on OUR side". I would rather have Sanders than Carson. Lets get this socialism nonsense over with once and for all. We dont need some bible thumping christian out there trying to make this country into some sort of "god fearing" place.
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  • Posted by kcrdesign 9 years, 5 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Why are some on here so afraid of religion? And what he is going to force religion on you? This is nonsensical. It's also absurd to say the founders weren't religious. Right there lost credibility. I'm not a practicing religious person but respect religion even in a presidential candidate. He really isn't making region the focal point in his campaign- What? The media asked him about his religion and he responded? It's still a free country I thought...
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  • Posted by kcrdesign 9 years, 5 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Why are some on here so afraid of religion? And what he is going to force religion on you? This is nonsensical. It's also absurd to say the founders weren't religious. Right there lost credibility. I'm not a practicing religious person but respect religion even in a presidential candidate. He really isn't making region the focal point in his campaign- What? The media asked him about his religion and he responded? It's still a free country I thought...
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  • Posted by term2 9 years, 5 months ago in reply to this comment.
    The media is just out to sell ads. They need controversy. They go after the most popular candidate cause there are more people that are involved. Now they act like Hillary is already the next president, and she has the $$ to buy media time.

    They went after Trump when he was #1. Now its Carson's turn. The other Repubs are non events. The media loves liberals probably because they spend lots of money and the media will benefit from that. who knows..... I am voting for Trump if he makes it to the election- at least he isnt backed by anyone that I can see.
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  • Posted by wmiranda 9 years, 5 months ago
    Our founders were people of faith. How you come up with a theocracy and enslaving people by Ben Carson or any of the candidates is a real stretch.
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  • Posted by term2 9 years, 5 months ago in reply to this comment.
    I did something interesting last year, and thats visit Jefferson's house and surroundings. Very interesting to get immersed in what was going on at the time of the American Revolution. There was a lot of talk about freedom, but that seems to me more like freedom from England and the religion that gripped England. The consititution itself was a series of compromises, and after it was signed the countrty embarked on major deviations from it in a desire to just take whatever it could. To hell with the Indians cause we needed their land. To hell with the mormons, cause their religion was not what the colonists wanted. When the south just wanted OUT of the union, the north put them down. In recent times there was Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan and now Syria and ISIS. None of them were our business really. All of this in the name of freedom? I think not.
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  • Posted by Joseph-C-Moore 9 years, 5 months ago
    I have been a Libertarian for many years (but not enough). The The democrats are now socialist/Marxists, the right are now big government elitists collaborating with the left to dismantle the Constitution of our Republic so that the World Government "elites" will rule. Look what the Neo-con party did to Dr. Ron Paul. Both parties, not withstanding their disingenuous rhetoric are destroying the country. The one truly patriotic (appearing) candidate is the constitutionally ineligible Ted Cruz, but the elections no longer are representative of the electorate as evidenced by the MASSIVE fraud perpetrated on the public of the puppet Obama (of the aformentioned "elites") World Government to come. Our founding fathers have given their all to generations of imbeciles who disregard history. We are now run by blithering numbskulls who would throw away liberty and autonomy for the the security blanket of the self proclaimed wise men of the New World Order.I am thoroughly disgusted with what political, power mad greed has wrought.
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  • Posted by $ blarman 9 years, 5 months ago
    Do you have any kind of policy statement from him to support your stance? I seem to recall a similar accusation being baselessly leveled against Romney as well.

    Is faith an important driver in Dr. Carson's life? Absolutely. But there is a huge difference between that and forcing it on others.

    And by the way, Carson is dead on when he states that the Founders were overwhelmingly Christians. See: http://www.adherents.com/gov/Founding... for a list of every single founder and their declared affiliation.

    -1 for a baseless attack post. You don't have to like Dr. Carson or vote for him, but both of your accusations here are patently false.
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  • Posted by term2 9 years, 5 months ago
    I was getting nervous with Carson and religion until I saw the painting of him next to Jesus in his house. That did it for me. He is a religious zealot. Whatever his GOD told him to do, he would do. Whatever that was !!
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  • Posted by FoundingFathers 9 years, 5 months ago in reply to this comment.
    If that were true, why did the majority of colonies have state-sponsored Christian churches?

    You may want to check writings of Founding Fathers and reassess your position. Case in point: "We have no government armed with power capable of contending with human passions unbridled by morality and religion . . . Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other." John Adams

    Our Founding Fathers were most assuredly Christians. They did not, however, want an established federal religion/church (at state level was perfectly fine, though).
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  • Posted by FoundingFathers 9 years, 5 months ago
    To be clear, the founders were Christians. The historical record of the colonies/settlers, as well as the writings of the Founding Fathers, is resoundingly clear on this.

    To address your point, though, what has Ben Carson said that makes you think he's for a religious theocracy?
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  • Posted by $ Abaco 9 years, 5 months ago in reply to this comment.
    He appears to be some sort of media favorite and I only have one thought as to why. Remember there's no such thing as bad press. What little time I pay attention to the mainstream news media I almost never hear Trump mentioned anymore. Carson is a Big Pharma stooge. Most don't know that. He's backed by probably the most influential lobby in DC these days. To me, he sounds like a liar. But, I really don't give a sh$% anymore...
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  • Posted by UncommonSense 9 years, 5 months ago
    That's a true statement. Very few of them were Christians. Most were masons. Masonary ISN'T Christianity.
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  • Posted by kevinw 9 years, 5 months ago
    I knew he was religious but early on he seemed content to leave his religion out of it. Then he was back and forth on the Kim Davis thing and now he is pandering to the "religious right" and it is working for him. I had hoped that his relative silence on his religious views meant he knew how to keep it out of his politics. I guess now he is learning how politics works and that the religious so called right wants his religion in his politics.

    Adding to his intellectual dishonesty; what he has done his whole adult life has required a scientific mind and confidence in his own abilities. Now he is willing to give credit for all of that to a god, even though in the debates he is willing to say "I did that". Imagine the contradictions in his head.
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  • Posted by $ AJAshinoff 9 years, 5 months ago
    Please..a misleading title which, I'm sad to say, was anticipated before I read the article.

    Carson has never stated anything other that he is an accomplished man of faith. He has stated that he will not support a theocracy, Christian or otherwise. He's also stated that the Constitution trumps religion. But lets sensationalize fears and go against his words, without cause. Thus far Carson is an intelligent man of honor and integrity..thats seems not enough for some rational thinkers. Our Founders were essentially Christian, Deism is still a belief in a God.
    http://www.deism.com

    http://www.christianpost.com/news/ben...
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  • Posted by $ MichaelAarethun 9 years, 5 months ago in reply to this comment.
    the Republicans have been moving steadily to the left without let or hindrance. With the assistance of the RINOs and their New Conservative philosophy. The Democrats for the most part are now self confessed Socialists. We'll call them Dino's since most believe in neither individual freedom nor the principles of a Democracy as a form of government. Just as the Republicans are not much in the way of a Republic as a form of government. That's your controlling majority minus them gaming us.

    As for conservative? Together they are the controlling majority. When a group such as the Government Party Coalition takes power they take steps to keep power. Completely controlling the elections, fortifying the whole voting system and looting the votes with winner take all. There are a number of wikpedia and other articles that state the progression to a totalitarian government from a two party system of government from a multi party system. An accurate road map.

    Conservative in their new found power in that they make change slowly if at all, and only when it suits them. Especially the left of the left who find comfort in being very very ultra conservative now that they are the inside of the in crowd. Their penchant for disobeying the Constitution is in seeing how long they can hoodwink the public into thinking there is still such a document.

    The new attack is over 'a period.' that's coming up in Reframing 201 Addressing Key Issues and was touched on in 102. Liberal? Yes in the sense they are still moving left into a totalitarian Dear Leader Daddy State after destroying the nuclear traditional family. In short...you hit the nail on the head with a 10 pound sledge. For me it's a race to the finish with time left. For the country as a whole it's time to learn stiff arm salutes and how to say. "We Serve The Party." Why change a tried and true method.

    Especially since totalitarianism is being voted in with the last gasp approval of the .....'electorate?'

    Then it's your problem.. Starting with the bill for burying the remains....I haven't bothered. What for?
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  • Posted by $ MichaelAarethun 9 years, 5 months ago in reply to this comment.
    I've got zero problem with him he's this seasons Herman Cain and will last only until Carville and Wasserman pull the plug. Whose going to be left standing? Left wing socialist fascist statist secular progressive Hillary and left wing socialist fascist corporatist Carly.

    The third tier is gone, the second is being set up and that leaves Dump Trump and Party With Carly. It's a three way menage a trois of wrong, wrong, wrong and no right choices.
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