I think she was being sarcastic.

terryannonline on December 19, 2008 at 9:36 PM

I would sincerely like to believe that. I am not a regular enough regular around here to know who thinks/says what as a rule. I can’t recall ever reading anything she’s written before that would make me expect a statement like that, so I will gladly give your thought the benefit of the doubt and go with sarcasm. Still, in light of the anti-Christian tone almost every thread on this site has taken in the last several times I’ve checked, and not just by a troll or two, I just don’t know. At least since the last open registration, HotAir seems to have become a resort for anti-theists, pro-homosexual activists, and anti-Catholic Protestants (though those have been around since I first found the site.)

From what I can tell, they all still claim to be conservative of some stripe or other, with the exception of Dave can’t remember his actual name…(Drywall) and a couple others. If that’s the case, it would seem that we “Conservatives” are doomed. Two of the three legs are going to keep kicking the third (which should be, but is NOT united within itself) until the whole thing collapses. If it already hasn’t. *sigh*

Sapwolf on December 19, 2008 at 11:47 PM

Mr. D on December 20, 2008 at 9:50 AM

ddrintn on December 20, 2008 at 11:02 AM

Sapwolf, you are so right, and Mr. D, I agree, but see hopeful signs. When Archbishop Niederauer of SF makes a firm defense of the Church’s position on Prop 8, and the strong tone of the Bishops’ Conference’s statement on FOCA, I see hope that our bishops are finally deciding to do their duty to uphold the Church’s teachings (that or it truly is the coming of the end of the world). ;)

Of course, it has been so long in coming, the cynic in me questions their motivation. I can’t help but think it is less the Holy Spirit moving in them, than God’s Rottweiler nipping at their ankles, but I believe that, in itself, is the Holy Spirit at work. I’ll take it through any means.

ddrintn, Murkowski is correct, but sadly, so is Mikulski.

+1. The problem is that most of the bishops in the U.S. are such squishes that Biden, Murkowski, Durbin, Pelosi and the cavalcade of Kennedys know that they can get by with it.

Mr. D on December 20, 2008 at 9:50 AM

Not sure, but I’m thinking maybe Barbara Mikulski is meant?

If you take out the phony pro-death Catholics like Biden and Murkowski and others, Catholics are UNDER-represented.

Sapwolf on December 19, 2008 at 11:47 PM

+1. The problem is that most of the bishops in the U.S. are such squishes that Biden, Murkowski, Durbin, Pelosi and the cavalcade of Kennedys know that they can get by with it.

AP – My guess is that there have been plenty of closet atheists in Congress….probably much more than the percentage of atheists in the general population.

Let’s face it though…as long as the unwashed masses continue to confess a faith in large majorities the politicians will continue to profess a faith to get elected.

JadeNYU on December 19, 2008 at 5:30 PM

+ 1

I checked some of the statistics, many of the numbers are off by 300%+…is that what they call the “margin of error”?

1. Arrogance – Capital A Atheists simply cannot shut up about how stupid anyone who doesn’t not believe in God is. Religious Tolerance is their kryponite. Kind of a problem when 84% of the electorate believes in some concept of a greater power.

2. Apathy – Capital A Atheists only care about themselves primarily. Most of them want nothing to do with politics once it goes beyond calling anyone with religious faith a backwater hick.

3. Selfishness – On some level, people expect their public servants to actually care about their constituents. They don’t trust anyone whose sole concept of service is based upon hedonism. If an intellectually honest ardent atheist can be found, they’d rather not get into the game of serving special interest groups.

People would sooner elect a self-proclaimed Socialist than a self-proclaimed Atheist. In fact, it has already happened.

That’s been the end goal of the past 40 years of anti-religion, “strict wall of separation” policy. You have your representation. Prayer in schools, gone. Prayer in football games, gone. Discussion of faith in the classroom, gone. You’ll soon enough have “In God We Trust” removed from our currency.

You already own the government. Quit whining.

(especially the evangelical types who chase down former members in order to publicly shame them).

Riiiiiiight. That is about as common as Roman Catholic Bishops denying communion to pro-abortion politicians.

On the other hand, the share of Democratic members who are Catholic (36.6%) is much greater than the number of Catholic GOP members

Exactly, Sapwolf. Those aren’t actually Catholics in the Democrat party, unless you count clowns like Durbin and Biden, who support partial birth abortion and would be denied Holy Communion by any priest who follows Roman Catholic doctrine, even remotely.

Don’t worry AP, we will be underrepresented for a little while more. But its not that far off that half of this country will be unaffiliated, and then our time will come.

muyoso on December 19, 2008 at 5:21 PM

If that’s your thinking, your time has already come. Obama DID win.

pannw on December 19, 2008 at 9:30 PM

I think she was being sarcastic.

It makes you wonder if these people only write that kind of stuff on the internet and don’t say it out loud.

terryannonline on December 19, 2008 at 9:05 PM

Probably. I’d like to think we’re past the days when that sort of talk is socially acceptable, but I’ve overheard worse. I’m going to choose to believe he just posted it to make a conservative forum look bad.

And what a glorious time it will be when the Christians are cut down to size!

Esthier on December 19, 2008 at 5:23 PM

Wow.

Do you mean this figuratively or would you like to bring back the Circus Maximus?

Did I get lost on my way to HotAir and end up at the DailyKos?

Charming.

RightOFLeft on December 19, 2008 at 8:51 PM

It makes you wonder if these people only write that kind of stuff on the internet and don’t say it out loud.

I bet judgeships are even more tilted to Jews.. And of course add one more Senator after Al Franken steals this election.

Dennis D on December 19, 2008 at 7:16 PM

The Obama administration ( So Far) doesn’t have many White Christian Males at all. You know, the people who founded this nation and signed the US Constitution.

Dennis D on December 19, 2008 at 7:20 PM

Charming.

I’d take a principled conservative atheist over Congressman Waxman or Senators Boxer & Feinstein any day.

JadeNYU on December 19, 2008 at 5:33 PM

@ JadeNYU on December 19, 2008 at 5:33 PM

Sadly, there are a lot of people, who wouldnt.

muyoso on December 19, 2008 at 5:34 PM

Like His Majestsy, The Feinsteins and Boxers and Waxmans of this world aren’t religious; they simply were born to people of a certain religion. They’re all secularists/atheists.

I don’t think there are enough observant jews or catholics in Congress.

On the other hand, we could use a few secular Muslims as well.

Dennis D on December 19, 2008 at 7:20 PM

White Christians males might have signed the Constitution but that doesn’t mean that women and other minority groups didn’t play a huge part in founding this nation. Also, Thomas Jefferson was a white male but do you really consider him a Christian???