Liberals and conservatives literally think differently, really!

[artsylady]

I meant to respond to the person who said that in political science, the profs are both conserv and liberal. I do not think so! In the university where my young bro-in-law just studied, they were all liberally minded. Where his dad went to school 40 years ago, same thing. They are both die hard liberals because of this I'm sure.

[Eliyahuw]

"There are two issues here. The criteria for employment and the issue of the political views of the faculty. The association is to my mind nonexistent. It may be that faculty tilt toward the liberal end but that has nothing to do with why they have been hired," Zuckerman told Campus Report.

Don't you just love his explanation for why there's more liberals than conservatives on his campus? He believes the labor pool is more liberal and that's his explanation. Well for a country that is virtually 50/50 when it comes to liberal/conservative, you'd think the labor pool for those jobs would be more diverse.

Maybe only liberals grow up wanting to be college professors, I don't know, but I know what would happen if there were more conservatives on those campuses teaching than liberals. The senate/congress would propose a fairness doctrine for hiring professors.

I guess, on those campuses we (conservatives) can say that we must fight for our rights on those campuses, so as to protect the minority from the tyranny of the majority. I'd love to see that argument happen.

Old saying i remember hearing growing up. "Those who can do it, do it and produce, those who can't do it, teach at a university"

[kat8585]

This is what we're faced with, and it'scary.

My daughter and I got to talking about the election. She says she's a Democrat, and that she likes Obama or Hillary. So I decided to test her a little. I asked her why, what issues. I couldn't pin her down. She doesn't have a clue about the issues. She's always been against abortion, but was even trying to justify it some, when I told her both these candidates are pro-abortion. When I pinned her down hard, all she could come up with was that they would bring the troops home. Not knowing they haven't in 8 months and won't as president, because they know they can't. It's this way with many Dems. They vote Dem, not knowing why. Thankfully, she most likely won't vote.

It could have been me, in my much younger days, before I wised up and got a clue about the facts.

[nebula]

Old saying i remember hearing growing up. "Those who can do it, do it and produce, those who can't do it, teach at a university"

I've heard a better one.

The way our education system is set up, the A students will teach the B students how to work for the C students.

[patricia1]

Old saying i remember hearing growing up. "Those who can do it, do it and produce, those who can't do it, teach at a university"

I've heard a better one.

The way our education system is set up, the A students will teach the B students how to work for the C students.

...Hey nebula you are paying attention...God bless you...Yes now that I looked back it was #73. thanks for the acknowledgement..... I do not go by what I see or any charming words when it comes to politics. I ask Jesus about their hearts..who is going to be opened to Him and can be humbled before Him. I do follow the issues....!

[Celtic Warrior]

I read the last 10 of Celtic Warriors Posts, every single one of them were judgemental, demeaning and hyper-critical of conservatives. You are doing the very thing you accuse every conservative of doing.

I can be judgemental when criticizing ungodly behavior. My criticism comes from the Bible, where does yours come from? Abortion, homosexuality, lying, paganism, are all behaviors unacceptable to God. All of them are a direct violation of His 10 Commandments. If you have a problem with His laws, then you need to bring it up with God, but you cannot criticize Christians, even if you claim to be one, for being judgemental of sinful behavior. There's plenty of scripture that not only encourages us to judge, but requires us to.

You can get off your soapbox, because so far, you have contributed nothing substantial to this topic.

If you wanna throw barbs and darts at everyone here, then I suggest you get your facts and scriptures straight.

Consider this a kind rebuke from one of your brethren.

Its interesting that celtic claims hitler rose to power because of conservatives when it was FDR who was a liberal that only jumped into the game when he had to.

I see your Historical knowledge is as faulty as your political knowledge. 1st Roosevelt was a Democrat and a progressive, but I won't quibble terms there. Roosevelt wanted us in the war MUCH earlier than it happened, but it was PUBLIC SENTIMENT and Congress who opposed it. So much so that even nearly 70 years later you can still find people spouting conspiracy theories about how he KNEW about the attack on Pearl Harbor in advance and even planned it. Conservative conspiracy theories I will add. IN fact, it was Roosevelt's LEAN LEASE program that kept the rest of the world in the war and fighting until we did join it!!! And in earlier days I got to listen to tons of tales about how Democrats can only keep an economy going by going to war, etc and so forth. More conservative hype that strangely ended now that the last 3 wars we've been involved in were republican started wars.

As to hating Conservatives? NO, I don't hate conservatives, just hate all the one sided, lack of knowledge, prejudicial postings and rantings I see from them. I hate the number of people that are lost to Christ because of Conservative hate and fear tactics. I hate the number of people who tell me they can't believe because of all the hate and hypocrisy in the "Christian" church. I've managed to pull a few back to Jesus from that view of God's true church, but I tire of the constant battle with hard hearted, cold hearted, self righteous bigots who go about calling themselves Christians while they preach hate and discontent, stir up dissent and dischord, and so on. This is supposed to be a Christian board, not a political sounding board for the far right. There isn't a post here from a conservative that ever even looks at both sides of the issues (in fact they never really look at the real truth of their own side, only the rhetoric). Only stereotypings, slams, hate speeches, stirring up evil attitudes against their fellow man, and so much more evil. And for the most part you really don't know what you're talking about. You look at a highly distorted view of one side and think you know it all. AND for the record, my grandfather and father were both conservatives and republicans, and what's been said here about democrats not knowing what they're voting for goes equally well against republicans. MOST Americans vote their biases, including most of you here.

As to judging others? Well yes, Jesus and the New Testament does allow SOME judging of others, but NOT the type I see from Conservatives. He talks of RIGHTEOUS judging, of properly based and scripturally sound judgements and for the most part even leaving judging up to God. He talks of making sound judgements in YOUR OWN walk with Him, not in heavy handed stereotypical condemnations. In fact He warns all of us to use caution in our judgements because we will be judged by the same methods we use to judge others. Care to be grouped with ALL sinners? You have sinned too, and in God's eyes all sinners are the same. Do YOU wish Him to stereotype you as you do liberals and democrats and moderates and anyone else who doesn't parrot your particular view of 'truth'?

James 4:11 - 12 (ESV) 11Do not speak evil against one another, brothers.

[kari21]

Here's a great article in Christianity Today about judging.....

http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2001/october1/29.70.html

[Marnie]

And, as to the 10 Commandments? Well the old covenant began it's death throes at the Crucifixion and breathed it's death breath when the Temple was destroyed in 70 a.d. The 10 were part of that covenant. The New Covenant is based on the Blood of Jesus and the Commandments of LOVE and the LAW OF GRACE, not stone tablets. Read your Bibles. It's in there very plainly.

Jesus did not abolish the 10 Commandments, He fulfilled them. If you follow the teachings of Jesus you are following the 10 Commandments. And that is the plain teaching of the Gospels.

[patricia1]

And, as to the 10 Commandments? Well the old covenant began it's death throes at the Crucifixion and breathed it's death breath when the Temple was destroyed in 70 a.d. The 10 were part of that covenant. The New Covenant is based on the Blood of Jesus and the Commandments of LOVE and the LAW OF GRACE, not stone tablets. Read your Bibles. It's in there very plainly.

Jesus did not abolish the 10 Commandments, He fulfilled them. If you follow the teachings of Jesus you are following the 10 Commandments. And that is the plain teaching of the Gospels.

amen and amen... It was Roosevelt who did the correct thing...The american people opposed it all the way but Roosevelt said he had to do something. I read enough books on the roosevelts. I am glad he decide we were to be involved. Americans are too complacent...they do not want war or to rock the boat but they would've been complaining if they were overrun by hitlers people, or communists....I am a American so I can say this..patricia1

[Celtic Warrior]

And, as to the 10 Commandments? Well the old covenant began it's death throes at the Crucifixion and breathed it's death breath when the Temple was destroyed in 70 a.d. The 10 were part of that covenant. The New Covenant is based on the Blood of Jesus and the Commandments of LOVE and the LAW OF GRACE, not stone tablets. Read your Bibles. It's in there very plainly.

Jesus did not abolish the 10 Commandments, He fulfilled them. If you follow the teachings of Jesus you are following the 10 Commandments. And that is the plain teaching of the Gospels.

Do you keep the 7th day Sabbath? AS required by the Old Covenant (and I mean Saturday, NOT the 1st day of the week) and if not, what is your justification?

NO, we are under GRACE and neither the Gospels NOR any other part of the New Testament ANYWHERE states that Christians are under any part of the Old Covenant, Paul plainly writes

2 Corinthians 3:3 - 11 (ESV) 3And you show that you are a letter from Christ delivered by us, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts.