William Jennings Bryan–if he were alive today, they’d kick him out of the Democrat Party.
Not enough attention has been paid to this news story.
Did you know that, according to the Pew Research Center, the most numerous religious affiliation within the Democrat Party is “No Religion” at all? ( http://www.thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/davidbadash/for_first_time_those_who_have_no_religion_are_largest_group_in_democratic_party ).
Pew defined “No Religion” as atheists, agnostics, and drips who describe themselves as merely “spiritual.” So this “No Religion” group accounts for 28% of Democrats. Roman Catholics are the runners-up with 21%.
I don’t know why I’m surprised. After all, this is the party that booed God at its national convention, that’s head-over-heels in love with abortion, and enthusiastically allied to Organized Sodomy. But still–well, Al Smith or William Jennings Bryan would certainly be unable to understand what came over their beloved Democratic Party.
So, the next time some self-righteous individual proclaims to you that “there’s no difference” between the two national parties, please treat them to this information. The Republican rank-and-file are overwhelmingly Christian, even if their party’s leaders are skunks and weasels.
Meanwhile, I’m gonna sit here and shake my head.
How did it ever come to this?
You’re right, Lee. This is no surprise. Since I indulged in a rant yesterday, today’s answer to your question “How did it ever come to this?” is that we kicked God out. Period. End of story.
They have a religion alright, it’s just a God-less one.
As I read your post, I thought of my dad who was a lifelong Democrat. He was a devout Catholic and I don’t think he would have liked to see the direction taken by today’s Democrats.
It should be borne in mind that the Pew poll divided Christians into several categories, including Catholics. If you add all of them together, it’s still over 60%. But the “No Religion” share is still larger than that of any of the Christian categories.
And they still booed God at their national convention, for the whole world to see.
Knowing all the things the Democratic party stands for and all the endless scandals, it’s boggles the mind how any Christian could vote Democrat. I know the Republicans are not much better, but the Democrats have slid so far left as to be unrecognizable. JFK would be rolling over in his grave if he could see what the Democratic party has become.
The GOP leaders may be skunks and weasels, but the Republican base is very, very different from the Democrats.