Pete Buttigieg: Religious left is 'stirring'

[guillaumeb]

From the article:

Pete Buttigieg, mayor of South Bend, Indiana, has garnered a lot of attention for using God-talk during his presidential campaign. From regular discussions of his own faith to a willingness to challenge those who invoke the divine while supporting the policies of President Trump, the millennial Episcopalian has made religion a centerpiece of his pursuit of the Oval Office.

Buttigieg spoke with Religion News Service to discuss sin, immigration, being a religious millennial and whether he can rally the support of a burgeoning religious left movement. This interview has been edited for length and clarity.

What do you see as the appropriate role of religion in American politics?

To read more:

https://religionnews.com/2019/08/29/pete-buttigieg-religious-left-is-stirring/

So Buttigieg spoke with Religion News Service. And about the religious left.

[kacekwl]

1. Mr. Buttigieg,

I like the way you talk.

[guillaumeb]

4. Agreed.

He is a relative unknown.

[Funtatlaguy]

2. Proud of Pete but he can't even get 1% with African Americans.

That’s a non starter in a Dem primary.

[guillaumeb]

3. True.

But he recognizes, and publicizes, that theists are not all conservatives. The media prefers the narrative that theists, especially Christians, are GOP voters.

[trotsky]

7. "The media prefers the narrative that theists, especially Christians, are GOP voters."

That's not a "narrative," it's the truth.

A majority of Christians voted for Trump, Romney, McCain, both Bushes, and Reagan.

[guillaumeb]

10. No, it is not the truth.

A percentage, no matter how large, is not equal to all.

That should be apparent.

[trotsky]

13. The truth is, the majority of Christians vote Republican.

No one, here or elsewhere, has said that ALL Christians are Republicans. You are arguing against a straw man again.

[AtheistCrusader]

8. Reality prefers the narrative. Because statistically speaking they are.

And you know this. The 2018 midterms were fucking grim.
https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2018/11/07/how-religious-groups-voted-in-the-midterm-elections/

Protestants fell, Catholics are 50/50 now. Bad, bad news.



That said, we need an edge in some swing states, and this might help pump us back up maybe toward 2008..

[Voltaire2]

5. Apparently all 30 of them.

[Act_of_Reparation]

6. Sure it is.

[trotsky]

9. "For me, it means we need to honor the separation and also speak to those who are guided(by faith.)"

At long last, poor persecuted Christians, the majority of people in the USA, will feel welcome.

Fuck the non-believers though, I guess. Even though they are now the largest voting bloc among religious groups in the country.

[guillaumeb]

11. Did you read the quote that you cited?

If so, what does it mean?

[trotsky]

14. You tell me, because whatever I say, you'll insult my intelligence or something.

So just make your point. If you can.

[guillaumeb]

15. If you read the article,

let all of us know what you understood by the quote.

[trotsky]

17. Can't you explain it?

Don't you understand the article?

Tell me your interpretation, and I'll tell you if I agree or disagree, and why.

You lament there is no discussion here, and yet you won't actually put forth any effort. You just attack those who disagree or question you.

Try behaving more like this Jesus fellow you claim to admire. Show love, not hate and anger.

[guillaumeb]

18. Yes, I can.

You selected a quote that refutes your point, and then you reverted to your long established narrative. And that makes actual discussion impossible.

[trotsky]

19. "a quote that refutes your point"

(Citation needed.)

Argue why I'm wrong. Explain. Do you think I'm too stupid to understand you?

[Voltaire2]

20. you mean like curse a tree?

or not that jesus?

[trotsky]

21. Hehe

No, silly. Metaphorical Jesus! He's always a good dude!

[Mariana]

12. Hey now, Trotsky. The religious left is "stirring".

Never mind that they've been dead asleep for decades, ignoring the hateful and disgusting behavior of their right-wing co-religionists. Pete Buttigieg tells us that now, finally, they are "stirring". I guess we're expected to be profoundly grateful.

[trotsky]

16. Hell you see the dynamic right in this group.

Several posters, gil included, have linked to disgusting right-wing sources at times simply because it pushed their pro-religion agenda. Some have the decency to self-delete once it's pointed out to them. Some don't.

Bottom line is, for a disappointingly large number of liberal Christians, they seem more upset by atheists questioning religion than by the right-wingers who actually have power and are trampling on our rights, enabled by the power of religion that the liberal believers themselves reinforce by demanding "respect" for their views.

[uriel1972]

22. next it will be the "Silent Majority" who wake up lol

[Mariana]

23. LOL is right.

We know who the majority are, and they sure ain't silent.

[guillaumeb]

24. They were always a minority.

But the framing was brilliant.