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Santorum blasted "Mainline Protestants" in 2008 speech

by: piggieheart

Sat Feb 18, 2012 at 11:19:42 AM CST


 In a story from the Daily Caller, Yahoo and other news organizations are burning up the internet with a speech Santorum gave to a conservative Catholic college in 2008. In it, the Republican nut-job presidential candidate further whittles down his pool of potential voters by attacking mainstream Protestant religions for being "in a shambles", and no longer part of Christianity.

My guess as to what Santorum meant (guessing is the only approach when Santorum speaks) is that the Episcopalian, Lutheran, United Church of Christ and other moderate  denominations just aren't crazy enough for him.  I am sure there are branches of Roman Catholicism of which he disapproves as well, but he doesn't dare attack his homebase. I have attached the URL, and I am sure one of the 'cats will make it into a link for me (God love 'em).

 This is good news for Mitt (Magic Underwear) Romney, and possibly bad news for the President, but I don't think the re-election campaign is too worried about either of them right now, given the shape of the whole Republican brand.  Makes me reach for my aspirin.  WAIT- it is still used for headaches, isn't it?

 

http://news.yahoo.com/catholic-santorum-2008-protestantism-shambles-gone-world-christianity-054237992.html

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Oh, I don't know (4.00 / 1)

Santorum may really feel that any religion other than his own church is "gone from the world of Christianity."  The man has a very high level of self righteousness, after all.

This is definitely good news for Mitt, not so sure it's good for Obama.  Personally, I think the more extreme the candidate the GOP puts up, the better it is for Obama.  Santorum is more extreme than just about anybody ... even Michelle Bachmann.



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Thanks for fixing my link, mooncat (0.00 / 0)


"BOUNCE THE BASTARDS". Piggieheart

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Crazy Episcopalians (0.00 / 0)
We have some in the Episcopal church, too.  Trust me on this.

This is not your average Catholic College. They are dedicated to (0.00 / 0)

preserving the pure message of the Church and avoiding secular influences.  I translate that as : we are bat-shit crazy and don't want no freaking facts being inserted in our classes. So, Santorum was probably differentiating between  "Christian Conservatives of the bat-shit crazy variety" and ordinary run of the mill Protestants.  You know, the kind that actually follow the "Red Letters" in the New Testament. He will certainly refuse to comment on this story, but I'd love it if he would list the "shambles" part of Christianity for us, so we can watch his vote totals dwindle.

 

The fun part of all this is wondering what Mitt will do tomorrow to level the mud pit...I mean playing field.



"BOUNCE THE BASTARDS". Piggieheart

Ave Maria University (0.00 / 0)

Here's a link to the philosophy of Ave Maria University--

http://www.avemaria.edu/AboutAveMaria/OurCatholicIdentityandMission.aspx



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