Democratic Senator Shames Religious Extremists & Lawmakers With One Quote

[KamaAina]

http://samuel-warde.com/2015/08/democratic-senator-shames-religious-extremists-one-quote/

Every day we see and hear lawmakers and people of ‘faith’ using the word of God to hurt others. These hypocrites spew hatred and pass laws against women, blacks, Muslims, LGBT, Hispanics, the mentally ill, the disadvantaged, and the homeless. Yet, if we look at religions, we find most originate in love. Over time, the positive messages of those religions have been twisted and interpreted to fit the selfish and extremist agendas of those who use religion to hate, bully, abuse, and kill others.

In his quote, self-proclaimed Christian and Democrat Cory Booker sums up religious extremists and hypocrisy in a way that’s hard for anyone to deny.

Don’t speak to me about your religion; first show it to me in how you treat other people.

Don’t tell me how much you love your God; show me in how much you love all His children.

Don’t preach to me your passion for your faith; teach me through your compassion for your neighbors.

In the end, I’m not as interested in what you have to tell or sell as in how you choose to live and give....

Thank you, Cory Booker. I first saw Senator Booker speak at a Planned Parenthood rally during the 2012 DNC in Charlotte. He was amazing, and this quote is amazing. As a Christian Liberal I am grateful to men and women like Cory Booker, Sister Joan Chittister, and former President Jimmy Carter… who speak out against religious hypocrisy while doing their best to exemplify true Christianity.

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1. Any links? n/t

[KamaAina]

2. Yup.

http://samuel-warde.com/2015/08/democratic-senator-shames-religious-extremists-one-quote/

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3. If the religous followed just those guidelines...

I'd have a lot of love for them. As it is, I'm not religious, but I follow those guidelines far far better than any religious people I know. Seems contradictory, but is the fact of the matter.

Great quote!

[Plucketeer]

7. Hard to fathom, really

I'm an atheist, but there's probably a fair chance I'd find myself voting for a Rethug or two IF they actually exercised some of the things the Good Book suggests!

[procon]

4. Hard to argue with put up, or shut up. nt

[Hekate]

5. KnR

[Angry Dragon]

6. kick

[Stuart G]

8. Part of this quote is from Facebook March 28, 2010

https://www.facebook.com/corybooker/posts/109821842378393
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Cory Booker

March 28, 2010 ·
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Don’t speak to me about your religion; first show it to me in how you treat other people. Don't tell me how much you love your God; show me in how much you love all her children. Don't preach to me your passion for your faith; teach me through your compassion for your neighbors. In the end, I'm not as interested in what you have to tell or sell as in how you choose to live and give.-

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The quote below..., is not a Cory Booker quote, but a paragraph written by another person...
August 12, 2015 by Leslie Salzillo.....It is her lead in paragraph to the March 28,2010 quote..(it is not stated that this is a 2010 quote. I thought it was stated recently...) That is at the link in the OP.

"Every day we see and hear lawmakers and people of ‘faith’ using the word of God to hurt others. These hypocrites spew hatred and pass laws against women, blacks, Muslims, LGBT, Hispanics, the mentally ill, the disadvantaged, and the homeless. Yet, if we look at religions, we find most originate in love. Over time, the positive messages of those religions have been twisted and interpreted to fit the selfish and extremist agendas of those who use religion to hate, bully, abuse, and kill others."...... Salzilo wrote this paragraph..

[JDPriestly]

9. K&R.