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Election analysts have hashed over the gender gap and the marriage gap. They talked about Hispanic voters and gay voters. But it was the religiously unaffiliated voters, ...

— In Ohio, Obama lost the Protestant vote by 3 points and the Catholic vote by 11, but he won the "nones" — 12 percent of the state's electorate — by 47 points.

— In Virginia, Obama lost Protestants by 9 points and Catholics by 10 points, but won 76 percent of the "nones," who were 10 percent of the electorate.

— In Florida, Obama lost Protestants by 16 points and Catholics by 5 points, but captured 72 percent of the "nones." They were 15 percent of the electorate.

Similar results were seen in states including Michigan, New Hampshire and Pennsylvania.

Yes, the exit polls show that non-Christians voted overwhelmingly Democrat.

AMERICA WAS FOUNDED BY WASPS -- WHITE ANGLO-SAXON PROTESTANTS. THEY HAD NUCLEAR FAMILIES, ATTENDED CHURCH, AND BELIEVED IN THE PROTESTANT WORK ETHIC. Republicans are seen as believing in traditional American values.

Democrats campaign largely by badmouthing traditional American values, and convincing various demographic groups that they are outside the Republican base, and hence better off voting Democrat. So non-whites, non-Christians, and non-marrieds vote Democrat out of group identifications. That is, THEY SEE IT AS BEING IN THEIR GROUP INTERESTS TO TEAR DOWN TRADITIONAL AMERICAN CULTURE.

Democrats never persuade voters based on reason or logic. They gain voters by increasing government dependence and by promoting changes to immigration policy, family law, and schools THAT INCREASE THE POPULATION WANTING TO UNDERMINE AMERICANISM.

We used to have independent voters who decided elections by voting for who they thought were the better candidates. This election has convinced everyone that now elections are determined mainly by demographics.

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WASHINGTON – In the run-up to the 2008 presidential election, the Barna Group released a report measuring Republicans and Democrats on Christian commitment.

The new survey, based on interviews with 1,003 adults in January 2007, found that the gap between the two political parties in terms of Christian commitment is not large, as many might assume. The most significant differences were found in the area of beliefs rather than behavior.

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Values

54 percent agree government controls too much of daily lives, but 77 percent agree goods and services would be unavailable to ordinary people without government, 56 percent think government regulation of business is necessary, 81 percent think government should do everything possible to improve the standard of living of all Americans;
64 percent prefer larger government with many services;
Socially moderate/conservative – 77 percent agree on tolerance of other lifestyles, but 73 percent also agree Americans are too tolerant and accepting of behaviors that were considered wrong in the past. Split on gay marriage – 48 percent legal think it should be legal and 46 percent illegal;
61 percent think it’s important for organized religious groups to stand up for their beliefs in politics, 62 percent say government should take special steps to protect religious heritage;
BIG on equality – 76 percent strongly agree it’s a big problem that the country doesn’t give everyone an equal chance; 80 percent strongly agree there would be fewer problems in the country if people were treated more equally;
39 percent disagree that people who don’t get ahead have only themselves to blame.

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ORIGINAL: RacerJim

The Marxist usurper was re-elected because he campaigned in the exact same way he did to get elected in the first place -- "If you have no record to run on, you paint your opponent as someone to run from."

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ORIGINAL: RacerJim

The Marxist usurper was re-elected because he campaigned in the exact same way he did to get elected in the first place -- "If you have no record to run on, you paint your opponent as someone to run from."

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ORIGINAL: Fightdirecto

I posted this for two reasons.

A) it is mildly funny to realize that some people believe this crap to be true.

B) it is painfully sad to realize that some people believe this crap to be true.

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ORIGINAL: jlf1961
By the way, Catholics DO NOT believe that the Pope speaks for god, for the most part NO main stream religion believes the head of their church speaks for god.

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ORIGINAL: Fightdirecto

There have been many assessments as to why the majority of American voters chose to re-elect President Obama rather than elect Republican Mitt Romney, Libertarian Gary Johnson or one of the fringe party candidates. Here's the latest from the Eagle Forum's Roger Schafly:

Non-Christians voted overwhelmingly Democrat

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Where on NPR did you get this exactly??

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4) I have a problem with anti-abortion laws on the point that the government does not have the right to say what you can and cannot do to your body, as for the act of abortion, I feel that it is wrong, so when all is said and done you could say I am pro life. I just (?) believe in using murder, and bombings of abortion clinics to make my point.

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ORIGINAL: tazzygirl

http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2012/12/09/166753248/add-this-group-to-obamas-winning-coalition-religiously-unaffiliated

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4) I have a problem with anti-abortion laws on the point that the government does not have the right to say what you can and cannot do to your body, as for the act of abortion, I feel that it is wrong, so when all is said and done you could say I am pro life. I just (?) believe in using murder, and bombings of abortion clinics to make my point.

I am so hoping you left out the "dont" part there.

I am pro-choice. The reasons are simple. Its her body, not mine. If she believes in an "afterlife" she is the one that has to stand before the pearly gates, or whatever, not me. And, since I dont believe in a judgement stand in the sky, its not my issue what happens to her soul.

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ORIGINAL: RacerJim

The Marxist usurper was re-elected because he campaigned in the exact same way he did to get elected in the first place -- "If you have no record to run on, you paint your opponent as someone to run from."

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Catholic dogma makes the issue a lot less clear. If the pope declares he is speaking ex cathedra all catholics are expected to assent to his proclomation. If the underlying basis for this isn't that he pope speaks for some supernatural entity I don't see the basis.

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ORIGINAL: jlf1961

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ORIGINAL: DomKen

Catholic dogma makes the issue a lot less clear. If the pope declares he is speaking ex cathedra all catholics are expected to assent to his proclomation. If the underlying basis for this isn't that he pope speaks for some supernatural entity I don't see the basis.

The tradition has never been that the Pope speaks for god, it is expected that if he comes up with something drastic, he has had a divine inspiration to lead him to that point, for instance some of Pope Alexander VI declarations were later over turned by the church when it was revealed that they were made for secular not spiritual reasons.

You may know Alexander VI by his given name, Rodrigo Borgia.

The difference between Catholics and Mormons is the simple fact that the head of the church is called a prophet and gets messages direct from god.

And I am sorry, the last being on this planet that had a direct line to god was Jesus Christ. There have been numerous people since who have had visions of the divine, including the holy mother and others, but none of those that I can remember were more than a one time deal, with the exception of Joan of Arc, there might have been others, but as I said I am not a practicing Catholic, just raised in the church and have not been to mass in 8 years, and before that it was 12 years.

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ORIGINAL: jlf1961
And I am sorry, the last being on this planet that had a direct line to god was Jesus Christ.