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‘Occupy Faith’: Leftist Pastors Offer Protesters Shelter & Support During the Cold Winter Months

Christian Pastors Offer Occupy Protesters Shelter & Food | Rev. Michael Ellick

Some Christian churches will be offering more than prayer this winter, as they plan to devote resources, space and food to Occupy protesters who seek to continue their “march” against the current capitalist system.

As cities continue to crack down on the protesters — Los Angeles and Philadelphia being two of the latest to do so — some faith leaders are more than eager to step up and help. A few pastors and churches are even taking their devotion to bizarre levels, as they seek to find complete and utter solidarity with the Occupiers.

Take, for instance, Judson Memorial Church in Greenwich Village. Rev. Michael Ellick, a pastor at the church, has been deeply involved in the Occupy movement. He and his colleagues marched to Zuccotti Park when the protests first began. As was widely reported in national media, the group famously carried a golden calf — created to look like the well-known Wall Street bull statue.

Following this well-publicized action, Ellick claims that members of the faith community have been reaching out to Judson to find out how they can get involved. With calls streaming in from people and institutions of all faiths, the reverend finds himself at the center of a support movement.

Since the New York City eviction, which was chaotic and boisterous, Ellick says that the movement has “boomed.“ ”…Immediately there was this network in place that we’d developed of communities throughout New York that were willing to open up their doors and house the movement,” he explains.

Christian Pastors Offer Occupy Protesters Shelter & Food | Rev. Michael Ellick

Rev. Michael Ellick speaks to religious leaders who have come together to pledge their support to the Occupy Wall Street protests (AP)

What was once a few churches lending a helping hand has now become something greater, he explains. “Initially it was just sort of a few churches who work a lot together on these issues. Now it’s actually a pretty hefty power base in New York City.”

Aside from helping meet physical needs, these churches are also holding spiritual services down at Zuccotti Park, as they seek to connect with Occupiers who might be friendly to the gospel. Ellick claims that more than 1,400 faith leaders across America have signed a pledge to support the protesters. Many of these individuals signed on after police cracked down on Zuccotti Park.

Ellick has also taken the lead on a faith coalition in New York City called “Occupy Faith.” On November 20, in an effort to invigorate protesters, Ellick led an interfaith service. His project’s web site claims that Civil Rights activists used the platform to pass “the torch of activism for a better world to the occupiers in a very moving ceremony.”

Watch the service, below:

Ellick‘s most recent message on the Occupy Faith web site talks about the movement’s next steps. It reads, in part:

Hello friends: Much to catch up on following the holiday weekend. Post-eviction from Zuccotti Park, the game has certainly changed form considerably here in NYC, but it seems clear that this has only grown the movement, and much is underway here in NYC. Let’s meet in person this Thursday (12/1) at 10:00a (at Judson) to compare notes and bring each other up to speed.

In particular, we are looking to hold a coordinated weekend of reflection on OWS and the underlying economic justice issues it represents on the weekend of Friday (12/16) – Sunday (12/18). In addition to continuing to educate our faith communities on these issues, our hope is to invite press to various communities around the city to show the true diversity and breadth of this movement here in NYC.

Although the media storm has cooled a bit, this letter shows that some in the faith community have no intention of abandoning the Occupy Wall Street mantra. And Ellick and his church aren’t alone.

In Washington D.C., Christian activists have launched “Occupy Church,” which holds Saturday afternoon prayer services and is seeking to establish a full-time chaplaincy for the protesters. Another D.C. group called “Occupy Faith DC” is helping protesters prepare for a possible eviction by creating a list of faith-based groups and individuals who may help if and when an eviction occurs.

It seems Jim Wallis isn’t the only leftist faith leader helping sustain the Occupiers.

(H/T: RNS)

Comments (143)

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  • MCGIRV
    Posted on November 30, 2011 at 6:45pm

    Oh great ! Another Commie Cleric!

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    • ashestoashes
      Posted on November 30, 2011 at 7:06pm

      : liberal pastors are frauds….Jesus tells us to do this..it‘s a shame that more of us don’t

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    • Kankokage
      Posted on November 30, 2011 at 7:10pm

      These leftist pastors infuriate me. THE OCCUPY WHATEVER KIDS AREN’T HOMELESS! THEY AREN’T POOR! THEY AREN’T NEEDY! These brainless pastors are giving up valuable donations and alms – which should be going to the truly needy – to a bunch of spoiled, rotten parasites with an axe to grind. If you belong to one of these churches, find a new religion.

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    • Viet Vet
      Posted on November 30, 2011 at 7:57pm

      Leftist pastors is an oxymoron.

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    • ashestoashes
      Posted on November 30, 2011 at 8:05pm

      These Occupy people aren’t homeless…but they are lost…in one way or another..remember…the bible talks about taking in strangers.. Don’t you remember when the left started some political campaign to shore up leftist pastors for a political agenda?? These would be called “false prophets.“ And because of their ”kindness” to them..they will gain “suppporters” for life.. everyone needs acceptance and love..These people are drawn to the power of a movement..Some don’t even know what they are doing there..I researched why the Jews lean liberally and this is what I found..After “Auswhich” the liberals were just kinder to them than the Conservatives…I certainly see how this came about..I never noticed before how many Conservatives don’t have much kindness in them and seem to only think of themselves..not all mind you..but more than I care to admit…and they are just downright hateful and it’s all about me me me.

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    • TommyGuns
      Posted on November 30, 2011 at 8:45pm

      ASHESTOASHES . . . Unlike Christian faiths that believe that doing good deeds will store up some after life benefits or ‘grace’, Judaism teaches us that the opportunity to do good is a priceless gift of God. As far as conservative being all about me, me, me, I live in one of the most conservative states in the Country. We have unemployment, homelessness, and lots of other social ills. But I can also tell you that any person here who lives on the street or goes hungry has no reason to do so. The churches and lots of other non-governmental organizations provide meals, shelter and job training and assistance to anyone in need. Very few, if any, tax dollars are expended in the effort.

      The really neat thing about conservative states and cities is that people are willing to give anyone a hand up, but balk at the handouts demanded by many in the more liberal places. Conservatives tend to be self reliant and mind their own business, and we all get along just fine, whether gay, straight, Black, White, Asian, Latino, or something in between. I personally think that those students and others in the OWS movement have some valid points, but their message seems to be do something for me, and not some coherent message for change.

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    • ashestoashes
      Posted on November 30, 2011 at 9:24pm

      @TOMMYGUNS Hi Tommy…Pleasure to meet you…That is an awesome story. I first heard about the kindness of the Jews from Wallid Shoebat..an ex PLO terrorrist whose mother was a Christian and who married a Christian girl. He read her Bible in deperation to debate her and turn her toward Islam..in doing so..he realized they’d been lied to..and was converted by the Holy Spirit..He said he was ashamed..and that the Jews had done nothing but show them kindness. I am also in awe of kindness I see from them on this website. I know that they have always been in obedience to YAWH. Some of the protesters are just like us..and that is why they are protesting..some want the rich to share..Peter Schiff handled that quite nicely..as for me..I want fairness in all sectors and want to take care of the homeless, the disabled and the elderly..We as a country spend money on other lands , mosques and other peoples., when the problems exist at home.. I would like to know in what way these protests are affecting you Tommy.. In the meantime..I want to share something with you please click listen on ZECH 12, ..it’s very interesting.
      http://www.gty.org/resources/Sermon-Series/164/The-Return-and-Reign-of-Jesus-Christ

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    • pavepaws
      Posted on December 1, 2011 at 12:42am

      Let them screw up the churches that have volunteered to help. The support will be short lived. Once the congregations leave the churches, the churches will fold.

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    • DogTags
      Posted on December 1, 2011 at 1:29am

      The late Francis Schaeffer said in A Christian Manifesto that liberal theology is nothing more than secular humanism in religious terms. The liberal theologian will always side with the secular humanist no matter what the issue: whether abortion, same-sex “marriage”, clergy openly behaving homosexually, social welfare, embryonic stem cell research, government coercion in wealth redistribution, protesting wars, environmentalism, opposition to the death penalty, obesity campaign, illegal immigration, and now Occupy Wall Street, the liberal theologian, who is no Christian at all, will always side with the secular humanist.

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    • txn4justice
      Posted on December 1, 2011 at 9:09am

      The pastor is encouraging sloth, envy and greed. Jesus is not about those things; Pastor! Get back on the right track.

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    • bgrayman
      Posted on December 1, 2011 at 11:08am

      I can’t stand seeing those leftist goons wearing roman collars.

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    • rubliw
      Posted on December 1, 2011 at 3:50pm

      The churches are getting out of hand when it comes to politics! They want their cake and eat it too.
      You want to join the political arena, then give up your tax exemption!! That’s all there is to it.
      You can’t stick your nose in when you want and then cry foul when you want.
      These people are not homeless, so your contributions could be better spent on vets, mothers with children that are homeless.

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  • quicker
    Posted on November 30, 2011 at 6:31pm

    He thinks he can be a white Al Sharpton.But go ahead and put them up ,then look at the mess you`ll have to clean up.Of course if they let them in the church to stay it wouldn`t be long untill they had roachs big enuogh to do battle with pitt bulls.

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    • The1stDave
      Posted on November 30, 2011 at 6:47pm

      They will steal his brass bull and sell it for scrap.
      Nature forgives many sins, but stupidity does not count among them.

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    • CatB
      Posted on November 30, 2011 at 6:58pm

      They are about to reap what they sow.

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    • Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
      Posted on November 30, 2011 at 7:09pm

      @CatB — more than these fellows understand, for in doing service to undo and undermind what has been put into place by God Himself, they will have to answer for it, and in the balancing of the books with God there will be a heavy price they shall pay indeed unless they turn from their evil.

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    • Paul -Indiana
      Posted on November 30, 2011 at 8:28pm

      Track the decline in donations and then blame the 1%.

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  • AWTJ
    Posted on November 30, 2011 at 6:30pm

    Anyone these days can slap on a collar and call themselves a priest or hang up a Cross and read out of the bible to serve THEIR own purposes.This is for political purpose and nothing more. The Word of God warns us of these types of folks. In the last days, right will become wrong and wrong will become right. Know the truth so you will not be decieved.

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    • Gonzo
      Posted on December 1, 2011 at 8:23am

      Everyone always thinks think that God is on their side. The Wehrmacht had “God with us” emblazoned on their belt buckles as they rolled through Poland.

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  • Briggston
    Posted on November 30, 2011 at 6:26pm

    German Clergyman to Adolf Hitler: Herr Hitler what about the church?
    Hitler to German Clergyman: You can leave the church to me.
    You have just seen a full example of priest craft in this article.
    Or is it more a politically sponsored religion again? Dejavu from the dark ages people.
    Anyone realize a pattern here reject reason embrace ignorance teach politics through religion create the following-
    1. Dark Ages
    2.French Revolution
    3.Stalin’s Russia,
    4.Hitlers Germany
    5. Maoist China
    6.OWS
    Religion must be made to support the societal plan or be destroyed
    Religion the opium of the masses-Karl Marx

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    • Trebuchet
      Posted on November 30, 2011 at 6:56pm

      Karl Marx hadn’t seen TV

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    • momsense
      Posted on December 1, 2011 at 10:32am

      Reigion today is the opiate of real religion,

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    • dnewton
      Posted on December 1, 2011 at 11:31am

      The Dark Ages, I thought, was mostly due to the decline and fall of the Roman Empire. It simply became too dangerous to be in charge of the Roman Empire, even after cutting it in half. They spent their way into obnlivion, even though the state owned much of the means of production. The Romans also debased their currency by lowering the silver content of coins. The French Revolution pretended to embrace reason, but seemed to embrace emotionalism. They too spent their way into oblivion by keeping secret books. The public debt and the private debt of the king were on separate ledgers. They acted as though the King’s debt did not matter. The War between France and England was won because England had superior credit that overcame France’s superior natural and people resources. Stalin’s redistribution of food cause starvation, but it was mostly out of sight of foreign journalists. Hitler did remarkable things with the economy but could never live inside its own boundries and ended up stealing resources , including lives of others until his final destruction. His spending on eliminating the Jews paid no actual return on investment except emotionally.(Sort of like Global Warming Spending) I think Mao finally caught a clue after a lot of people died. OWS will probably have to see the same thing happen before they get a clue. I think ignorance of economics can kill you and your government.

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    • RejectFalseIcons
      Posted on December 2, 2011 at 4:11pm

      You missed one there – Islam. Right now, Islam is going through its dark ages. It’s the same age that christianity was when it, too, was coopted and used to brutalize and control the masses.

      Religion is a construct. Regardless of your belief in a creator, you must understand that the tenets of religion apply to you because you allow them to. To accept anything on faith is to reject the reason that you were endowed with at birth. Reason is what makes us human.

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  • bolec slodkie
    Posted on November 30, 2011 at 6:24pm

    GOD gave two tax rates. 1/5 and 1/10.
    Joseph was given a 1/5 tax rate that was low enough for the warehouses to be filled and the Egyptians ran out of numbers. It was so high that even the rich sold themselves into slaver because they couldn’t prepare for the famine. It was a tax cut because when everyone except the priests were slaves they celebrated when the tax was only 1/5. AND EVERYONE PAID THE SAME TAX RATE. Genesis 41 and 47.
    The second tax rate of a 1/10 is a burden because Samuel warned that it was high enough for people to cry out to the LORD. 1 Samuel 8..
    Paying their fair share in GOD’s eyes is paying the SAME TAX RATE. So this guy is going to hell.

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  • RedDawg
    Posted on November 30, 2011 at 6:23pm

    Jesus preached to feed the hungry, homeless and forsaken.
    He never asked for their voter registration card.
    One God. One heart. One way. One person at a time.

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    • Water Man
      Posted on November 30, 2011 at 6:50pm

      What? That has nothing to do with the situation here. Voter registration? Really? I think that would fall under the Render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar‘s wouldn’t you?

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  • carolinaconservative
    Posted on November 30, 2011 at 6:20pm

    Now you know why it is getting harder and harder to attend an organized church. We have the sex abuse scandals in the Catholic Church, the support of illegal aliens by most churches, and now this. It is just plain crazy what is going on!

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    • CatB
      Posted on November 30, 2011 at 7:00pm

      I agree … don’t know who to trust ..

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    • LeadNotFollow
      Posted on November 30, 2011 at 7:19pm

      CAROLINACONSERVATIVE…Problem is, satan has infiltrated the churches, and now’s the time to throw him back into the pits of H*LL.

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    • Water Man
      Posted on November 30, 2011 at 7:23pm

      Go independant. The smaller groups are far less likely to fall into corruption. Check for Independant Baptist churches. Spirituality does not come from the Church but from Jesus Himself.

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    • Jeff Barton
      Posted on November 30, 2011 at 8:28pm

      trust the guy that declares the whole council of God not just his pet doctrines.”what council of God ?“The Bible ”which one ?” The one they are all against, the King James AV 1611.”how do I find that guy ?” he’s probably the guy that most religious people and all the church officials say is wrong. “why ?” because there are no contradictions in the Bible (the real one), so he will expect you to read it, because without reading it you will get no favor or response from God, neither will God have the opportunity to grant you understanding.Find someone that has actually worn out a couple of Bibles. Why do you think they make the bibles “of the finest printers craft ” ? because they know you won’t read it Phony bibles breed phoney christianity. That is why we have so many theological “experts” now. just a bunch of arrogant fools. It doesn’t matter how many people you can get to agree with you. In Noah’s day, only one agreed with God. Guess how many people were saved ?.

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    • Saamdude27
      Posted on November 30, 2011 at 8:58pm

      ” i don’t know who to trust” christianity is not about trust in a church, but trust in God that was he has revealed and how he guides His church is what will keep us safe, Christianity is not a club, it is suppose to challenge and change you, you should not be completely comfortable with your faith life, if you are then you are not doing nearly enough to challenge it, to make it grow- as for the sex scandal in the Catholic Church, that is a logical fallacy of “poisoning the well” the character of an entity does not reflect the truth it holds are the argument it presents- so look at the dogma‘s it holds now in relation to the original apostle’s earliest church-

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    • RejectFalseIcons
      Posted on December 2, 2011 at 4:14pm

      @CATB – trust yourself. Trust what you can prove. Believe what you believe because it has been proven to you, not because it has been taught to you. Organized/Centralized/Collectivized religion is false prophecy. If you keep your faith between you and the guy in the sky, your ears will always be open to hear him, your eyes always open to see him, and your arms always open to embrace him.

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  • Cavy2see
    Posted on November 30, 2011 at 6:20pm

    Here we go…communists priests…that is a oxymoron…or what??? They are hyjacking the churches again/still…what a mess…get some clorox and that will clean them out….I am being mean but it is winter…germs…flu…or worse is learking…not to mention our brains are exploding…get to the work of cleaning up this mess…work at helping not talking while messing up our streets…I thought these people like green stuff on the sidewalks not garabage…oh my this isn’t Home anymore…it is like we all stepped onto a tornado and cannot get down…. where are the ruby slippers? I just cannot believe how callus these crafty people are…dragging our whole nation down does a good thing???? not in a million years should we do this…we have the best…it brings tears to my eyes…sad…

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  • BTBT
    Posted on November 30, 2011 at 6:20pm

    As a NYC resident and someone involved in the Christian community here I can tell you that the kind of churches that are involved in this are 1) marginally Christian, if at all 2) willing to do anything to get anyone involved in their very sparsely attended churches. On the other hand, there are a great number of thriving Christian congregations here. They care about the truth of the Gospel and are heavily involved in helping those truely in need instead of those pretending to represent them.

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  • Rayblue
    Posted on November 30, 2011 at 6:18pm

    Please tell me she didn’t go out in public wearing door snakes.
    She did, didn’t she ?

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  • WhiteFang
    Posted on November 30, 2011 at 6:16pm

    Words of wisdom:
    Never invite a camel into your tent.

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  • Echelon
    Posted on November 30, 2011 at 6:09pm

    Just dumbasses!

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  • Waterlyly
    Posted on November 30, 2011 at 6:05pm

    What happened to helping the widow and the orphan? What happened to reaching the truly down trodden? Jesus did not call the church to support a political agenda, He called her to give aid and comfort to those less fortunate. The occupiers need to go back home, work with the system to improve the system. Live out the life they claim to want. And these “faith leaders” need to live out the gospel to ALL, not just those with a political agenda who can get them in the news.

    (And before anyone asks, NO Jesus was not the first occupier, He drove out the occupiers (from the Temple), He told them they were defiling His father’s house which is a house of prayer. The occupiers were not His disciples either, the occupiers were the Romans!)

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    • encinom
      Posted on November 30, 2011 at 6:20pm

      The Catholics have a long, prod history of opening their churches to the political struggles of the working class against the oppressive 1%. From Ireland, to the streets of New York, to South and Central America catholics have realized that preaching is not enough in the face of injustice. While the evangelicals may be happy in their mega-churches worshipping a good of greed, the rest are fighting for the salt of the earth.

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  • Ironeagle
    Posted on November 30, 2011 at 6:02pm

    These dummies are helping destroy the country that allows them to exist.

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  • Ironmaan
    Posted on November 30, 2011 at 5:58pm

    I am sickened by these leftist, looting pastors. Not only are they advocating theft, they are spreading an evil doctrine. They misread the scripture completely. It says nothing about the state taking money from hard working people and giving it to whomever it deems needy; the scripture advocates direct giving only. So…if you belong to one of these churches, stop giving to them and starve them till they die. http://guerillatics.com

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    • Ironmaan
      Posted on November 30, 2011 at 7:39pm

      I can’t speak for the Evangelicals, but I do know that the tea party simply wants government out of their lives and they don’t want to support smelly, dreadlocked, do nothings with their tax dollars. How bout this. Us Tea Partiers will keep what we earn and you do nothings keep what you earn. Thats definately not enslavement and nothing could be fairer.
      http://guerillatics.com

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    • last frontier
      Posted on November 30, 2011 at 9:30pm

      Moroncine the Tea Party is the Taxpaying middle working class and many of us are employed by the wealthy because they have money to build stuff, the 1% is made up of union Govt. leeches and Homosexuals take a look at the people squatting in our parks and you tell me who the middle class of America is.

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    • Rajabear1
      Posted on November 30, 2011 at 9:37pm

      Spot on, Ironman! It scares the heck out of me how horrible the Word Of God has been twisted, contorted and used to fit so many ‘personal’ agendas. I am very impressed with how articulate and aware so many here are on this specific subject. It gives me affirmation and hope that I am not alone in my thoughts and observations.

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    • encinom
      Posted on November 30, 2011 at 9:59pm

      The tea-party is nothing mkore than a front group for the 1%. The tea-party is given by Freedom Works and other DC insider groups that are in the pockets of the Koch Brothers, Big Oil, and other special interests. Its members are either too lazy or too dumb to look past the slogans and tri-corner hats and see what the leadership wants. You have been to taken in with slogans that you vote against your own interests. Of course what happened in Ohio with the repeal of the anti-labor laws is evidence that some are waking up. To many here have abandoned the Golden Rule and instead followed Beck and his mistress Ayn Rand to worship Gold.

      Catholic Churches in the US have always aligned themselves with the workers and labor, they stood with the poor, not cast them out. You repeat Beck’s lies about OWS, failing to see that those in the streets are the true faces of America, the America that W. and the GOP have abandonded. Those that are unemployed or underemployed, those that have seen the fat cats on wall street give out bonuses while they destroy more American jobs. They are the management of AA that blames the union workers for the bankruptcy, even after the years of union concessions, while Management gave themselves larger and larger year end bonuses.

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    • bgrayman
      Posted on December 1, 2011 at 11:16am

      Encinom, calm down and stop watching MSNBC. Also, don’t drag Catholics into this. You said the catholic church supports workers. I’m Catholic, and I‘ll tell you what the Catholic Church doesn’t teach: envy, stealing, deficating and having sex in public, racism, rape, and anarchy. The Church stands for responsibility, hard work, leadership, charity, etc. This isn’t a theological blog, but if you’re going to bring in religion, I feel it necessary to show the rest of these people that most catholics aren’t left wing utopian goons. You might want to go to church in Zucotti Park from now on.

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    • Dismayed Veteran
      Posted on December 1, 2011 at 1:11pm

      BGray speaks the truth. I am a Catholic also. My church does not teach vandalism, drug use, rape, assault, seizing public and private property, rioting. Yes, the Catholic Church does have a history of being tied to “blue collar” workers. That is because Catholic immigrants tended to be in the laboring class. In urban areas this may still be true. I live in Nebraska which has a large Catholic population. We come from all walks of life and most of us tend to be conservative. I don’t know anyone in my parish who believes the occupiers are engaged in doing good. When the mob vandalized St Paul’s Episcopalian Church, it became a topic of discussion at the Knights of Columbus. We considered it be desecration.

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  • last frontier
    Posted on November 30, 2011 at 5:55pm

    He’s letting in Sodomy and Algora.

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  • Kiba
    Posted on November 30, 2011 at 5:53pm

    If that is a priest then Ima da Pope! Im familiar with that demonation tho, its ‘divine convienience’.

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  • chips1
    Posted on November 30, 2011 at 5:50pm

    Isn’t this the same guy that burned himself up in “ANGELS and DEMONS”? Satin has his minions in every corner.

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  • JohnQTaxpayer
    Posted on November 30, 2011 at 5:47pm

    Do we have a separation of church and state or not.

    Solution if you attend a church or any other such tax exempt place of worship and the religious leader or any other mystic says one thing outside the gospel, no more tax exempt status, for 5 years. Let the flock support them. That will keep the churches verging from the biblical framework; politics has no place at the pulpit.

    Have we not had enough of so called places of worship used against the remainder of society; put an end to it now.

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    • SpitFU
      Posted on November 30, 2011 at 9:00pm

      What happened to freedom of Religion? Church, Clergymen, and Members have all the right as anyone else to discuss topics of politics in Church. The framers sole purpose of Separation of Church and State was to allow everyone to practice whatever religion they wanted and to prevent state mandated faith or religion. In what way does political discussion or endorsement originating from a particular Faith or Church violate anyone’s rights. We are all free to choose what church we attend and if we don’t like their political philosophy we are free to seek faith elsewhere.

      Personally, I agree with any particular faith reaching out to the lost i.e. (OWS persons) to enlighten and expose them to principles of faith and a belief in God. Any exposure can’t hurt.

      Early on in my faith, and now, I was taught to love everyone even my enemy. Pray for peace, grace, and the love of Jesus Christ for all of them. Perhaps there will be salvation for them. God bless everyone and I hope they make the right decisions to turn away from the dark and come into the light, even for Obama as much as I would disagree with him.

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    • KAdams
      Posted on December 1, 2011 at 1:37am

      No, I believe the separation clause talks about making laws pertaining to religion, or the free practice thereof… meaning, the state can’t tell you what day to worship on, or how to worship. I think that‘s why the ’National Day of Prayer’ came under fire, because the state was actually mandating a day of prayer. Maybe not a mandate, but a designation. I’m pretty sure that the state can uphold a particular religion, I don‘t believe there’s anything in the Constitution against the government favoring one religion over another…. When the Constitution was written, it was common knowledge in that day, what religion… well, let’s not say religion, but what principles were held in high regard, and they were Christian.

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    • TalonsPoint
      Posted on December 2, 2011 at 10:36am

      These religious prostitutes notwithstanding, you apparently need to read up on the black robe regiment. If not for politics being preached in the pulpit you would still be a subject of the British Crown. The 501c3 noose put around the necks of church leaders by the evil Lyndon Johnson is the reason we have this false belief that pastors have no right to speak about political issues. Churches need to dump their 501c3′s and start telling the truth regardless of who likes it.

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  • rdk
    Posted on November 30, 2011 at 5:47pm

    The Commie pastors would be more useful and charitable, if they helped the Occupiers find jobs.

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  • scrapadapolis
    Posted on November 30, 2011 at 5:46pm

    I just became unchristian..I will change my faith to um…….me

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  • lukerw
    Posted on November 30, 2011 at 5:40pm

    Atheists and Anarchists sheltered by Churches… Weird!

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    • AvengerK
      Posted on November 30, 2011 at 5:48pm

      Simple….don’t attend their congregations..don’t donate to them. They’ll have a change of heart when the coffers run dry.

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    • Todd P
      Posted on November 30, 2011 at 6:23pm

      VERY weird indeed!!!

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  • randy
    Posted on November 30, 2011 at 5:39pm

    NO such thing as a commie leftist religious leader.

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  • TRONINTHEMORNING
    Posted on November 30, 2011 at 5:38pm

    Cool, help the unAmerican wackos all they want. Not a dime or dish from me as these people are destroyers; consumers, not producers. Party on sweathogs–with your false god of course.

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