Pete Buttigieg is reclaiming Christianity and taking it back from the far right and reminding us that Christ was a progressive and his message was about as far left as one can get. Does this mean that Vice President Mike Pence and the right-wing Christian fundamentalists are hell-bent on denying human rights to people they imagine are going against God's word and not Christians?
The Hartmann Report
Thom Hartmann
4.5 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 16 April 2019
⏱️ 62 minutes
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Summary
Do conservatives 'feed the hungry', 'heal the sick', and 'welcome the stranger'?' - Victoria in L.A. says Europeans have twisted Christianity. - Thom says Trump Republicans have no ideas to run on- he's screwed middle class America on taxes, put kids in cages, and befriended dictators. How is this Christian? - The discussion of Christianity continues- Jesus stance on grifters and taxes. What is real freedom? How should Christians live? - Thom reads from his book 'What Would Jefferson Do?' - Sam in Georgia wants the left to reclaim Christianity, and Paul in Washington thoughtfully agrees. - Thom reads from 'Reconstructing the Gospel- Finding Freedom from Slaveholder Religion.' - Thom argues that America was not founded as a Christian nation.- Abhi in Wisconsin shares his thoughts on the shaky basis for authoritarian Christians.
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| 0:00.0 | This is the Tom Hartman program. |
| 0:15.0 | Greetings my friends, Patriots, |
| 0:18.0 | lovers of democracy, truth and justice, |
| 0:20.0 | believers in peace, freedom in the American way. |
| 0:24.5 | But I wanted to start out, I don't know if you heard Pete |
| 0:26.6 | Budajaj, whether it's Buddha Judge or Boot Edge, |
| 0:31.8 | I guess it's boot edge, |
| 0:33.0 | that's what they were prompting the crowd |
| 0:35.3 | in his opening speech. |
| 0:38.0 | One of the things that I thought was really important |
| 0:40.3 | in his |
| 0:45.0 | he's reclaiming Christianity, among other things. I mean, he's reclaiming a lot of stuff, but |
| 0:48.0 | this is, I think, one of the most important. |
| 0:50.0 | And it wasn't just in his speech. |
| 0:52.0 | I mean, you know, he's been in this little feud here with Mike Pence for about a week now. |
| 0:57.0 | And I'm like, hey, about time, you know, Jesus was a liberal. I mean, not just a liberal. |
| 1:03.1 | He was not just a socialist. |
| 1:04.6 | He was a communist. |
| 1:05.7 | He was as left as you can get, right? |
| 1:07.8 | The purse was held communally. |
| 1:10.4 | One guy held it Judas, but his job was to take everybody's stuff and pool it together and you |
| 1:17.4 | don't buy things that everybody needed from each according to his ability to each according |
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