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White Republicans have stuck it out and there is [ virtually ] no change, and one of their biggest base groups, White evangelical Protestants, are right there, democrats have moved, independents have moved, other religious groups have moved, so it is a Republican Party and a shrinking, aging White Christians base that is increasingly out of touch with where the country is. – Joe Biden.As Robert P. Jones	Found on CNN 4 years ago
The Blaine Amendments were a series of amendments that were enacted in the 19th century as anti-Catholic measures, the Protestants controlled the public schools, and they didn't like the idea of the Catholics setting up their own school system, so they came up with these amendments which prohibited the expenditures of any government money on religious institutions. – Randy Barnett	Found on FOX News 7 years ago
Whether they were intended as a joke or not, the comments are a slur on those who would be known as ‘orange’ i.e. Protestants, when Northern Ireland is making such an effort to make St. Patrick’s Day an inclusive celebration, Joe Biden’s comments were disgraceful and careless. – William McCrea	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
But still, there is a very great reluctance among some Protestants, like Southern Baptists, among others, (to) treat women equally in the eyes of God, and that sends a signal that it is OK to discriminate against girls and women. – Jimmy Carter	Found on CNN 9 years ago
Although golf was originally restricted to wealthy, overweight Protestants, today it's open to anybody who owns hideous clothing. – Dave Barry	added by anonymous 14 years ago
When I told the people of Northern Ireland that I was an atheist, a woman in the audience stood up and said, Yes, but is it the God of the Catholics or the God of the Protestants in whom you don't believe – Quentin Crisp	added by anonymous 14 years ago

White Republicans have stuck it out and there is [ virtually ] no change, and one of their biggest base groups, White evangelical Protestants, are right there, democrats have moved, independents have moved, other religious groups have moved, so it is a Republican Party and a shrinking, aging White Christians base that is increasingly out of touch with where the country is.

– Joe Biden.As Robert P. Jones

Found on CNN
4 years ago

The Blaine Amendments were a series of amendments that were enacted in the 19th century as anti-Catholic measures, the Protestants controlled the public schools, and they didn't like the idea of the Catholics setting up their own school system, so they came up with these amendments which prohibited the expenditures of any government money on religious institutions.

– Randy Barnett

Found on FOX News
7 years ago

Whether they were intended as a joke or not, the comments are a slur on those who would be known as ‘orange’ i.e. Protestants, when Northern Ireland is making such an effort to make St. Patrick’s Day an inclusive celebration, Joe Biden’s comments were disgraceful and careless.

– William McCrea

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

But still, there is a very great reluctance among some Protestants, like Southern Baptists, among others, (to) treat women equally in the eyes of God, and that sends a signal that it is OK to discriminate against girls and women.

– Jimmy Carter

Found on CNN
9 years ago

Although golf was originally restricted to wealthy, overweight Protestants, today it's open to anybody who owns hideous clothing.

– Dave Barry

added by anonymous
14 years ago

When I told the people of Northern Ireland that I was an atheist, a woman in the audience stood up and said, Yes, but is it the God of the Catholics or the God of the Protestants in whom you don't believe

– Quentin Crisp

added by anonymous
14 years ago

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