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Major Nikon

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35. It use to work the other way

Reply to YOHABLO (Reply #26)

Wed Oct 24, 2018, 06:18 PM

Oct 2018

The shameful part is organized religion having influence over public policy, no matter which way it goes.

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Conservative White Evangelicals Need to Be Stopped [View all] guillaumeb Oct 2018 OP

In short, rump is a small minded human being, and will be always remembered as such. ... SWBTATTReg Oct 2018 #1

Trump is a little, abused boy, still angry at his father. guillaumeb Oct 2018 #3

No true Christian would be for Trump's treatment of families at the border dawg day Oct 2018 #2

They are intolerant of everything but themselves. guillaumeb Oct 2018 #4

No true Scotsman Major Nikon Oct 2018 #27

Yeah, that didn't take long. Cuthbert Allgood Oct 2018 #34

"where they end up" - In a Trump cage for eternity? keithbvadu2 Oct 2018 #29

It will be interesting to see customerserviceguy Oct 2018 #5

But will they admit that trading everything for power guillaumeb Oct 2018 #9

Only if they think customerserviceguy Oct 2018 #12

Jesus counselled forgiveness without limit. guillaumeb Oct 2018 #14

Forgiveness includes repentance and change. keithbvadu2 Oct 2018 #30

Agreed. Especially the injunction to go and sin no more. eom guillaumeb Oct 2018 #36

Hopefully the election of DJT Comatose Sphagetti Oct 2018 #6

That epitaph has been written many times before this. guillaumeb Oct 2018 #10

Finally! TwistOneUp Oct 2018 #7

"Given my belief system"? guillaumeb Oct 2018 #11

Ya gotta start, huh. TwistOneUp Oct 2018 #20

We all profile to an extent. guillaumeb Oct 2018 #21

Unlike... TwistOneUp Oct 2018 #31

I do not detest science. Nor do I worship it. guillaumeb Oct 2018 #37

So, this Evangelical preacher, John Pavlovitz, tells us: Mariana Oct 2018 #8

My impression is that he is speaking guillaumeb Oct 2018 #13

He's just whispering. MineralMan Oct 2018 #15

You just listened. And you could spread the message if you wish. guillaumeb Oct 2018 #16

I am not part of the corporate media. MineralMan Oct 2018 #17

And I am happy for that. guillaumeb Oct 2018 #18

Read his bio, he did figure it out a long time ago marylandblue Oct 2018 #19

In this particular essay, I noticed a distinct lack Mariana Oct 2018 #22

Does he need to in this particular post? marylandblue Oct 2018 #23

It would amplify his point if he did. Mariana Oct 2018 #32

Yes it would help, but he still a political ally now. marylandblue Oct 2018 #33

Well, hop to it. Act_of_Reparation Oct 2018 #24

I am. guillaumeb Oct 2018 #25

Evangelicals are nothing more than a tool for not only Trump, but for the GOP. Shame isn't it. YOHABLO Oct 2018 #26

It use to work the other way Major Nikon Oct 2018 #35

christofascism AlexSFCA Oct 2018 #28