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paleotn

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8. Yes.

Reply to The Velveteen Ocelot (Reply #1)

Wed Jul 31, 2019, 06:08 PM

Jul 2019

Anyone who doesn't follow their particular brand of Christianity cannot, by definition, be Christians. I've heard that from them for years and years. They actually believe that crap. They are...the American Taliban.

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WOW: Official Rebuke to Trump from Washington National Cathedral ("Have we no decency?" ) [View all] hlthe2b Jul 2019 OP

I saw that - wonder what the so-called "Christian" right-wing evangelicals will think? The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2019 #1

Bingo. Wednesdays Jul 2019 #3

I wonder what self-proclaimed "Saint" Mike Pence will think of this... hlthe2b Jul 2019 #6

Yes. paleotn Jul 2019 #8

What they don't realize is that patphil Jul 2019 #13

Episcopalians aren't real Christians but trump is? EleanorR Jul 2019 #10

How contorted does one's thinking have to be to support Trump at all? The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2019 #11

Good point nt EleanorR Jul 2019 #15

I once saw a button that read: "the Christian Right is Neither." calimary Jul 2019 #16

" when will Americans have enough? "--snip-- lunasun Jul 2019 #2

Beautiful! mcar Jul 2019 #4

"they are a clarion call, and give cover, to white supremacists" Hermit-The-Prog Jul 2019 #5

No. They certainly did not. I am relieved to see this after Trump's bringing in his hlthe2b Jul 2019 #7

KnR Hekate Jul 2019 #9

Show some balls and ban him and his administration malaise Jul 2019 #12

Trump will start seriously bad-mouthing these guys. I wonder patricia92243 Jul 2019 #14

He will punish them by having his funeral somewhere else. The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2019 #17

You say that like it's a bad thing cagefreesoylentgreen Jul 2019 #19

The very idea of Trump's funeral, no matter where it will be, The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2019 #20

Could be worse cagefreesoylentgreen Jul 2019 #24

I wouldn't put it past him. The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2019 #25

He hasn't had a twitrum yet gratuitous Jul 2019 #26

This is significant NBachers Jul 2019 #18

rah to the national cathedral and the epispcopal church. AllaN01Bear Jul 2019 #21

Not inviting Fat Donnie to the annual National Prayer Breakfast would be a good start. LastLiberal in PalmSprings Jul 2019 #22

Wow, indeed DiverDave Jul 2019 #23

"Wow" was my first reaction too. It feels like it might actually be... WePurrsevere Aug 2019 #27