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40. I don't get how any "Christian" can actually support Trump and his policies; willful ignorance?
Tue Sep 29, 2020, 03:04 PM
Sep 2020

The Rethugs went after the church-going folk many years ago, because they're clearly easily led and will believe incredible things without any evidence. I was raised strict Catholic, including school, but since about age 13, I have rejected religion because I have a conscience and can think critically for myself. None of it made any sense to me. When I would challenge the nuns on a point they couldn't explain, their pat reply was, "There are some things we're not supposed to understand." I was not satisfied with that answer.

Early religion was created to explain the unexplainable and then to control people. Modern religion is all about the Benjamins. It's a GD scam of epic proportions that's been going on for a very long time. Remember the story about the moneychangers in the church that caused Jesus to get pissed off the only time in the New Testament? Ever been to the Vatican? The priceless artifacts you see are a small percentage of what they have in storage. Tax the churches until they are run out of business. We don't need them. Besides, the Bible says to pray in a closet and that your relationship with God is personal.

"I like your Christ. I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ." -- M Gandhi

Way to go!! MaryMagdaline Sep 2020 #1
'flying cows and frost warnings from Hell!' empedocles Sep 2020 #2
Yeah. lunatica Sep 2020 #16
Good for her! Aviation91 Sep 2020 #3
She is your sister. There had to be some good stuff in there. LakeArenal Sep 2020 #4
She clearly has great courage soldierant Sep 2020 #45
TY for this report, Silent! Cha Sep 2020 #5
There comes a point where someone with two functioning brain cells to rub together, TomSlick Sep 2020 #6
The scary thing is that she's very smart... Silent3 Sep 2020 #8
maybe she can free up some space for something good in that noggin rurallib Sep 2020 #11
Fortunately, the intelligence finally won out. TomSlick Sep 2020 #14
ThT is a MAJOR change! dhol82 Sep 2020 #7
I'm having a feeling of all Americans pulling together here, at last! NNadir Sep 2020 #9
I have to admit, however, I was doing it less and less until earlier this year... Silent3 Sep 2020 #12
My RW trucker friends are also not only not sitting out the election, dware Sep 2020 #10
She has bdamomma Sep 2020 #13
This is such great news! FakeNoose Sep 2020 #15
Had it been a vote for a Libertarian or other 3rd party it would had been a +1 vote swing for Biden. LiberalFighter Sep 2020 #17
Good For Her! colsohlibgal Sep 2020 #18
That's great! Unfortunately... lonely bird Sep 2020 #35
Do you remember the St. John True Blue American Sep 2020 #36
My Favorite Bumper Sticker on Abortion Says: panfluteman Sep 2020 #19
curious how she feels about down ballot races? AlexSFCA Sep 2020 #20
My mother told me that my conservative sis is as well SlogginThroughIt Sep 2020 #21
Wow. Just wow. Joinfortmill Sep 2020 #22
That's mighty nice to hear, Silent3! calimary Sep 2020 #23
Great to hear. JudyM Sep 2020 #24
Tell your sister that DU and the nation thank her! Totally Tunsie Sep 2020 #25
glad tohear hkp11 Sep 2020 #26
I wouldn't go that far! Silent3 Sep 2020 #27
These anecdotals aren't unimportant. These tell us more than polls. lindysalsagal Sep 2020 #28
One vote at a time... Wounded Bear Sep 2020 #29
Turn her on to John Pavlovitz. Christian Progressive. But don't tell her that. GoneOffShore Sep 2020 #30
Awesome! Between Covid and the tax reveal, maybe that's just enough chipping away from the messiah Rabrrrrrr Sep 2020 #31
So it's true... sarchasm Sep 2020 #32
Cool!! Really happy for you BlancheSplanchnik Sep 2020 #33
Wish my RW sister would do that. CousinIT Sep 2020 #34
I am so happy for you pandr32 Sep 2020 #37
Great news! Alacritous Crier Sep 2020 #38
Where there is one, there are more mchill Sep 2020 #39
I don't get how any "Christian" can actually support Trump and his policies; willful ignorance? OMGWTF Sep 2020 #40
Excellent Blue Owl Sep 2020 #41
I really hope she saw this... babylonsister Sep 2020 #42
That's great! cheezmaka Sep 2020 #43
You know if speaknow Sep 2020 #44
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