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32. Yeah, religion provides

Reply to Farmer-Rick (Reply #12)

Wed Mar 15, 2023, 07:41 PM

Mar 2023

easy access, unearned trust and, in many cases, protection from justice.

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THIS is the man who was just arrested for child sex crimes. [View all] ItsjustMe Mar 2023 OP

One of the Let Us Prey Movement malaise Mar 2023 #1

Clergy Are Best Considered Guilty Till Proved Innocent, Ma'am The Magistrate Mar 2023 #3

K&R !!!! n/t RKP5637 Mar 2023 #4

Indeed Sir malaise Mar 2023 #6

Scratch a youth minister and find a pedophile. n/t spike jones Mar 2023 #16

I Perceive them as "Delusionals" Hymned in by Shame with a Holy Devotion to Sins of the Ages MayReasonRule Mar 2023 #11

When I was a teenager I was told by an evangelical pastor markodochartaigh Mar 2023 #22

Effing evangelicals COL Mustard Mar 2023 #26

totally agree gopiscrap Mar 2023 #30

Unfortunately there are some in my family COL Mustard Mar 2023 #31

They destroyed my family. My mother is in a death cult and I'm the one going to hell. OMGWTF Mar 2023 #33

So sorry COL Mustard Mar 2023 #39

Well, they say Hell has all the best entertainers, so the parties should be a lot better! nt eppur_se_muova Mar 2023 #40

"...condemned to Hell for all the evil they've done." MayReasonRule Mar 2023 #55

...religions ...different views on sexuality. a.k.a. Delusional Variations on a Theme... MayReasonRule Mar 2023 #51

Such poignant poetry. markodochartaigh Mar 2023 #57

Quite welcome y'all! I discovered as I write I reveal to myself what was hidden before. MayReasonRule Mar 2023 #58

I've never heard of the slightlv Mar 2023 #20

They prey on the children of the planet malaise Mar 2023 #23

That's too good RussBLib Mar 2023 #45

One of the Let Us Prey Movement malaise Mar 2023 #2

Yep, they go on about pray, but are really saying prey. They are so RKP5637 Mar 2023 #5

So will red states take over Religious broadcasting? Ban bibles, arrest religious leaders chowder66 Mar 2023 #7

If they want to secede, then let them COL Mustard Mar 2023 #27

Matthew 7: 21-23 soldierant Mar 2023 #8

googled it Celerity Mar 2023 #47

Am not Rebl2 Mar 2023 #9

The thing is, if they really believed the shit they come out with on the pulpit, 3Hotdogs Mar 2023 #10

But they believe they are forgiven of all their sins TexasBushwhacker Mar 2023 #35

There seems to be a long history Farmer-Rick Mar 2023 #12

Yeah, religion provides temporary311 Mar 2023 #32

Ever since I was a little kid, I have always been totally creeped out by Sky Jewels Mar 2023 #13

so how come the rethugs are not proposing to ban religious services like they ban drag? Takket Mar 2023 #14

I'm curious if there's a database, official or not Torchlight Mar 2023 #15

I don't know, but FFRF.org publishes a "black collar crimes" compendium spooky3 Mar 2023 #18

a "black collar crimes" compendium malaise Mar 2023 #25

Usually two oversized pages are filled with descriptions of spooky3 Mar 2023 #36

I remember quite a few years ago friends called me True Blue American Mar 2023 #52

They are everywhere and I will never understand why malaise Mar 2023 #53

It is as if they join because True Blue American Mar 2023 #59

Yep malaise Mar 2023 #60

This message was self-deleted by its author malaise Mar 2023 #54

Republican Sexual Predators, Abusers, and Enablers ItsjustMe Mar 2023 #21

There's a subreddit... backscatter712 Mar 2023 #28

Yeah... progressoid Mar 2023 #38

Thank you. Bookmarking. ancianita Mar 2023 #41

A large percentage is consistently those with access in "religious" cults and churches. There are Evolve Dammit Mar 2023 #17

All predators hang out as close to their prey as they can get. Phoenix61 Mar 2023 #19

Well clearly he's one of the few outliers COL Mustard Mar 2023 #24

Republican family values republianmushroom Mar 2023 #29

How many drag queens have been arrested for grooming/molesting children compared to republicans/yout keithbvadu2 Mar 2023 #34

Well, if what you want is absolute corruption chowmama Mar 2023 #37

there's an endless parade of these sick mofos... a huge GOP Pedo Ring LymphocyteLover Mar 2023 #42

Paedopublicans Celerity Mar 2023 #49

kick BlueWaveNeverEnd Mar 2023 #43

Colour me sooooooo NOT surprised. niyad Mar 2023 #44

Greg Abbott is just about finished locking up the rapists? czarjak Mar 2023 #46

This message was self-deleted by its author czarjak Mar 2023 #48

If you do not want your kids groomed keep them our of church! The Jungle 1 Mar 2023 #50

Out of curiosity, I Googled "Youth pastor arrested". Initech Mar 2023 #56

Lock them up and throw away the keys, then tax the churches! Bluethroughu Mar 2023 #61