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ZombieHorde

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14. I think atheists, conservative Christians, and liberal Christians all make accusations

Reply to rug (Reply #4)

Wed Feb 22, 2012, 08:39 PM

Feb 2012

of cherry picking, and rightfully so in my opinion.

By "all," I don't mean every single person in those three groups, but rather many vocal people within each of the three groups.

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Liberal Christians: Santorum says none of you are Christians [View all] muriel_volestrangler Feb 2012 OP

That's right, he follows Republican Jesus Christ and we follow the other guy... rfranklin Feb 2012 #1

And plenty of liberal Christians here say the conservatives one Goblinmonger Feb 2012 #2

What he's said reminds me of the accusations of cherry-picking made by nonbelievers. rug Feb 2012 #4

I think atheists, conservative Christians, and liberal Christians all make accusations ZombieHorde Feb 2012 #14

Both sides cherry pick. Goblinmonger Feb 2012 #17

WELL SAID! (nt) eqfan592 Apr 2012 #27

I have set up a Christian testing site Angry Dragon Feb 2012 #3

One remedy for this problem with Santorum: point to liberal Christian ideas deep in Catholicism Brettongarcia Feb 2012 #5

Firstly... LeftishBrit Feb 2012 #6

Amazingly, Stanley stood as a Labour candidate in 2005 muriel_volestrangler Feb 2012 #10

what part of the bible says a pope has the right to determine who goes to heaven or hell? nt msongs Feb 2012 #7

i got jesus on the mainline and he told me... madrchsod Feb 2012 #8

My theory is that Santorum's worldview bmbmd Feb 2012 #9

Which just proves the NTS fallacy cuts both ways. 2ndAmForComputers Feb 2012 #11

I thought bongbong Feb 2012 #12

Good point... spin Feb 2012 #15

I wonder if local NTS defenders will find THIS to be religious bigotry? darkstar3 Feb 2012 #13

Yes, it is. Sal316 Feb 2012 #18

For the believer, they have to look in the mirror to find the only true christian in the world. n/t Humanist_Activist Feb 2012 #16

Santorum's opinion doesn't really matter. Bluerthanblue Feb 2012 #19

Does that go for others who say the same things? dmallind Feb 2012 #20

what is the value of a 'label'? Bluerthanblue Feb 2012 #21

Someone should ask Santorum... E_Pluribus_Unitarian Feb 2012 #22

I think Santorum, along with the RW fundies, have been possessed by the Devil. Jamaal510 Apr 2012 #23

And he advised people to do that as individuals, not governments dmallind Apr 2012 #25

Do you think that if governments can help more people CJCRANE Apr 2012 #26

In that case, why should it be the government's role to pass laws against abortion and homosexuality LeftishBrit Apr 2012 #29

The EXACT arguments more than one liberal believer here made in reverse dmallind Apr 2012 #24

Rick Santorum is scum of the earth. LeftishBrit Apr 2012 #28