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forgotmylogin

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8. My guess is

Reply to hlthe2b (Reply #1)

Tue Dec 27, 2016, 10:30 AM

Dec 2016

Most of the critters wisely realized it would be bad to be on record as opposing any kind of thing with "religious freedom" in the title. It's a third-rail they could be politically bludgeoned with.

Rs do this all of the time with stuff like "The Patriot Act" "You're against the Patriot Act? What, you're not a patriot? (rabblerabble)"

I'm all for slapping titles like "The I Certainly Don't Believe Donald Trump Rapes Innocent Woodland Creatures In His Free Time Act" on a wildlife resolution.

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President Obama Protects Non-Believers from Religious Republicans [View all] HAB911 Dec 2016 OP

How did that ever make it through a REPUG-controlled Congress? hlthe2b Dec 2016 #1

I don't know, hope it isn't fake, trying to verify now........n/t HAB911 Dec 2016 #2

It's real HAB911 Dec 2016 #3

I will grab at any good news I can right now... hlthe2b Dec 2016 #4

Thanks for posting!!! n/t RKP5637 Dec 2016 #5

My guess is forgotmylogin Dec 2016 #8

Amen to that! Fast Walker 52 Dec 2016 #6

problem is that it's not clear to me that this will help non-believers in the US Fast Walker 52 Dec 2016 #7

Amazing bucolic_frolic Dec 2016 #9

You might want to read the bill in its entirety & reconcile it with the laws it is amending. Ms. Toad Dec 2016 #11

That's a sgnificant misreading of a bill. Ms. Toad Dec 2016 #10

That is horrifying .....n/t HAB911 Dec 2016 #12

I also see, though, Ms. Toad Dec 2016 #14

Many of our Christians want our country run by Christian beliefs but... keithbvadu2 Dec 2016 #13

And they'd scream persecution as well. Thav Dec 2016 #16

What a shame that it's come to this.. to have to write a law.. vkkv Dec 2016 #15

Thank you, Prez O. Please keep fighting for us. rec, nt. Mc Mike Dec 2016 #17

K&R! hrmjustin Dec 2016 #18

Thanks Obama! Freethinker65 Dec 2016 #19

I have felt that religion was more than just a belief in a Supreme Being Angry Dragon Dec 2016 #20

Thank you Mr. President. nt awoke_in_2003 Dec 2016 #21