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AZ State Sen. Sylvia Allen is interested in more than legally mandating church attendance, (Original Post) Playinghardball Apr 2015 OP
OMFG! But, a link would be helpful here. longship Apr 2015 #1
I found this one... ann--- Apr 2015 #8
OFFS! What a piece of work she is. Thanks for link. Typical Tea bagger. n/t freshwest Apr 2015 #25
I guess it's a tweet or facebook meme. I can never see those, so I missed it. freshwest Apr 2015 #22
Here's a link to that story: MineralMan Apr 2015 #2
Is this young man going to church?? vankuria Apr 2015 #3
Shouldn't that be "former" Son in Law? Lochloosa Apr 2015 #4
yeah. no kidding barbtries Apr 2015 #16
What's the problem? Curmudgeoness Apr 2015 #21
Amendment I: Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion.... Initech Apr 2015 #5
I don't think very many 2naSalit Apr 2015 #6
Grover Nordquist only requires they have enough working digits to sign bills already written. freshwest Apr 2015 #23
Exactly. n/t 2naSalit Apr 2015 #24
ROFL malaise Apr 2015 #7
Ignorance ...Just plain stupidity by busterbrown Apr 2015 #9
Not ignorant or stupid drmeow Apr 2015 #14
Hypocrisy...Conflicting... SoapBox Apr 2015 #10
You want to force me to attend church? Fine. GoCubsGo Apr 2015 #11
I wonder how many would join the Church of Satan just to piss her off? liberal_at_heart Apr 2015 #18
I would. nt ladyVet Apr 2015 #20
I would consider it. GoCubsGo Apr 2015 #26
I just have to get this off my chest AnAzulTexas Apr 2015 #12
How can people this fucking moronic hifiguy Apr 2015 #13
Who elects these freaks? project_bluebook Apr 2015 #15
The money shot (as it were) eggplant Apr 2015 #17
Make me go to church, Curmudgeoness Apr 2015 #19
I'm here to say this - I will support Ms Allen's cause 100% IF...... LynneSin Apr 2015 #27

longship

(40,416 posts)
1. OMFG! But, a link would be helpful here.
Sun Apr 5, 2015, 01:51 PM
Apr 2015

Otherwise the post has no basis whatsoever.

Not that I disbelieve it. But please back up your post with some journalism.

Thanks.

vankuria

(904 posts)
3. Is this young man going to church??
Sun Apr 5, 2015, 02:07 PM
Apr 2015

If so, it has totally failed him and if not Sen. Allen needs to take care of home first before she tells the rest of us what to do

barbtries

(28,810 posts)
16. yeah. no kidding
Sun Apr 5, 2015, 04:04 PM
Apr 2015

according to the article i read she really made no bones about why she introduced the bill. it was to help her daughter. the daughter apparently has not ditched her adulterous husband.

Curmudgeoness

(18,219 posts)
21. What's the problem?
Sun Apr 5, 2015, 04:31 PM
Apr 2015

As long as her daughter doesn't have to give him the oral sex that he wants, it's all good.

2naSalit

(86,765 posts)
6. I don't think very many
Sun Apr 5, 2015, 02:26 PM
Apr 2015

of our government institutions require any elected office holder to actually have any working knowledge of the Constitution or any other law for that matter, let alone requiring an IQ that would register to the right of "0" on a number line or even having three digits to the rating that didn't start with "0" as the first digit in the rating...

freshwest

(53,661 posts)
23. Grover Nordquist only requires they have enough working digits to sign bills already written.
Sun Apr 5, 2015, 11:12 PM
Apr 2015

Illiteracy is not an issue, nor being able to think, just make a mark and do as they're told.

It's only when the sockpuppets open their mouths that the unfathomable depth of their ignorance bubbles up, like a seething cesspool.

That's not a pretty image, nor is it a pleasant thing to witness from these 'representatives.'

busterbrown

(8,515 posts)
9. Ignorance ...Just plain stupidity by
Sun Apr 5, 2015, 03:02 PM
Apr 2015

those who comprise the electorate in political districts which put these absolute fucking idiots in office..

drmeow

(5,022 posts)
14. Not ignorant or stupid
Sun Apr 5, 2015, 03:54 PM
Apr 2015

They think the voters are stupid and they are arrogant f**ks who believe that the Constitutional protections are only supposed to be upheld when it is favor of their views. Also, Hobby Lobby, etc, have taught them to just keep pushing the envelope until they get what they want - after all, the law has to be challenged to stop it.

SoapBox

(18,791 posts)
10. Hypocrisy...Conflicting...
Sun Apr 5, 2015, 03:12 PM
Apr 2015

Whatever.

It was said to me that she is a "Church Lady"...and/or that this is the type of shit that would happen in some corrupt foreign country.

GoCubsGo

(32,086 posts)
11. You want to force me to attend church? Fine.
Sun Apr 5, 2015, 03:13 PM
Apr 2015

Where's the nearest Rastafarian congregation? That's the only way you'll get me into a church, asshole.

I'll bet she'll scream "persecution" if either of her bills don't pass.

GoCubsGo

(32,086 posts)
26. I would consider it.
Mon Apr 6, 2015, 01:02 PM
Apr 2015

But, I'd rather go with the one that uses ganga. That would piss her off, as well. Besides, she really wants everyone to go to a Christian church, and Rastafarianism has elements of Christianity in it.

AnAzulTexas

(108 posts)
12. I just have to get this off my chest
Sun Apr 5, 2015, 03:46 PM
Apr 2015
GODDAMN THESE PEOPLE! WTF IS WRONG WITH THEM?! WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE DUMB-ASS STATE OF ARIZONA, THAT THESE OLD COOTS KEEP OUTVOTING THE YOUNGER ONES?

eggplant

(3,913 posts)
17. The money shot (as it were)
Sun Apr 5, 2015, 04:25 PM
Apr 2015

Clark also said that following Hunt’s resignation, staff members at the jail began receiving offensive texts sent by a disposable cell phone. While the person sending the texts has not been identified, Clark noted that an investigation has revealed that the phone used was purchased online and had been sent to Allen’s campaign office in Snowflake.

Curmudgeoness

(18,219 posts)
19. Make me go to church,
Sun Apr 5, 2015, 04:29 PM
Apr 2015

and I will either sleep with my feet on the pew in front of me, or start a spit ball fight. I am not sure that she has thought this through.

As to her son-in-law, apparently her daughter is no smarter than she is.

LynneSin

(95,337 posts)
27. I'm here to say this - I will support Ms Allen's cause 100% IF......
Mon Apr 6, 2015, 01:06 PM
Apr 2015

she can show me where in the bible Jesus attended church every week and said that his followers should do the same.

When she shows that to me (and btw no using Paul as the answer, we are not Paulists, we are Christians) then I am on board 100% and I'll even champion the cause here at DU.

But since I seem to know the bible better than this clueless wonder, DUers can rest easy knowing that I'm not going to be pushing all of you into mandatory attendance anytime soon. Jesus actually felt church wasn't some sort of structured building and mandatory attendance anyways but more of the gathering of people in his name, sort of an informal happening that could occur at anytime. Doing good things and helping others could be defined as a church in Jesus' words. More details about that were in the Gnostics but those gnostics were excluded since they went against the nice organized, money-making structure that Paul had help build with the modern day Church.

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