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Miles Archer

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Fri Feb 12, 2016, 05:26 PM Feb 2016

Ben shares his "1st 100 Days In Office" plan with evangelicals. Err...WHAT office, Ben?

In his first 100 days in office, Carson said Friday he would support the First Amendment Defense Act (FADA) – a bill that would prohibit the federal government from taking “any discriminatory action” against a person who acts in accordance with a religious opposition to same-sex marriage or premarital sex. FADA defines “person” very broadly to include for-profit organizations, and “discriminatory action” as the revocation of tax-exempt status or the termination of federal contracts.

He also said lifetime appointments to the Supreme Court needed to be “reexamined.” Asked how he would select Supreme Court justices, Carson quoted Scripture: “By their fruits, you will know them.”

Later, the event moderators played one of several “sting” videos edited to show Planned Parenthood executives casually discussing the process of donating fetal tissue for medical research. (David Daleiden, who made and released the videos, was recently indicted by a Texas grand jury on felony charges.) After viewing the video, Carson called it “disgusting.”

“How can God bless a society that has no regard for human life and that is selling body parts? I mean, it is unbelievable,” he said. “It’s unbelievable.”

http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/ben-carson-throws-red-meat-south-carolina-evangelicals

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Ben shares his "1st 100 Days In Office" plan with evangelicals. Err...WHAT office, Ben? (Original Post) Miles Archer Feb 2016 OP
I believe that most neurosurgeons have offices. dchill Feb 2016 #1
Lol Liberal_in_LA Feb 2016 #6
ben needs to do some neurosurgery on himself spanone Feb 2016 #2
Sounds like he already has. Dretownblues Feb 2016 #4
He's certifiable. I'm sorry. nt valerief Feb 2016 #3
Is he referring to a therapist's office? Wilms Feb 2016 #5
His home office Liberal_in_LA Feb 2016 #7
He's got to wake up first. Initech Feb 2016 #8
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