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Contrary1

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Mon Feb 22, 2016, 05:19 PM Feb 2016

New Hampshire GOP Rep. and Trump supporter: ‘The Pope Is The Anti-Christ’

That should go over big. Can we get a foot-in-mouth smilie?


A New Hampshire state representative who once said Donald Trump is the only politician she believes in came to the Republican candidate’s defense during his tiff with Pope Francis on Thursday, calling the Pope “the anti-Christ.”


In response to her own Facebook post of three snippets of scripture from the Geneva Bible, Rep. Susan DeLemus (R) wrote: “The Pope is the anti-Christ. [sic] Do your research.” In another response, DeLemus said “I’m not sure who the Pope truly has in his heart.”

She told Politico that she was generally referring to the papacy, rather than Pope Francis in particular.

"I was actually referencing the papacy. And what I wrote after that 'do your research,' if you read the Geneva Bible, which is the Bible I use when we study, the commentary is – actually by the founders of the United States actually, the Protestant Church – their commentary references the papacy as the anti-Christ," DeLemus said...

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/susan-delemus-pope-antichrist


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New Hampshire GOP Rep. and Trump supporter: ‘The Pope Is The Anti-Christ’ (Original Post) Contrary1 Feb 2016 OP
There is no "Anti-christ," there never will be any "Anti-christ." Archae Feb 2016 #1
Well, good thing there are hardly any Catholics in New Hampshire. KamaAina Feb 2016 #2
So many Antichrists, leftyladyfrommo Feb 2016 #3

Archae

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1. There is no "Anti-christ," there never will be any "Anti-christ."
Mon Feb 22, 2016, 05:36 PM
Feb 2016

In the Bible itself it says anyone who is against Christianity is an "anti-Christ," this "All-powerful dictator" is pure Hollywood.

From "The Omen."

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