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Real Time with Bill Maher: Christianity Under Attack? – June 5, 2015 (HBO) (Original Post) yuiyoshida Jun 2015 OP
He is so correct in this issue, it's amazing he has to make the point DFW Jun 2015 #1
No, this is great to hear, actually... nlkennedy Jun 2015 #2
Thank you!!!!! IHateTheGOP Jun 2015 #9
Excellent!!! n/t RKP5637 Jun 2015 #3
"Yes, that explains all those recent videos of police shooting unarmed white clergymen." SunSeeker Jun 2015 #4
Love Maher, sometimes more than others.. Paka Jun 2015 #5
Well, many Christians are convinced there is a war on Christianity so it must be true. Enthusiast Jun 2015 #6
Speaking as a practicing Catholic Fortinbras Armstrong Jun 2015 #7
If only..... IHateTheGOP Jun 2015 #8
As a long recovering catholic rurallib Jun 2015 #10
K&R! n/t RKP5637 Jun 2015 #11
Well, clearly Maher never reads DU. Buzz Clik Jun 2015 #12
Truth.... V0ltairesGh0st Jun 2015 #13
War on Christianity? czarjak Jun 2015 #14

DFW

(54,405 posts)
1. He is so correct in this issue, it's amazing he has to make the point
Sun Jun 7, 2015, 05:41 AM
Jun 2015

Republicans and their media propaganda arm make up a whole conspiracy against themselves to convince their voters that they are under attack like they're Pearl Harbor and we're the Emperor's Imperial Navy.

Sure, we laugh at them enough, but what do they expect when they say laughable things all the time?

nlkennedy

(60 posts)
2. No, this is great to hear, actually...
Sun Jun 7, 2015, 06:16 AM
Jun 2015

I spend considerable amounts of time attacking religious dominion - in my academic and personal/public life. I'm not the only American doing this.

At 30, I will lead the most secular generation in the history of the United States. We are a numerically large portion of the population going forward. I will ridicule fearlessly, any madman or madwoman who places apocalyptic certainty in that which has no evidence, especially if they plan on altering our fantastic secular constitution.

We now know a majority of Republicans want to redraft the U.S. constitution and implement Christian theocracy. Per PPP data...

If the rightwing feels like they can't speak about their religion in public...you're welcome. Something is going right.

SunSeeker

(51,571 posts)
4. "Yes, that explains all those recent videos of police shooting unarmed white clergymen."
Sun Jun 7, 2015, 06:40 AM
Jun 2015

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Fortinbras Armstrong

(4,473 posts)
7. Speaking as a practicing Catholic
Sun Jun 7, 2015, 08:00 AM
Jun 2015

I have to say that I am in complete agreement with him. And speaking as one whose Jewish grandparents were killed at Auschwitz, I am highly offended by the comparison of the US with Nazi Germany. ISIS beheading Christians for refusing to convert to fundamentalist Islam is persecution, having to recognize the existence of gay civil marriage is not.

rurallib

(62,423 posts)
10. As a long recovering catholic
Sun Jun 7, 2015, 08:23 AM
Jun 2015

This reminds me of how the nuns and the priest drilled 'dying for your faith' into us. Stories of the martyrs abounded. Seems like the boys in particular were ready willing and able to go down fighting for gawd and faith.

So we saw a persecutor around every corner and behind every tree.

Jesus were we ever brainwashed.

 

V0ltairesGh0st

(306 posts)
13. Truth....
Sun Jun 7, 2015, 11:41 AM
Jun 2015

Much love for Bill Maher .

"This idea that everybody on the left is plotting against christianity, and want to wipe out relgion is offensive, TO ME !! Becuase I'm the only media figure with a show week in, and week out that says that, and I'll be damned if credit gonna go to the entire left when IM the one doing all the heavy lifting."


I won't say you do all the lifting Bill, but i do agree you sure take on the heaviest issues and lift them up so we can see them for exactly what they are. Regardless of which things i may have disagreements with you on I'd let you be the pinch hitter for our team any time because you can knock-em out of the yard like nobody else ... .... .... no offense to Lewis Black.

czarjak

(11,278 posts)
14. War on Christianity?
Sun Jun 7, 2015, 05:51 PM
Jun 2015

How about New Testament Christians by the millions voting for the guy whose Holy Book says that the New Testament is flawed?

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