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Speck Tater Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-31-05 07:13 PM
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Will the era of Christianism go down in history with McCarthyism
as another shameful page in American history? When the Christianists push too far and the slumbering masses awaken and push back, consigning Christianism to the trash heap of failed political movements, will we be safe from them for a good long time? I hope so.

They are getting so downright crazy I think all we really need to do is sit back and watch them self-destruct. It should be an interesting show.
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roguevalley Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-31-05 07:15 PM
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1. I think so and it pains me having been raised Protestant all my life.
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Speck Tater Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-31-05 07:18 PM
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2. I'm making a distinction between "Christians",
... who are, for the most part, good people, and "Christianists" who are trying to install a Protestant theocracy in the US. The first is a religion, the second is a political movement.
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chimpy the poopthrower Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-31-05 08:05 PM
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9. I linked your thread on my thread! :)
...as a GOOD example of critical analysis that isn't just bashing.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x3391134

I just wish all the replies on here were in the same spirit.
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Swede Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-31-05 07:21 PM
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3. Absolutely.
The pendulum will swing and right wing religious nut jobs can slink back under a rock where they belong.
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Tux Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-31-05 07:23 PM
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4. LOL
Are you now or ever been a Christian?

That could lead to serious purification of our nation. Gene pool in the south is too shallow and needs a filter.
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Freedom_from_Chains Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-31-05 07:24 PM
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5. It could very well do such
It certainly has all of the necessary elements of oppression. Of course, to keep commensurate with Christian history, a few thousand people need to die before its come full cycle.
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beyurslf Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-31-05 07:57 PM
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6. I still think people will hold on until they start really pushing
covenant marriages and the elimination of no fault divorce. Coming soon to a red state near you!
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Greylyn58 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-31-05 08:00 PM
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7. The current crop of Christians
I think so...
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POAS Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-31-05 08:07 PM
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10. Aren't these people more accurately described as
Pharisees?
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MissWaverly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-31-05 08:01 PM
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8. I think it will be the era of the Know-Nothings
It will encompass RW so-called christians, who only believe in power and money, and the neo-cons and con-men who have seized power in this country.
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