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malaise Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-11-09 09:58 AM
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Wow the President and his family went to church this morning
and walked home. How refreshing is that?
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Fumesucker Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-11-09 10:01 AM
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1. I didn't know there was a UCC within walking distance of the White House..
You learn something every day I guess..
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malaise Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-11-09 10:03 AM
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2. LOL
Think it was St John's. Please note that I don't find church refreshing - just the walking home.
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NYC_SKP Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-11-09 10:05 AM
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4. They mosied on over to St. John's Episcopal Church.
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malaise Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-11-09 10:17 AM
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7. Pics
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lpbk2713 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-11-09 10:23 AM
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12. Fine looking family.



They have every right to be smiling.


:thumbsup: :thumbsup:

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malaise Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-11-09 10:24 AM
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15. They sure do
:hi:
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alsame Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-11-09 10:28 AM
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19. Gorgeous. And those girls could light up a room with their smiles. nt
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saltpoint Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-11-09 10:03 AM
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3. It's a ruse. They're secret Muslins and they pal around with terrorists.
Even their dog is a FORNER.
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malaise Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-11-09 10:08 AM
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6. No doubt
:rofl:
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Dogmudgeon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-11-09 10:31 AM
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24. Their dog is a Forner?
I thoughted it was a Poor Chu Geese Water Passer or sumpin'.

--d!
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malaise Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-11-09 10:33 AM
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25. But but but
them there Portuguese are foreigners. :evilgrin:
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dogtag Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-11-09 10:46 AM
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28. I don't care about what kind


of Forner the dog is. I just want to know what went on at Bo's birthday party. Why is this information being kept from us? No statement, no photos? Something's mighty fishy. The whole church thing is just a ploy to throw us off the scent.
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Enthusiast Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-11-09 03:12 PM
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40. Yup
They ain't regular Mericuns.
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Name removed Donating Member (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-11-09 10:08 AM
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Incitatus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-11-09 10:23 AM
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11. Do you think every president the US has ever had was weak minded?
Edited on Sun Oct-11-09 10:26 AM by Incitatus
It wouldn't surprise me if some politicians were really atheists and just went to church for the image. However, most are such good liars it would be hard to tell who they are.
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Name removed Donating Member (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-11-09 10:26 AM
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kestrel91316 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-11-09 11:21 AM
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30. FAIL. Personal spiritual beliefs need not interfere with intellect.
Unfortunately, in many churches (particularly the fundie sort) spiritual beliefs are REQUIRED to interfere with intellect. UCC and Episcopal churches are very liberal and intellectual.

Heck, I go to church on occasion and am not convinced that "God" exists. Doesn't stop me from finding meaning and inspiration from the service. And it's a nice social occasion.

How did you get so woefully ignorant about church and religion? Were you born that way, or did it require special lessons?
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chrisa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-11-09 10:39 AM
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27. The savant is upon us!
All bow and worship his superior intellect to us weak-minded mortals!
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DavidDvorkin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-11-09 10:18 AM
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8. It would be wonderful to have a president who was an avowed atheist
Too bad we'll never see that.
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malaise Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-11-09 10:22 AM
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10. An avowed atheist as president
Don't think I'll live to see that one.
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RUMMYisFROSTED Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-11-09 10:31 AM
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22. Washington may have been. nt
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onenote Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-11-09 10:34 AM
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26. if he was "avowed" wouldn't we actually know whether he was or wasn't
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KamaAina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-11-09 11:47 AM
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35. It is my understanding that Washington was a deist
Edited on Sun Oct-11-09 12:01 PM by KamaAina
as was Jefferson. Not quite the same thing as an atheist.

edit: header
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DavidDvorkin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-11-09 11:42 AM
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32. I don't think I will, either.
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ensho Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-11-09 10:24 AM
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14. never say never -- and


maybe some of our prezs have been secret atheist? there are many places where atheists, for safety's sake need more then a closet.
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malaise Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-11-09 10:26 AM
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16. You think?
He'd have to hide that one.
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DavidDvorkin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-11-09 11:43 AM
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33. Which illustrates the problem.
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Incitatus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-11-09 10:20 AM
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9. Oh, something else for the right wingnuts to attack him for.
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Captain Hilts Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-11-09 10:24 AM
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13. The Reagans and GWBushes rarely went to church. The Dems go FAR more often!
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Are_grits_groceries Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-11-09 10:27 AM
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18. Meh!
All that walkin.' They should ride like good Amurkins.
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malaise Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-11-09 10:28 AM
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20. And speed in the wrong areas
like Sanford. :evilgrin:
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Are_grits_groceries Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-11-09 11:08 AM
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29. Then they would have to 'splain some too. gah! nt
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Peacetrain Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-11-09 10:29 AM
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21. With Bush in office and an attempt to hijack Christianity... I found myself going to church less
Being a UCC, it has been a little scary, since we have been targeted and murdered in our church during services because we are seen as a liberal congregation.

But I was just thinking last week, how I miss the fellowship with other members, and probably will start attending again.

Most likely at our local United Methodist, since we are in communion as congregations.

Nice to have a real man of faith back in office and not one whose advisers tried to use it as a political movement.

Though I did get a kick out of reading how the right is now going to rewrite the Bible.. (the same book they say is 100% truth and not allegory).. to write out the liberal passages.

You just cannot make that stuff up
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malaise Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-11-09 10:31 AM
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23. The bible is too liberal
They have no choice but to rewrite it. Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah. They are too stupid to be funny. They are bat shit crazy.
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Kadie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-11-09 11:22 AM
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31. I just posted some pics...
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malaise Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-11-09 12:02 PM
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37. I actually looked to see if you had posted pics
before I added some to this thread. :hi:
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Shagbark Hickory Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-11-09 11:47 AM
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34. Hopefully he prayed for the families of...
the 122 people that will die TODAY because they don't have health insurance.
Or the troops and innocents that will die TODAY needlessly in the Afganistan war.
Or the dozens of folks that will get evicted from their homes TODAY because banking regulations have not been put in place to keep banks from taking advantage of people.

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Vickers Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-11-09 11:52 AM
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36. Well aren't you a ray of sunshine!

:spank:

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Fumesucker Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-11-09 12:33 PM
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38. Actually that seemed like a pretty good hope to me..
Why you would want to beat someone because they wished for something good I don't understand.
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Vickers Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-11-09 12:48 PM
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39. Sorry...my Smarm-O-Meter pegged.

:hi:
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