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Ping Tung

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9. Mark Twain

Reply to generalbetrayus (Reply #8)

Fri Dec 6, 2024, 12:18 PM

Dec 6

"The Bible has some noble poetry in it. a blood stained history.. and some good morals and a wealth of obscenity, and upwards of ten thousand lies."

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John Fugelsang: If your religion subjugates women, rejects reality & makes you feel inadequate then just remember - [View all] highplainsdem Dec 6 OP

Not for long lame54 Dec 6 #1

oh forever. WhiteTara Dec 6 #6

Then they shouldn't have voted for... lame54 Dec 6 #7

Yep. Mblaze Dec 6 #10

And they do, and they do. republianmushroom Dec 6 #2

Not quite sure what all of that means, but I recc'd because Fugelsang. Baitball Blogger Dec 6 #3

Male porn star was at Margoooooo.... Lovie777 Dec 6 #4

Just like abortion lonely bird Dec 6 #12

Belief in a cruel God makes a cruel man. Thomas Paine Ping Tung Dec 6 #5

The Bible states that man was made in God's image. generalbetrayus Dec 6 #8

Mark Twain Ping Tung Dec 6 #9

Heinlein said man created god in his own image... Wounded Bear Dec 6 #18

The movie "Time Bandits" mwmisses4289 Dec 7 #19

My favorite God's (post flood) cruelty story is Mblaze Dec 6 #11

It would be called "Collateral Damage" by the killers today. Ping Tung Dec 6 #15

And the Old Testament God... GiqueCee Dec 6 #13

The most awful part was that God knew all along that Abraham would give up his son Ping Tung Dec 6 #17

This! Times a gazillion. love_katz Dec 6 #14

Well, porn is cheaper. Ray Bruns Dec 6 #16