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GiqueCee

(1,723 posts)
21. I've always said...
Sun Oct 13, 2024, 07:38 AM
Oct 2024

... that religion began when the sleaziest weasel in the cave said to the biggest bully in the cave, "You be government, and I'll be religion, and we'll have 'em by the short curlies 'til the end of time!"

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Christian Conservatives, Looking to Mobilize Women, Turn to a Biblical Queen. elleng Oct 2024 #1
When "Christians" invoke the Old Testament... dchill Oct 2024 #2
Amen. BlueWavePsych Oct 2024 #47
"It's almost as if the Bible was written by racist, sexist, homophobic, violent, sexually frustrated men, OMGWTF Oct 2024 #65
I like how you put the quotation marks. These people are not "Christians". overleft Oct 2024 #89
Pretty sure I've only read about... dchill Oct 2024 #104
There are those who quietly try and live decent lives as taught in Matthew 5-7. There are. PatrickforB Oct 2024 #112
Well, you know who the ones making all the noise are. dchill Oct 2024 #114
Lost sheep EndlessWire Oct 2024 #60
they know nothing of jesus, they are not really even xtians by their own standards n msongs Oct 2024 #3
Goes to show that their so called "religion" is nothing but a farce. trusty elf Oct 2024 #4
What a totally bizarre graphic!!! 70sEraVet Oct 2024 #20
I love it! Mossfern Oct 2024 #97
:) Solly Mack Oct 2024 #36
Evacuate Wash DC on Sunday as if Hurricane Milton was approaching. C0RI0LANUS Oct 2024 #5
Interesting quotes from the article Cirsium Oct 2024 #62
Agree. For the MAGA un-elite, all they have is "whiteness." Same with these schmucks. C0RI0LANUS Oct 2024 #125
And I Thought All Of The Traffic on I-95 Deep State Witch Oct 2024 #68
Good one! C0RI0LANUS Oct 2024 #124
These are the people The Unmitigated Gall Oct 2024 #6
While blaming the rest of us for that destruction. OldBaldy1701E Oct 2024 #7
FEMA reeducation camps. (NT) The Wizard Oct 2024 #81
Tax them! NT BidenRocks Oct 2024 #93
Yup. BlueWavePsych Oct 2024 #44
Exactly. Check this out MomInTheCrowd Oct 2024 #79
The most important... littlemissmartypants Oct 2024 #8
The New Apostolic Reformation wants to use the federal government to control all aspects of our lives. Lonestarblue Oct 2024 #19
They are not. They are not a monolith or an organization. Have you read... littlemissmartypants Oct 2024 #55
Christians? I don't think so.... the_sly_pig Oct 2024 #9
They also have very little to do with trump birdographer Oct 2024 #33
As Cheryl Wheeler said: DENVERPOPS Oct 2024 #58
I don't even call them that . I call them Vogon_Glory Oct 2024 #113
They gather to bow down to the most UNCHRISTIAN human EVER. AZ8theist Oct 2024 #10
..I'm a better Xian.. thomski64 Oct 2024 #29
Not that they have read it but kacekwl Oct 2024 #42
I think it says something about a supposed "Anti Christ" as well.... AZ8theist Oct 2024 #75
Trump is their fucking Golden Calf BlueWavePsych Oct 2024 #46
Kooks wolfie001 Oct 2024 #11
They claim to be the self "chosen few." Vote Blue. Onthefly Oct 2024 #12
🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮 Betty Boom Oct 2024 #13
Double cultists. SamKnause Oct 2024 #14
In its more authoritarian forms, nwduke Oct 2024 #15
I've always said... GiqueCee Oct 2024 #21
Faith is a fundamental tenet of Christiantity Metaphorical Oct 2024 #37
Nice gathering of con artists, liars, adulterers, child abusers, rapists, and thieves dalton99a Oct 2024 #16
Two thousand years The Unmitigated Gall Oct 2024 #17
As God as my witness, I'll never pass up a chance to repost this: JHB Oct 2024 #54
JHC these folks are as un-Christian as anyone could ever imagine. For an orange idol. Evolve Dammit Oct 2024 #18
Its a little too late to save these folks from brainwashing..... 70sEraVet Oct 2024 #22
These folks have a warped view of Christianity. Snarkoleptic Oct 2024 #23
I find these people to be literally insane. mwb970 Oct 2024 #24
Talk about Irony Deficient. WOW 😳! n/t aggiesal Oct 2024 #25
These idiots disgrace the word Christians. Ferrets are Cool Oct 2024 #26
Apocalypticism--the religious belief that the end of the world is imminent, even during one's lifetime, Timeflyer Oct 2024 #27
It just gives them one more thing to fear. COL Mustard Oct 2024 #35
Jesus likely would not support Trickle Down Economics. Kid Berwyn Oct 2024 #28
I find it funny they think they need to travel to pray. Gore1FL Oct 2024 #30
And just a few blocks away was... reACTIONary Oct 2024 #31
These people are potentially dangerous if Trump loses. JohnnyRingo Oct 2024 #32
I wondered why all the traffic downtown... COL Mustard Oct 2024 #34
These Bible thumpers ChazInAz Oct 2024 #38
It is crazy, but you know what's missing? oldmanlynn Oct 2024 #39
The Good Germans ArkansasDemocrat1 Oct 2024 #117
So, explain how electing someone who rejects the Christian gospel and is as evil as anyone in the country lees1975 Oct 2024 #40
Coming soon to America - "Sharia Law" BlueWavePsych Oct 2024 #41
These people "identify" as Christians but are ignorant of both the theology harumph Oct 2024 #43
nothing new The Wizard Oct 2024 #45
These are sick people who give Christianity a bad name kimbutgar Oct 2024 #48
Seriously ...tens of thousands? I will wait to see what the Ntl park service count is PortTack Oct 2024 #49
self hating women 4catsmom Oct 2024 #50
They're lazy women Dem4life1234 Oct 2024 #92
Thank GOD Im atheist!!! samnsara Oct 2024 #51
Thank Zeus too, just in case! GreenWave Oct 2024 #98
Thank Buddha, too! n/t ArkansasDemocrat1 Oct 2024 #118
...not to mention heckles65 Oct 2024 #52
Well, Moses did have a stutter. Mossfern Oct 2024 #100
That Don't Make No Sense....O Brother Where Art Thou IA8IT Oct 2024 #53
Still they cry "Give us Barabbas. Give us Barabbas." nt Cognitive_Resonance Oct 2024 #56
The sigh of the oppressed - TBF Oct 2024 #57
How does tens of thousands sum up to a million woman march? Baitball Blogger Oct 2024 #59
Atonement.............they prayed for atonement...........I thought they were not suppose to worship turbinetree Oct 2024 #61
Isn't that closer to voting for Satan???????? Vinca Oct 2024 #63
Dear Jesus, please protect me from your followers. OMGWTF Oct 2024 #64
Some people are smarter than most. twodogsbarking Oct 2024 #66
Meanwhile Deep State Witch Oct 2024 #67
I'm with Governor Tim Walz on this one. love_katz Oct 2024 #69
380 Southern Baptist leaders and volunteers accused of sexual misconduct FightFight Oct 2024 #70
The 3 Cs of sexual abuse: Cops, Clergy & Coaches n/t ArkansasDemocrat1 Oct 2024 #119
Ah yes, pray that the living embodiment of the Seven Deadly Sins wins the election sakabatou Oct 2024 #71
so called "christians" barbtries Oct 2024 #72
They don't speak for all Christians. As God told the prophet Elijah... Dem4life1970 Oct 2024 #73
Same ones the state of Oklahoma just ordered for their schools to use. JFC, it's hard to believe this shit is real. OMGWTF Oct 2024 #74
Where's a major meteor strike when you really need one ? nt eppur_se_muova Oct 2024 #76
And Christians (thank goodness not all of them by a long shot), think that tRUMP has been Annointed SWBTATTReg Oct 2024 #77
Who would Jesus grab by the pussy? Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Oct 2024 #78
So a man organized a march for "A Million Women" in Washington so they can go pray for their own servitude. camartinwv Oct 2024 #80
Just proves ramedy Oct 2024 #82
Misnamed. Actual name: Servants of Judas RobertDevereaux Oct 2024 #83
I'm not sure what evangelicals are but it's leftyladyfrommo Oct 2024 #84
Those people are not Christians. Alliepoo Oct 2024 #85
Fuck those assholes. Autumn Oct 2024 #86
This is not and never was about Christianity lonely bird Oct 2024 #87
Many of us have definitely turned to God thanks to Trump. As in, "Jesus Christ, what now? " Hekate Oct 2024 #88
Are you bdamomma Oct 2024 #90
"God told me in a dream" is Republicanese for: DFW Oct 2024 #91
Trump etc have these folks so wound up... BadGimp Oct 2024 #94
The forces of darkness already bit them in the ass. SleeplessinSoCal Oct 2024 #95
Nothing that I can say Progressive dog Oct 2024 #96
stop calling them Christiasns 4catsmom Oct 2024 #99
Never understood Christians making deals with the Devil. surfered Oct 2024 #101
I knew it all along. AnnaLee Oct 2024 #102
The klan was considered a christen organization Keepthesoulalive Oct 2024 #103
And they wonder why no one takes them seriously. Ruby the Liberal Oct 2024 #105
"Beware of false prophets..." - Mathew, 7:15 Grins Oct 2024 #106
So let me get this straight... HeartsCanHope Oct 2024 #107
Witch trials orangecrush Oct 2024 #108
You cannot be a Christian and a Trump supporter nakocal Oct 2024 #109
Jesus would kick Trump in his tiny balls. Oliver Bolliver Butt Oct 2024 #110
It's depressing to live in a country with so many stupid people. Turbineguy Oct 2024 #111
Some convoluted non-logic involved for someone to say 'God wants you to vote for Trump!' Aussie105 Oct 2024 #115
They believe they are persecuted when they are prevented from imposing their own narrow minded ignorance Martin Eden Oct 2024 #116
Tell them "You have not been persecuted, you have been prevented from persecuting." ArkansasDemocrat1 Oct 2024 #120
Jesus wasn't too fond of the money changers in the temple Martin Eden Oct 2024 #121
all the dumbest and most demented Christians who make a mockery of the religion and our constitution LymphocyteLover Oct 2024 #122
No ck4829 Oct 2024 #123
Not actual Christian's. American CRinos. bullimiami Oct 2024 #126
Tens of thousands is not "A Million Women" n/t TexasBushwhacker Oct 2024 #127
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