Religion

cilla4progress

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51. Wow.

Wed May 22, 2019, 11:58 AM

May 2019

This is why so many are turned off by religion.

It is more divisive than anything.

I believe in the golden rule. We are all connected. That is all.

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Who will be our Rachel now?' Progressives reflect on movement without Held Evans [View all] guillaumeb May 2019 OP

"living in accordance with the message of Jesus" trotsky May 2019 #1

Perhaps you could abandon the reflexive attack. guillaumeb May 2019 #2

You made a statement containing an assumption. trotsky May 2019 #3

I made a statement of belief. guillaumeb May 2019 #7

You ruin DU, yes. trotsky May 2019 #16

96% of the time spent in one Group. guillaumeb May 2019 #20

Why does it matter to you where I post? trotsky May 2019 #28

And you spend 48% of your time posting here, MineralMan May 2019 #34

This is for mineralman...seems like my replies always end up any old place. Karadeniz May 2019 #40

IF I am whatsisname.... uriel1972 May 2019 #41

This is what "whatshisname" actually said to you: Mariana May 2019 #42

It's a "chewing out" in exactly the same way... trotsky May 2019 #49

"The encrypted parables..." Voltaire2 May 2019 #44

I think I have a good handle on the message of Jesus, having thought about the writings for fifty-fi Karadeniz May 2019 #39

Do you think you're 100% right? trotsky May 2019 #48

What do you mean "lost"? Act_of_Reparation May 2019 #54

Never heard of her. MineralMan May 2019 #4

Circles unfamiliar to you. guillaumeb May 2019 #5

Oh, I see. MineralMan May 2019 #9

Anti-choice circles. Act_of_Reparation May 2019 #6

You might want to do some reading. guillaumeb May 2019 #8

You mean the article where she describes herself as "pro-life" in the first sentence. Act_of_Reparation May 2019 #12

The article where she states she will vote for Clinton. guillaumeb May 2019 #14

Zero. Fucks. Given. Act_of_Reparation May 2019 #18

We all know. guillaumeb May 2019 #22

She also states that her position on abortion remains unchanged. trotsky May 2019 #21

So you only vote for 100% progressives? guillaumeb May 2019 #23

Why are you changing the subject? trotsky May 2019 #29

If I remember correctly, so is guilliaumeb, at MineralMan May 2019 #38

https://rachelheldevans.com/blog/pro-life-voting-for-hillary-clinton guillaumeb May 2019 #11

She identifies as "pro-life" in that article. trotsky May 2019 #24

Did you read the article? guillaumeb May 2019 #27

Yes I did. trotsky May 2019 #31

She also advocated for more legal restrictions on abortion Major Nikon May 2019 #37

"support more legal restrictions around it" trotsky May 2019 #47

Obviously thought women and their doctors shouldn't be making informed medical decisions Major Nikon May 2019 #50

So desperate to control, that instead of answering a simple question... trotsky May 2019 #57

While pretending to be a victim Major Nikon May 2019 #60

It really is telling that pretty much every "Progressive Person of Faith" he's hauled before us... Act_of_Reparation May 2019 #52

And if you object to any of that... trotsky May 2019 #56

It's fascinating, isn't it? Act_of_Reparation May 2019 #59

and is generally quoted with some statement that excludes the godless heathens Voltaire2 May 2019 #58

You mean how they try to take ownership of every bit of progress we've made over the years? Act_of_Reparation May 2019 #61

Why would I want that information, exactly? MineralMan May 2019 #26

I understand. guillaumeb May 2019 #30

She single-handedly converted legions of Evangelicals to a milder, slightly less offensive theology. Act_of_Reparation May 2019 #33

Do we need another Rachel? Act_of_Reparation May 2019 #10

Did you read the link I provided? guillaumeb May 2019 #13

You know there are means to knowledge more reliable than guessing, right? Act_of_Reparation May 2019 #15

Confirmation. guillaumeb May 2019 #17

Aardvark. Act_of_Reparation May 2019 #19

Yes, you are. guillaumeb May 2019 #25

Bouyant. Act_of_Reparation May 2019 #32

Mayonnaise. Voltaire2 May 2019 #45

Aioli Act_of_Reparation May 2019 #46

There are three threads on the front page of this Group MineralMan May 2019 #35

I doubt the OP previously knew who she was Major Nikon May 2019 #36

Even sporadically liberal people are given hell by most Christians Bretton Garcia May 2019 #43

Are all atheists liberal? guillaumeb May 2019 #63

Wow. cilla4progress May 2019 #51

Nice post and link. Surprised at the tone of some of the comments here. Raven123 May 2019 #53

This is religion forum. Act_of_Reparation May 2019 #55

The tone is ever present. guillaumeb May 2019 #64

Yeah, imagine that, progressives hesitant to embrace an anti-choicer. trotsky May 2019 #66

The tone is ever present. guillaumeb May 2019 #67

I will never apologize for opposing those who would restrict a woman's right to an abortion. trotsky May 2019 #68

You build much with straw. guillaumeb May 2019 #69

I will never apologize for opposing those who would restrict a woman's right to an abortion. trotsky May 2019 #70

So your claim is rhetorical? guillaumeb May 2019 #71

I don't know, is it? trotsky May 2019 #72

Who has always been our Rachel? tonedevil May 2019 #62

Yes. She is the eternal Rachel. Voltaire2 May 2019 #65