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LakeArenal

(29,800 posts)
18. Especially if you can be a vicious lecherous fat sack ...
Fri Jun 4, 2021, 02:36 PM
Jun 2021

But “They” say he’s repented.

Bullshit.

Plus, for me personally, any deity that holds a grudge; because one woman, a
deity created one, ate a stupid piece of fruit, is not for me.

Religiosity [View all] walkingman Jun 2021 OP
"The Church" in various respects has been courted and used by those in power to control people.... TigressDem Jun 2021 #1
From what I have seen I have seen it is indeed about control and that seems walkingman Jun 2021 #13
To me, a true Christian is there to work on their own stuff. TigressDem Jun 2021 #37
Very thoughtful. If more people thought and lived like that I might have walkingman Jun 2021 #39
A lot of DEM Christians DO live that way. TigressDem Jun 2021 #41
Thanks DU for hearing me out. Nt TigressDem Jun 2021 #42
Amen ItsjustMe Jun 2021 #2
FREEDOM of Worship IS part of the American Identity. TigressDem Jun 2021 #9
You have no Idea who posted what ItsjustMe Jun 2021 #10
Then it seems I misunderstood your point. TigressDem Jun 2021 #25
Welcome to my ItsjustMe Jun 2021 #30
So I reach out to understand you better... TigressDem Jun 2021 #36
Then it seems I misunderstood your point. TigressDem Jun 2021 #26
I would welcome a "Freedom from Religion" movement because what we have now walkingman Jun 2021 #14
I get how it seems that way. TigressDem Jun 2021 #27
So should we assume that you're "post removed?" ms liberty Jun 2021 #23
Was that directed at me ? TigressDem Jun 2021 #28
No it was to the OP...sorry! I'm on my phone too, lol. n/t ms liberty Jun 2021 #33
Their religion is the one they made up to suit themselves. LakeArenal Jun 2021 #3
True, however, He did ask people to come together in His memory. TigressDem Jun 2021 #8
Christianity is not the really the topic. LakeArenal Jun 2021 #11
Not so sure that it is just the current brand of evangelicalism. I think racism is at the root walkingman Jun 2021 #15
Maybe. LakeArenal Jun 2021 #17
Religion to me is more like a map. TigressDem Jun 2021 #29
The question seems to me, HOW do they go to church.. TigressDem Jun 2021 #24
My folks sent me to Summer Bible School from ages 8-13 LakeArenal Jun 2021 #32
I am more about walking the walk than talking about it. TigressDem Jun 2021 #35
if one believes that a white GODman sits on a throne in the sky... Layzeebeaver Jun 2021 #4
To quote someone.. padfun Jun 2021 #5
AND... My version of a response to that TigressDem Jun 2021 #7
The simplest answer is we are all "sinners" who are attracted to "the church" and make mistakes. TigressDem Jun 2021 #6
I think it audacious to say all people are sinners. LakeArenal Jun 2021 #12
One man's sin is another man's virtue. I think using the analogy that all people are walkingman Jun 2021 #16
Especially if you can be a vicious lecherous fat sack ... LakeArenal Jun 2021 #18
I cannot see how any woman could possibly embrace a religion that walkingman Jun 2021 #19
🤷🏼‍♀️ Yeah. Although I am glad we have freedom from religion. LakeArenal Jun 2021 #21
Having a photo op with a Bible doesn't make one a Christian. TigressDem Jun 2021 #40
I didn't say all people are sinners. TigressDem Jun 2021 #31
Back to my original topic - what about right-wing politics is attractive to Christians? walkingman Jun 2021 #20
It's NOT. That's the whitewash. TigressDem Jun 2021 #34
It's been a love affair ever since the GOP put... Buckeye_Democrat Jun 2021 #22
Not ALL Christians buy the BS TigressDem Jun 2021 #38
Of course not. Buckeye_Democrat Jun 2021 #43
This reflects my feeling about religion in so many ways. As I said earlier....why... walkingman Jun 2021 #44
A huge part of religion is about signalling you belong to a group - often the majority in the area muriel_volestrangler Jun 2021 #45
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