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keithbvadu2

(36,787 posts) Sun Aug 1, 2021, 01:34 PM Aug 2021

Dying from COVID can be a good thing?

Dying from COVID can be a good thing?

A previous poster had mentioned hearing religious folks rationalizing not getting the vaccine because even if you die, you go to be with God.

Your children/parents/family/friends dead?

Hallelujah for them!

from me.

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Dying from COVID can be a good thing? (Original Post) keithbvadu2 Aug 2021 OP

How come that argument doesn't come to play when guns are the subject? Silent3 Aug 2021 #1

It's like the rapture.... paleotn Aug 2021 #2

It would be heaven on Earth if Gpd would recall the defective Christians. OAITW r.2.0 Aug 2021 #4

You are also dying for freedom. Sneederbunk Aug 2021 #3

Silent3

(15,210 posts)

1. How come that argument doesn't come to play when guns are the subject?

Reply to keithbvadu2 (Original post)

Sun Aug 1, 2021, 01:37 PM

Aug 2021

Why protect your home with a gun if that prevents a home invader from sending you to heaven?

paleotn

(17,912 posts)

2. It's like the rapture....

Reply to keithbvadu2 (Original post)

Sun Aug 1, 2021, 01:40 PM

Aug 2021

Can I have their cool shit once they're raptured? And imagine a world without pharisaical, god botherers and grifting televangelists. What a wonderful world that would be. So go ahead, evilgelicals. Knock yourselves out.....literally.

OAITW r.2.0

(24,467 posts)

4. It would be heaven on Earth if Gpd would recall the defective Christians.

Reply to paleotn (Reply #2)

Sun Aug 1, 2021, 02:54 PM

Aug 2021

Not sure if these souls are worth salvaging, though.

Sneederbunk

(14,290 posts)

3. You are also dying for freedom.

Reply to keithbvadu2 (Original post)

Sun Aug 1, 2021, 02:35 PM

Aug 2021

Freedom from common sense.

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