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This says it all. (Original Post) onecaliberal May 2024 OP
+ 1,000. Permanut May 2024 #1
Religious and malaise May 2024 #2
Well said Malaise.... nickster48 May 2024 #3
Me too malaise May 2024 #4
It is the Faux Khrishtuns that are problematic ... magicarpet May 2024 #28
Exactly. It has always just been a political wedge issue, nothing more. Martin68 May 2024 #5
Pure truth, this is. democrank May 2024 #6
I remember when the Sandy Hook massacre took place..... AZ8theist May 2024 #20
My RW neighbor was a teacher aide in a program wnylib May 2024 #38
I have several friends who are Christian and very good people. None of them are Republicans. Lonestarblue May 2024 #7
I have several friends who are gang members and very good people. None of them are Republicans either. JoseBalow May 2024 #10
Touche! erronis May 2024 #11
And you can take to the bank soldierant May 2024 #25
Makes me want to grab that frightened little kid and take her to safety. calimary May 2024 #8
For me, it triggers. I can't handle the abuse of children or animals. I will say something to parents who whack their... marble falls May 2024 #30
I am the same way. It's very triggering. onecaliberal May 2024 #35
EXACTLY!!! niyad May 2024 #9
I... myohmy2 May 2024 #12
My daughter married into the kkkult. They are completely off the deep end. onecaliberal May 2024 #36
K&R William769 May 2024 #13
Exactly right. kairos12 May 2024 #14
The picture on the left reminds me of the creatures in the Alien movies. Dave Bowman May 2024 #15
Ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny Hekate May 2024 #17
Heh, we probably share 90% of DNA with insect larvae. JustABozoOnThisBus May 2024 #22
Tomatoes have between 10,000 and 15,000 more genes than humans. Dave Bowman May 2024 #23
Interesting slant on "You are what you eat." soldierant May 2024 #26
Why,.. because of your farts ? magicarpet May 2024 #29
Ha, another reason to avoid asparagus. JustABozoOnThisBus May 2024 #33
Photo on the right also represents.... KY_EnviroGuy May 2024 #16
Everyone who isn't a white cis male. onecaliberal May 2024 #18
The tired, the poor, the huddled masses JoseBalow May 2024 #21
... Dave Bowman May 2024 #24
CORRECT Skittles May 2024 #19
I could wish that they were hypocrites - soldierant May 2024 #27
Same guys who are scared of rainbows... Hermit-The-Prog May 2024 #31
Absolutely, 100%, correct wendyb-NC May 2024 #32
Religion is, well, overrated. twodogsbarking May 2024 #34
Spot on! Thanks for this post. n/t iluvtennis May 2024 #37

nickster48

(60 posts)
3. Well said Malaise....
Sun May 26, 2024, 02:54 PM
May 2024

Let the truth BE told…..!
Sweet Jesus! Please save me from your Christians….!

magicarpet

(18,988 posts)
28. It is the Faux Khrishtuns that are problematic ...
Sun May 26, 2024, 10:30 PM
May 2024

... the genuine followers of Christ's teachings not so much so.

democrank

(12,641 posts)
6. Pure truth, this is.
Sun May 26, 2024, 03:16 PM
May 2024

Some of Trump’s Cult “Christians” look at the photo on the right and think….razor wire.
Sickening.

AZ8theist

(7,485 posts)
20. I remember when the Sandy Hook massacre took place.....
Sun May 26, 2024, 07:08 PM
May 2024

...some of the Reich wingers in the cube next to me at work could only talk about the gun that was used.
They spent the morning researching and pricing it on-line.

All I could think about was the tiny coffins that were now needed......

You talk about "sickening".

wnylib

(26,258 posts)
38. My RW neighbor was a teacher aide in a program
Mon May 27, 2024, 12:53 PM
May 2024

that pays a small stipend to seniors who act as "grandparents" to assist teachers with grade school children. Her husband is even farther right than she is.

Immediately after Sandyhook she told me how awful it was that now the liberals would try to take away people's guns. I asked how she felt about the children who had just been slaughtered. Her answer: "That's no excuse for taking away people's guns."

So I asked, "What if it had been your classroom full of children?" She glared at me, obviously angry at me for asking that and said, "Well I just hope nobody would take away guns from law-abiding people if that happened."

Her ideological absolute coldness gave me a chill just listening to her.

JoseBalow

(9,618 posts)
10. I have several friends who are gang members and very good people. None of them are Republicans either.
Sun May 26, 2024, 03:31 PM
May 2024

soldierant

(9,362 posts)
25. And you can take to the bank
Sun May 26, 2024, 10:10 PM
May 2024

that Jesus as described in the Gospels would be more comfortable with them than with religious leaders, then or now (with some notable exceptions.) He was criticized at the time for surrounding himself with "such awful people."

calimary

(90,393 posts)
8. Makes me want to grab that frightened little kid and take her to safety.
Sun May 26, 2024, 03:18 PM
May 2024

Just heartbreaking, that photo.

marble falls

(72,247 posts)
30. For me, it triggers. I can't handle the abuse of children or animals. I will say something to parents who whack their...
Sun May 26, 2024, 10:50 PM
May 2024

... kids or drag them in front of me. If they want to call the cops, I will encourage them and will hold out my phone for them.

myohmy2

(3,723 posts)
12. I...
Sun May 26, 2024, 03:57 PM
May 2024

...used to be part of 'organized' Christianity but not anymore...

...I'm still a 'Christian' but only in the Christ sense of the word...

...republican, magat AND Christian...?

...impossible...

Dave Bowman

(7,311 posts)
15. The picture on the left reminds me of the creatures in the Alien movies.
Sun May 26, 2024, 04:12 PM
May 2024

Could as well be an insect larvae.

JustABozoOnThisBus

(24,702 posts)
22. Heh, we probably share 90% of DNA with insect larvae.
Sun May 26, 2024, 07:23 PM
May 2024

I think I share at least 10% with a spear of asparagus.

KY_EnviroGuy

(14,793 posts)
16. Photo on the right also represents....
Sun May 26, 2024, 04:31 PM
May 2024

pretty much any human who is not white or cannot work a full-time job.......people of color, the infirm, those with mental illness, those in extreme poverty, the homeless, the elderly or disabled, etc.

JoseBalow

(9,618 posts)
21. The tired, the poor, the huddled masses
Sun May 26, 2024, 07:10 PM
May 2024

The wretched refuse, the homeless, the tempest-tossed...

soldierant

(9,362 posts)
27. I could wish that they were hypocrites -
Sun May 26, 2024, 10:17 PM
May 2024

if so they might be capable of shame. But I'm afraid they have succeeded in deluding themselves that Jesus is juat as horrible as they are.

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