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ck4829

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9. I'm actually open to the idea

Reply to True Dough (Original post)

Mon May 21, 2018, 11:30 AM

May 2018

What does it mean though?

Encouraging spiritual and mystical practices, helping those less fortunate than yourself, using faith as a tool for social justice, learning about and interacting with all the faiths of the world, etc.?

Or...

Thoughtlessly murmuring form prayers to huge concrete blocks and using religion to justify the status quo?

We know which one is going to happen with Republicans at the helm.

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Solution to school shootings: "We need God back in our schools." [View all] True Dough May 2018 OP

God was in them airplanes that hit them buildings. Iggo May 2018 #1

God, would you people just shut up? gratuitous May 2018 #2

"Thoughts and Prayers" aren't working Proud Liberal Dem May 2018 #3

God doesn't seem to have done much to stop church shootings, The Velveteen Ocelot May 2018 #4

So are they calling Cha May 2018 #5

Which god is what I want to know. Blue_Adept May 2018 #6

You know, that one. Not those other 8000. Garrett78 May 2018 #19

Averruncus: the god who averts calamity ProudLib72 May 2018 #23

God wants you to quit crying to him and solve your own damn problems Fullduplexxx May 2018 #7

So it's now God's fault? I thought god was everywhere. Wwcd May 2018 #8

I'm actually open to the idea ck4829 May 2018 #9

How do you keep an all knowing, all powerful deity from anywhere Thomas Hurt May 2018 #10

So your petty god is punishing children because they don't worship him enough? AJT May 2018 #11

Purveyors of God taught me that God was omnipresent. Yonnie3 May 2018 #12

Yes, the apologetics become so tortured in Christianity in particular b/c you have to somehow anneboleyn May 2018 #15

Yes, the God character in the Bible is that petty TlalocW May 2018 #16

i thought people who believe in god believe god is everywhere...? unblock May 2018 #13

Yeah, worked so well for that church shooting they had.... ExciteBike66 May 2018 #14

When was God in our schools? I don't ever remember it. shraby May 2018 #17

Imaginary creatures should have no roles in practical solutions for man made problems. NightWatcher May 2018 #18

"Just recite these magic spells daily, and bullets will bounce off you." n/t Orsino May 2018 #20

Look at how guns are shaping America now, you moron! n/t cynatnite May 2018 #21

gee if god would just quit allowing these murders in the first place.... nt msongs May 2018 #22